Centaurs of the Steppe | Buzkashi
Popular throughout much of Central Asia, buzkashi is a form of horse polo in which horseback players wrestle a goat carcass across a playing field. Believed to have its origins as a defense tactic against Genghis Khan’s livestock-snatching Mongols, the sport is played with few rules and no teams – every man fights for himself. Watch a video leaf-through at http://bit.ly/buzvideo ‘Centaurs of the Steppe’ is a photo study of the sport in the the mountainous nation of Tajikistan. The book also features a 1,300 word essay on buzkashi and the culture and politics surrounding the sport. In 2011, this photo series won a Gold award in the Prix de la Photographie (PX3) and 2nd place in the International Photography Awards.
Published Friday, January 11, 2013 by Theodore Kaye
40 pages