The Devil's Horseman

• Photographer
  Apostolos Kaloudis
• Technical Info
  Camera Nikon Z5, Shutter Speed 1/1250, Iso 110, Aperture F/5.6, Full Frame
• Photo Date
  28 September 2023

The rich grasslands of Inner Mongolia has been legendary amongst the pastoral & nomadic tribes for thousand of years. But, in a world shaped by the desire to gauge society through its ability to generate profit, this way of life is framed as “primitive”. In 2003,China introduced a 15y campaign to “retire livestock & restore the grasslands” in Inner Mongolia,Qinghai & Tibet. This extensive program blamed herders & their animals for land degradation & resettled millions of herders from the steppe into towns. This lead thousands of pastoralist unemployed & the loss of millenniums-old traditions.

My name is Apostolos Kaloudis, and I'm an adventurer. I consider myself as an adventurer/explorer, rather than a photographer. When I was studying Medieval History, I was amazed by stories and details of military campaigns. Something that impassioned me later to go out and explore remote lands, such as the Silk Road, the vast Steppes & deserts of Central Asia & northern China or even former Himalayan Kingdoms.