gemhunters, gemstones, karakorum, minerals, pakistan, photography

World of the High-Altitude Gemstone Hunters of Karakorum

Photographer Anna Huix beautifully captures these high-altitude gemstone hunters in Pakistan’s remote mountains of Karakoram. Originally from Barcelona, Anna Huix is a London-based photographer. I first came across her work at a folio show at the creative agency Mother in London. The series below is from a time she traveled with writer Simón Elias (also a mountain guide who ...

Jessica Kneipp

Mohammed Isaac in Shackla mine base camp. Pakistan