The Horse Thief, Chapter II
The Horse Wrestler
The Horse Thief by Dimitri Staszewski, Chapter II
Mongolian horses were aptly described to me as “half-wild.” Despite their undersized stature in comparison to their Western counterparts, lifetimes of grazing, running, and playing with the herd have left their spirits uninhibited and whole—gruff and abrasive in both texture and personality. Inhabiting the same wild space as their horses, the Mongolian and Kazakh herders I lived with reflected on the difficulties that come with managing a herd. But they also regularly spoke of the freedom their lifestyle affords and the pride it instills in them.
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Dimitri Staszewski
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Dimitri Staszewski is an award-winning documentary photographer and filmmaker whose work transports viewers to both remote and familiar landscapes to engage with often overlooked communities. From the Mongolian steppe to rural Southern California, Staszewski’s work illuminates the relationship between people and the land they inhabit, as well as the traditions endured as a result of that relationship.
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