1-10209-09, series , Title: "Kazakhstan 2030"

Description:

Kazakhstan, the ninth biggest counrty in the world, a country full of contrasts on any level. While the land and people are still recovering from the exploitation of the Soviet System, the new multi billion - contraversial cities and centres are built, mostly without proper environmental consideration. The selection of the images in this series takes us on a tour through the sites of the new Capital Astana, a pride of the president's dream, the sites of Kurchatov, the former secret nuclear test site centre and Caspian Sea towns Aktau and Atyrau.