In Focus: The World Thru My Fingers

by Rafat Ali

Trekking over snow mountains in Hornstrandir, Iceland's northernmost peninsula.

MONGOLIA, SCOTLAND, ICELAND, COMOROS – In a year-plus quest around the globe, Rafat Ali captures the world with a view that he always carries with him.

On the other side of the hike in Hornstrandir, Iceland's northernmost peninsula.

Ashes to ashes, dust to dust. In remote eastern desert dunes of eastern Mongolia.

Scottish west coast port of Oban, as framed by a shell on the beach.

By the very salty Uureg Lake in northwestern Mongolia.

Dead fish at the very mosquito-infested Achit Lake in western Mongolia.

On the enchanting island of Anjouan, in the Comoros Islands off the east coast of Africa.

So, so cold. Fresh pure water in the Khukh Serkh mountain range in western Mongolia near the China border.

A deer head as a decorative, in the local gers near Uureg Lake in northwest Mongolia.

We're happy to present another photo essay from journalist and internet entrepreneur Rafat Ali. He spent more than a year globetrotting, searching for isolated places off the beaten path. This series highlights images taken through a particular frame of reference: his fingers.

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