Fifty years ago the southern shore of the Aral was right where we stand ... that graze on the dried seabed and on the steppe west of the sea." Photograph by Carolyn Drake Today Karakalpakstan ...

A photojournalist’s pitch turned into a project that took this team to a remote area rarely covered by news outlets Photojournalist Ebrahim Noroozi had a vision when he pitched a story on the Aral Sea ...

Ban toured the sea by helicopter as part of a visit to the five countries of former Soviet Central Asia. His trip included a touchdown in Muynak, Uzbekistan, a town once on the shore where a pier ...