Hunza and Nagar Valley

My most memorable trip to Hunza Valley, a gem hidden in Karakorum, up in the north of Pakistan. Beautiful mornings, mesmerizing noon, and romantic evenings of Hunza are hard to forget. Most valuable asset of Hunza is its wonderful and tough people with literacy rate hitting to 90 percent, where woman seldom stay in house and seen participating in daily life besides men. Feel free to share these photos with your loved one.

Spring time in forest
Shooting hooper glacier and faces in nature can you spot two faces in this picture
Early morning trek to grazing fields.
Stone houd walking by the glacier in Hooper, Nagar, Pakistan
Closeup panorama of Passu Cathedral or Passu cone. Shot from Nagar valley on clear day
Veins of forest, bigger the better!
Woman crossing Hunza river in Gojal.
This surreal photograph captures the vibrant beauty of spring season in Karakorum. The towering poplar trees and colorful cherry trees are in full bloom, creating a stunning explosion of color. The image has a dreamlike quality, with the trees appearing to blend and merge together in a way that gives the impression of subtle paint strokes. The overall effect is one of tranquility and beauty, a celebration of the natural world at its most vibrant and alive.
Walnut Tree
The sheer size and power of a monstrous walnut tree. Its branches spread out in all directions, creating a natural canopy that shades the ground below. In the background, a row of cherry trees adds a burst of color to the scene, while the golden hues of the leaves create a warm and inviting atmosphere. The image has a sense of grandeur and majesty, as if the tree is a living monument to the power of nature
Phases of Spring
The beauty of early spring with a row of tall poplar trees standing in front of a background of cherry and apricot trees in full bloom. The colors are soft and subtle, with shades of pale pink and white from the cherry blossoms, and light greens and yellows from the tiny newly born leaves of the poplar trees. The image evokes a sense of tranquility and calm, with the delicate blooms adding a touch of elegance and beauty to the scene
Smile from top of world
Smiling girl in Sosat Village
Walk through Shadows and Light
Boy walking along the road in Nagar Valley.
Boy carrying feed for livestock in Duiker Hunza
Old man from Nagar
Hunter
Hunter i met in Nagar valley
Along the Silk Route
Rakaposhi in background of old stone house, according to locals once silk road/route passed through from here. Look closely, contrails of international flight crossing over Rakaposhi
Woman working in potato field surrounded by blooming apricot trees
Spantik or Golden Peak
Golden Peak or locally known as Spantik is 6000m peak locakted in Karokorum Range of mountains north of Pakistan in Nagar Valley. Golden is derived from a belief that water from golden peak has gold particles in it.
Sun sets for the Killer Mountain, Nanga Perbat
Nanga Perbat, 3rd largest mountain in the world. Also known as the Killer mountain for it difficult summit.
Siblings
Siblings waiting outside of closed shop in Hunza valley
Boy in Nagar valley along traditional styled building of mosque
A girl's battle with a dying sun
Girl rushing in a street of nagar village as sun goes down
Man after plowing his terraces for potatoe sowing in Nagar valley, while apricot tree blooming to welcome spring season.
Hooper glacier
Close up of Hooper glacier in Nagar Pakistan
Baltit fort seen from Apple Orchard
View of Hunza valley from apple orchid
Students
Students hike back to their homes after school.
Veins of forest
Peak of autumn in Karimabad Hunza
Balcony with a view
A view from ancient Altit Fort, Hunza
Valley on Fire
Clouds worship a mountain in Hunza valley of Pakistan in Karakoram range
Soil erosion
Soil erosion along Hunza river
Mountain on Fire
Autumn colors of Hunza Valley, Pakistan
Abstract autumn
Men at work
labour collects stones from river bank, used in construction.
Story of Light 2
For a moment i thought its illusion, but it was real.
I remember a house and a garden from my childhood imagination, didn’t know it was behind this door!
Stone houses in a village of Pakistan
The lone Commuter
As sun is already gone, a distant vehicle i noticed for hour or so, commuting back to valley through narrow road in dense mountains.

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