Caption: The valley of Yazgulom in the Pamir mountains in Tajikistan has about 5,000 residents. Due to its isolation, its language is distinct from other Pamiri languages. Farming practices remain basic. In the 1992-98 Tajik civil war, Yazgulom was a center of resistance to government and Russian military forces. Approximately 500 Yazgulomis were killed. Among those old enough to remember, the war seems like yesterday. Contrasting their culture to other Tajiks, Yazgulomis describe their womenfolk as free. Many Yazgulomi women and girls requested I take their photos. This photo, taken at dusk, is of a young woman and a girl. Tragically, two days later the woman’s child was still-born. Title: Two Yazgulomis – Yazgulom, Tajikistan, July 19 2011. Photo courtesy Damon Lynch