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All the photos below were shot during my trip to Kazakhstan in June 2007. I travelled with Geoff Mackley to explore the Aral Sea, one of the world's worst ecological disaster zones. The diversion of two rivers in the Soviet era lead to dramatic drops in the water level and causing the Aral Sea to dry up. The area is now desolate and many former fishing villages have been completely abandoned. If you are interested in buying copies of these please email me for a quote.

A rusting ship in what was once Kazakhstan's most bustling port, Aralsk	Two children stand in the deserted street of a former fishing village near the Aral Sea	The view over what was once Aral Harbour. Only a small water channel remains
Rusting steam trains and a crane lie abandoned in what used to be the bustling Aral port	A rusting relic of the Soviet era in Kazakhstan	A dead barge with dead steam engines are all that is left of Aral harbour, Kazakhstan
A ship lies abandoned in the desert. This area was once deep underwater but has since dried up	Ships of the desert rest under a ship in the desert - the Aral Sea today	Camels take shade up the hull of a ship
Land ahoy - a view from the bridge of an abandoned ship lying on what was once the bed of the Aral Sea	A festering camel escapes the heat in the shade of a ship	Over a 90 minute drive from Aral port we arrive at the present coastline of the Aral sea
Geoff takes his camel for a walk	Storm clouds brew over the abandoned fishing village of Aqespe	A line of camels cross the main street of Aqespe, Kazakhstan
The abandoned main street of Aqespe overrun by sand dunes	A house swamped by a huge sand dune	A dust storm tears through the hellish abandoned fishing village of Aqespe, Kazakhstan
A local resident of Aqespe		The road home, a typical Kazakh highway