Ubaid Ullah Baig on Horseback, Chipursan Valley, Hunza, Pakistan 2023

  I made this picture of a Wakhi boy on his horse in Chipursan Valley, Hunza, northern Pakistan. This fertile valley region is home to the Wakhi people – prosperous, well educated, and self-sufficient farmers of grain, potatoes, vegetables, meat and dairy, with a profitable export market for disease-free seed potatoes.  Ubaid studies engineering, speaks perfect English, showed me around the valley and then took me home for a lunch of naan, eggs, potatoes and tea. A very cool kid! PHOTO PRINTSPrints are on Hahnemuhle heavyweight (315 gsm) 100% archival cotton “Photo Rag Baryta” paper, using archival inks and archival spray coating. They have a 200-year life expectancy before any deterioration of the print will be observed when stored, handled, and displayed under archival conditions.CANVAS PRINTSWhat is often called “Gallery Wrap Canvas” is a fine art inkjet (Giclee) print on canvas, with printed edges to wrap around a wooden stretcher frame, like a painting. With canvas prints, your