For some Kazakh shepherds, the summer months bring a change of scenery as they move their flocks from low-lying settlements to pastures high in the mountains. Reuters photographer Shamil Zhumatov takes a look at the daily lives of these modern nomads on the mountainous Assy plateau, some 2,500 meters (8,202 feet) above sea level.
The Daily Life Of Modern Kazakh Nomads
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Shepherd Panarbek Madiyar tends to sheep and goats inside an enclosure on the Assy plateau, some 90 kilometers east of Almaty.
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A farmer's yurt is seen in front of a Soviet-era observatory.
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Nurtleu, who is 1 1/2 years old, pushes his stroller in front of his family's yurts.
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Dzhamilya Boribayeva milks a horse.
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Zhambytai Zhumaliyava and her granddaughter Ayazhan prepare traditional cheese curd balls, which are left out to dry.
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A family shares breakfast inside their yurt.
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Turgynbay Erkinbekov, 70, talks to his grandson Nurtleu.
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A newborn goat stands inside an enclosure.
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