Contributors

Timur Nusimbekov

journalist, independent art curator, co‑founder and editor-in-chief at Adamdar/CA
(Almaty, Kazakhstan)

Malika Autalipova

photographer, editor, co‑founder and Creative Director at Adamdar/CA
(Almaty, Kazakhstan)

Paul Salopek

writer, journalist
(USA)

Lukpan Akhmedyarov

journalist, documentarian
(Uralsk, Kazakhstan)

Kuralay Meirbekova

artist, illustrator
(Almaty, Kazakhstan)

Elyor Nematov

documentary maker, photographer
(Tashkent, Uzbekistan)

Dmitry Markov

documentary photographer, @dcim.ru
(Pskov, Russia)  

Liza Kin

artist, designer
(Almaty, Kazakhstan)

Roman Zakharov

artist
(Almaty, Kazakhstan)

Balnour Nussipova

film director, photographer
(Astana, Kazakhstan)

Mirha Robotopolus

DJ, composer
(Almaty, Kazakhstan)

Mercury Cachalot

indie rock musician, contemporary Kazakh music researcher
(Astana, Kazakhstan)

Valentina Clare Michelotti

journalist, researcher
(Chicago, USA)

Valery Kaliyev

documentary photographer
(Karaganda, Kazakhstan)

Didar Kul-Mukhammed

illustrator, athor of Abai Cartoons project
(Almaty, Kazakhstan)

Meruyert Alonso

writer
(Lima, Peru)

Zair Asim

poet
(Almaty, Kazakhstan)  

Perizat Suleimanova

artist, illustrator
(Almaty, Kazakhstan)

Aiganym Mukhamejan

photographer
(Almaty, Kazakhstan)

Nicolas Journoud

artist, illustrator
(France, Central Asia)

Aizhan Baitimbetova

designer, illustrator
(Almaty, Kazakhstan)

Anisa Sabiri

film director, poet
(Dushanbe, Tajikistan)

Alexander Rappaport

architect, art expert
(Saint Petersburg, Russia)

Akjibek Beishebaeva

communications & culture professional
(Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan)

Dosym Satpayev

political analyst, publisher
(Almaty, Kazakhstan)

Rustam Kypshakbayev

human rights expert
(Almaty, Kazakhstan)

Aigul Nurbulatova

cinematographer, illustrator
(Almaty, Kazakhstan)

Zira Nauryzbay

cultural studies expert
(Astana, Kazakhstan)

Yadykar Ibraimov

film director, photographer
(Almaty, Kazakhstan)

Aurelia Akmullayeva

journalist, poet
(Almaty, Kazakhstan)

Bota Sharipova

water scholar, consultant on transboundary water cooperation and water diplomacy
(Almaty, Kazakhstan)

Zhanara Karimova

photographer
(Astana, Kazakhstan)

Askhat Akhmedyarov

contemporary artist
(Astana, Kazakhstan)

Aida Sulova

curator
(Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan / New York, USA)

Eleanor Dare

artist, academic
(London/Cambridge, UK)

Baurjan Bismildin

photographer
(Almaty, Kazakhstan)

Daniyar Moldabekov

journalist
(Almaty, Kazakhstan)

Ermina Takenova

animator & Illustrator
(London, UK)

Heorhii Ivanchenko

documentary photographer
(Ukraine)

Tatyana Zelenskaya

Artist, illustrator
(Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic)

Danil Usmanov

Documentary photographer
(Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic)

Akmaral Mergen

Music composer, singer
(Almaty, Kazakhstan)