Tian shan

I just returned from 3 weeks in Kyrgyzstan. As a landscape photographer, I have traveled to lots of countries in the world so I guess I can say I am

Central Tien Shan in the People's Republic of China is featured in this image photographed by an Expedition 27 crew member on the International Space Station (ISS). The Tien Shan (or "celestial mountains" in Chinese) is one of the largest continuous mountain ranges in the world, extending approximately 2,500 kilometers roughly east-west across Central Asia. This photograph provides a detailed view of part of the central Tien Shan, located approximately 64 kilometers east of a point where the…

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I just returned from 3 weeks in Kyrgyzstan. As a landscape photographer I have travelled lots countries in the world so I guess I can say I am ‘used’ to beautiful landscapes. Until recently Central Asia was unknown territory for me. I always love to explore countries that are not really on the radar of photographers and travellers in general. It inspires and pushes my creativity. The most important reason for visiting Kyrgyzstan was to meet my girlfriend’s family. But other than that I was…

TIAN SHAN, China: is a large system of mountain ranges in Central Asia, north and west of the Taklamakan Desert. The Tian Shan are part of the Himalayan belt, which was formed by the collision of the Indian & Eurasian plates in the Cenozoic era, which began 66 million years ago. Continuous permafrost is typically found in the Tian Shan starting at the elevation of about 3,500-3,700 m above the sea level.

Central Tian Shan, Kyrgyzstan in August