Submission 59
Having an undeniable hunger to seek, explore, and reveal the world’s lesser-known destinations through photography, I often find myself in remote locations around the world which can sometimes feel quite isolating and lonely. However, I find company in the subjects I shoot. In western Mongolia the Kazakh eagle hunters live in one of the most remote regions in the world, for them company is their family, their livestock and their eagle. Although they use the golden eagles to hunt prey, they have formed a profound bond and have found comfort and solace in their unique relationship, one that gets them through the bleak winter months. Shokhan is an eagle hunter from Khuites valley and while I was taking this photograph, he was caressing his bird and talking to him like a person. Watching the care and love he had for his bird you could almost see a fraction of what they had been through together. This is an extraordinary example of what company can mean for a Mongolian Eagle Hunter.
katya asquith