Bukhara Photo Gallery — Attraction in Bukhara City

Shavkat Boltayev has Persian roots going back to generations, but his family has long settled down in Uzbekistan, specifically in Bukhara.

As an artist, Shavkat Boltayev is committed first to his hometown Bukhara and then to Uzbekistan, by taking wonderful photographs of all aspects of Uzbek life. Chiefly, he takes beautiful portraits of the Uzbek commoners, for decades documenting both the changing and static aspects of Uzbek culture.

Between tradition and modernity his lens lends a realistic angle to the truth and beauty that made Uzbekistan, and sometimes placing his camera at the crossroads of the country’s shifting...

Brilliant hidden gem in a small madrasah. It is only one room, filled almost exclusively with the works of Bukharan photographer Shavkat Boltaev and those of his son, Behzod Boltaev. Both are amazing, the father recording the traditions and people of a lost Uzbekistan in a beautiful and raw manner, and the father doing so for the modern Uzbekistan with equal beauty and respect, but with some added wit and occasional humour. Definitely a must-visit for all those interested in the arts (much better than the staid fine arts museum opposite), and the entrance is free - although you’ll want to buy a relatively pricey...

Lovely place to view a collection of great photos (film and digital) captured by local photographers. The gallery was manned by one of the photographers himself and we had a pleasant time conversing about the context behind some of the pictures exhibited. We were also keen on buying prints of some pictures that were not currently available as prints for sale in the shop, and Nuriddin kindly offered to print them for us. We came back the next day to collect the prints. Highly recommend anyone in Bukhara to drop by for a...