20th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest People
Kalash Girls

Tucked into Pakistan’s remote northwestern mountains, there remains three valleys where the Kalash live. Numbering roughly 4,000, they've preserved their language and culture in the face of advancing modernity and religious conversion.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 06.2022
Date Uploaded: 11.2022
Photo Location: Balanguru, Pakistan
Camera: NIKON D850
Copyright: © Ryan Kost