Gallery: Gobi Nomads Mix Solar Panels and iPhones With the Brutal Herding Life
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*Tuvshinbayar with his children during a sandstorm. Mongolia, Gobi, Omongovi, 2012.*
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*A woman walks in the coal delivery outpost on the border with China. Mongolia, Gobi, White Mountain outpost, 2013.*
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*Munkhdul rests while drinking camel milk tea. Mongolia, Gobi, Omongovi, 2012.*
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*A nomad family ger. Mongolia, Gobi, Omongovi, 2012.*
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*Tuvshinbayar sleeps with his son Tuyshintugs after a morning working with his camels. Mongolia, Gobi, Omongov, 2012.*
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*A bus stop a few kilometers from the city of Dalanzdgad. Mongolia, Gobi, Omongov, 2013.*
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*Zaya outside the tent in a sunny day. In winter the temperature can reach -25 degrees Celsius. Mongolia, Gobi, Omongovi, 2013.*
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*A nomad family loads their tent and belongings on a Jeep. Mongolia, Gobi, Omongovi, 2012.*
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*Tuvshinbayar and his wife tie up a camel to kill and sell the meat. Mongolia, Gobi, Omongovi, 2013.*
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*Hovorerden plays with his sister during the sandstorm. Mongolia, Gobi, Omongovi, 2012.*
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*Young boys play in the only public place in the village -- a basketball court at the public school. Mongolia, Gobi, Tsogttsestiie sum, 2012.*
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*Saikhana wrestles with one of his friends. Mongolia, Gobi, Tsogttsestiie sum, 2012.*
digida digida13Mongolia, Gobi, White Mountain outpost , 2013A miner playing pool
*A miner plays pool. Mongolia, Gobi, White Mountain outpost, 2013.*
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*A waitress works at the Broadway restaurant, the only restaurant for foreigners in the sum (district). Mongolia, Gobi, Tsogttsestiie sum, 2012.*
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*A police detective eats his meal in the police department canteen. Mongolia, Gobi, Dalanzadgad, 2013.*
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*A famous Mongolian singer during the party organized by the Mobicom mobile company. Mongolia, Gobi, Dalanzadgad, 2013.*
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*A man ignites Chinese fireworks on New Year's Eve. Mongolia, Gobi, Dalanzadgad, 2013.*
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