First edition of Ottuk by Luke Oppenheimer (2026)

First impression

Medium format hardback

Signed by Luke Oppenheimer

45 Color Photographs

90 Pages

9.2"x11.5"

Edition Size: 750

About

In the winter of 2021 Luke Oppenheimer travelled to the Tien Shan mountains of Central Kyrgyzstan for one month to cover a story about Ottuk, a small village of shepherds suffering from severe predation on livestock by a growing population of wolves. Every year wolves eat up to one hundred horses and countless sheep from the village. In the frigid winter months the men of the village venture into the surrounding mountains to hunt the wolves and mitigate their losses. What started out as a month long trip turned into a five year long project about the people of Ottuk as he came to be accepted as a member of the village and adopted by one of the families. His book, "Ottuk", is a deep dive into the dreams, hardships, joys and sorrows of the villagers, their ancient way of life and the landscape that shaped them.