For six years, Aiko has been travelling the Silk Road, an ancient network of trade routes that linked China with the West, winding through countries including India, Afghanistan and Syria before ending in Rome. Armed with just an iPhone as both her travel companion and creative equipment, Aiko has been photographing the lives she comes across on her journey.
Photography Anna Aiko
Born in Tokyo and raised between the Eastern and Western cultures of Japan and France, Aiko’s international upbringing has given her a unique, comprehensive view of the world, a perspective she brings to her work. “I’m really grateful to have these two cultures, the creativity from west and the traditions from the east. It s a dynamic blend, giving flexibility to view the world with a vision,” she says. Since 2019, she has been following the caravan tracks of the ancient Frankincense trade route, covering 2,300 km on camelback. “The beauty of the Arabian Peninsula never ceases to amaze me,” she