travling photography

This is a double feature on the eagle hunters of the Altai mountains of Mongolia; one is the cinematic work of Cale Glendening, and the other is a photographic essay by Sasha Leahovcenco. The golden eagles live in the high Altai mountains, in far-western Mongolia, and build their nests in the crags of the area�s rugged peaks. The hunters, a Khazak minority, are traditional nomadic clans who learn to climb up to these crevices to capture and domesticate the young eagles. The birds are hand fed, and live with the hunters� families for years. The hunters take their eagles high into the mountains, so they can fly down and catch foxes and other small mammals. It's a dying tradition, with an estimated number of only fifty or sixty authentic eagle hunters left. Photo � Sasha Leahovcenco  | All Rights Reserved Although eagles can live for thirty years, the hunters keep each one for only about ten years, then release it to live out its last years in the wild. The hunters are called bu...