“Bishkek”

Bishkek -  It is always interesting how people decorate their balconies and also what they save there. Because of balconies also can tell us some information about the owners of the flats. This one is old balcony and the owner once hung peppers on a rope. It is for drying them and then using for cooking. Usually old persons do that. But it also looks like decoration of this balcony.
Elena Chigibaeva – Bishkek Lab

Bishkek -  Personal attempt to educate people. The Russian text says ‘Do not dump rubbish here – fine 1000 soms!’ But look under the roof :-)…
Elena Chigibaeva – Bishkek Lab

Bishkek -  This man earns money by selling a candy floss. People here may look very severely, but most of them are very sweet.…
Meka Muratova – Bishkek Lab

Sunny color gloves were washed after work and hanged in order to dry in anticipation of the next time!…
Tatyana Mihnevich – Bishkek Lab

Bishkek is famous with its women trolleybus drivers and men bus drivers.…
Sapargul Turdubekov – Bishkek Lab

Many people prefer to sit on a bench with feet even those whose must keep order and cleanness.…
Raisat Musaeva – Bishkek Lab

The outside wall is made from old and used bottles. That’s a new way to re-use the old plastic and broken glass bottles. The “bricks” are available everywhere…
Samat Mambetshaev – Bishkek Lab

The carpets are beautiful. Made of natural materials and in bright colours. Like the people in Kyrgyzstan, who seem to be so soft and welcoming. But then again, it can…
Lino Hellings – Bishkek Lab

Sometimes we glue ads out of place. Maybe it’s just this case?…
Angelina Mokh – Bishkek Lab

When this man who lives opposite the pipeline finds seven women with cameras on his yard, he inmediately invites us in. We turn down his invitation in a friendly way…
Lino Hellings – Bishkek Lab

There is a lot of such announcements in Bishkek as this one. It says “I will buy the black metal. Furmanov street, 1-4 “, so if you have some unnecessary…
Samat Mambetshaev – Bishkek Lab

This is a poster of one of the political parties (Republic in Russian) in Kyrgyzstan. Behind it is a building that has been under construction already for a few years…
Nellya Dzhamanbaeva – Bishkek Lab

Carpets, bedding and laundry covering all kind of objects in open air. All windows are open.  In my guesthouse I meet an ex militairy man from Oekraine…
Lino Hellings – Bishkek Lab

The bottle of beer supports the bottle of maksym. Maksym is the national drink that helps to neutralise the ‘after drink syndrome’. …
Tatyana Zelenskaja – Bishkek Lab

Attorney General’s office that was burnt down and totally destroyed after 6 of April riots, 2010 in Bishkek.…
Nellya Dzhamanbaeva – Bishkek Lab

His friends admire the plastic pistol the little boy has. His future job is clear. In the quarter where I live and work there are small houses where people live…
Lino Hellings – Bishkek Lab

Every spring everybody cleans up the territory around their houses and paint trees. This is a custom from the Soviet times and people call it ‘Subbotnik’ because they usually do…
Tatyana Mihnevich – Bishkek Lab

The amount of cars in Bishkek rises every month, but roads are not designed for such a large number of automobiles and number of cars continues to grow...hope that…
Nargiz Chynalieva – Bishkek Lab

It is early moning of the 7th april. There are final preparations for the Memorial Day on the main square. Flag was half-mast. Yurts on the number of regions in…
Elena Chigibaeva – Bishkek Lab

Many people want to learn English. And want to look good too.…
Sapargul Turdubekov – Bishkek Lab

Frick of weather doesn’t stop a purpose of the flower to grow. Yellow as a little Sun, it turns towards the sun...…
Raisat Musaeva – Bishkek Lab

Woman that sells different kind of goods (chewing gums, chupa-chups, sunflower seeds, and you can see a big box of cigarettes under the table, and many other).…
Nellya Dzhamanbaeva – Bishkek Lab

This cat is not scared of cold weather, he is always with his owner all the time: in time of trouble and gladness.…
Raisat Musaeva – Bishkek Lab