Aisha Nazar is a photographer from the United Kingdom. Guizhou, China — Keepers of the Song, by British photographer Aisha Nazar, won 1st Place in Travel / Tourism editorial photography at the 2026 International Photography Awards. The story was produced for National Geographic Traveller UK in August 2025.
High in the mountains of Guizhou, Huanggang is an 800-year-old wooden village where the Dong people have lived by epic songs for millennia. The Grand Songs are a polyphonic choral tradition central to Dong culture. With no written language, they have always carried the community’s histories, traditions and ethos.
Read in Luminaries: Songs Without a Written Word
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