Feb. 1971, winter in Wakhan corridor. A camel caravan travels through this 5000m high narrow strip of #Afghanistan extending to China. Among the nomads,the https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇫🇷" title="Flag of France" aria-label="Emoji: Flag of France"> #photographers Sabrina & Roland #Michaud. It took them 3y to get a green light from the https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇦🇫" title="Flag of Afghanistan" aria-label="Emoji: Flag of Afghanistan">King. Sabrina is the only woman.

Their #photo reportage "Winter Caravan to the Roof of the World" on this incredible experience was published in 1972 in the American @NatGeo.
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It was neither the Michauds& #39; 1st nor their last trip to Afghanistan. Together, they spent 60 years photographing the world. They notably focused on Islamic civilizations as well as India and China. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇦🇫" title="Flag of Afghanistan" aria-label="Emoji: Flag of Afghanistan"> made them famous - and they made the beauty of this country known to the world.

Roland Michaud once defined #Afghanistan as "a country capable of satisfying our thirst for beauty and our dream of absolute". Their first book on this overwhelming country was published in 1969.

Sabrina & Roland Michaud& #39;s pictures moved the souls throughout the world by showing mankind& #39;s sufferings and joys and the breathtaking beauty of nature.

Roland Michaud passed away last Monday, aged 89.
Salut l& #39;artiste, تشكر !