Nepal on Photo News

YEAR OF HOPE : Boys enjoying their free hours at Bhaktapur Durbar Square premises on Sunday April.13,2008. After election of CA poll CPN-MAOIST has come into mainstream politics with ranking highest and with the begining of New Year in Nepal people are hoping for new Nepal with new hope.

© SAILENDRA KHAREL

CPN-MAOIST party’s president Pushpa Kamal Dahal, aka Prachanda, addressing the press along with other election winners candidates at counting center New Baneshwor,Kathmandu Nepal on Saturday on April 12,2008.
© SAILENDRA KHAREL

“The ability to keep things in perspective is very important for a journalist. In a tense situation you need the ability to be there, yet somehow step aside; to keep a cool head and keep working without getting frustrated.” Philip Jones Griffith, 1936-2008

Stuart Franklin
President, Magnum Photos

The world that I grew up in will be, from today, a poorer place. It is with great sadness I have to write that Philip - a monumental, irrepressible force in photography and in life - and a courageous fighter against the cancer that finally defeated him - passed away early this morning.Philip’s passing is an enormous loss to us all at Magnum, and I am sure to everyone who knew him. It was a privilege to have brushed, even lightly, against his charm, his brilliance and his passion for photojournalism. Read the rest of this entry »

People listening to the speech of CPN-Maoist President Pushpa Kamal Dahal, aka Prachanda, while addressing during his election campaign at Kritipur,Nepal on Monday March 03,2008 . He is fighting Kritipur (close with Kathmandu valley) and Rolpa (Mid-west of Nepal) on up-comming CA poll election.

© SAILENDRA KHAREL

National Geographic fights image discrimination by supporting non-Western photographers.

By Miki Johnson
October 15, 2007

Emaciated African babies with flies in their eyes. Indian women picking through earthquake rubble. Israelis and Palestinians throwing rocks. These are the images that Westerners are used to seeing from these countries — and in many ways they have lost the ability to see anything else. Read the rest of this entry »

The international jury of the 51st annual World Press Photo Contest selected a color image of the UK photographer Tim Hetherington as World Press Photo of the Year 2007. “This image shows the exhaustion of a man - and the exhaustion of a nation,” says jury chairman Gary Knight, and adds “We’re all connected to this. It’s a picture of a man at the end of a line.” Fellow juror MaryAnne Golon commented: “I use all my energy to have people notice bad things. There’s a human quality to this picture. It says that conflict is the basis of this man’s life.” Read the rest of this entry »

A woman devotee runs to worship lord Krishna during Krishna Astami at Krishna Mandir, Patan. Nepal is one of the few countries in the world where life expectancy of men exceeds that of women. The low status of Nepali women, poverty, and some of Nepal’s socio-cultural practices, particularly the chhaupadi system, prevent women from accessing and utilizing crucial health services and contribute to these high death rates. © Photo: Sailendra Kharel

                      Mahakumbha Mela, Allahbadh 2001             © Prashant Panjiyar

By PRASHANT PANJIAR

To begin with, a word of caution, there are no easy steps to becoming a great photographer. This is one profession where you have to prove yourself, not just to your audience, but also to yourself every time you make an image. And finally, you are only as good as your last picture.

If you aspire to greatness, photography is a ruthless art to follow. You have to constantly challenge yourself, re-invent your work and you can never, never be satisfied with resting on past laurels.

Having said that, I can share a few important steps for you to follow when starting out in photography—particularly photojournalism. Read the rest of this entry »

An artist performing street drama for the approval of International Criminal Court (ICC) on Saturday at Ratnapark, Nepal.