Chapter II

In the far east of Tajikistan, where the mountains touch the borders of China and Afghanistan, stretches the high plateau of the Pamirs. Life here unfolds in scattered villages, where families maintain customs shaped by altitude, isolation, and resilience. This journey was a first encounter, a way of entering these remote worlds and learning from them. The work begins as an observation, preserving fragments of lives that speak of endurance and quiet continuity, suspended between past and present.