Foreword By:  Carlotta Gall 

Purchase the first edition monograph from acclaimed conflict photographer Max Becherer. With over 40 captivating and dramatic images the 60 page, 13 x 11 inch sized, coffee table book follows emerald miners of Afghanistan as they search for the most beautiful emeralds in the world. As a bonus the book concludes with a selection of images of villagers playing the ancient horse game of Buzkashi with the beauty of autumn colors as a backdrop. A foreword written by Carlotta Gall, a long time New York Times correspondent covering Afghanistan and Pakistan with two books to her name, sets the book in the context of nation’s long history.