Photo Kathmandu in collaboration with Film Southasia is pleased to announce a special weekend of screenings of films by award-winning artist Amar Kanwar! Amar Kanwar has distinguished himself through films and multi-media works, which explore the...

When you make an image, an idea, a perception or a conclusion about someone or something, how often that is overruled by a Single Story? And If I say ‘Single story could be merely an outlet of your single perception, single experience with someone...

The idea of the Photo Kathmandu Residency, first conceptualized and realized at the first Photo Kathmandu in October 2015, is to showcase other forms of multidisciplinary art on a platform parallel to photography. The first residency, curated by...

In this time of flux for the medium of photography, Photo Kathmandu has managed to decipher what may be one of the toughest dilemmas for a public event to confront: the question of viewership. The local community – the people, first of Patan and...

A key goal for Photo Kathmandu, right from its inception in 2015, has been to create a lasting engagement with the communities within which it operates. An important aspect of this ethos has been to ensure the widest possible access to its...

Shahidul Alam has been a close mentor and friend to photo.circle since its very establishment in 2007. He has played a key role in shaping and enabling our work. His vision, generosity, and courage has been an inspiration to us and we consider...

The night before the start of The Past is the Present workshop, I went through all of the albums in my house. We were asked to bring old pictures or photo albums and think of how we would approach the workshop. Months before I had started...

Photo Kathmandu featured the Saudi photographer Tasneem Al-Sultan’s documentary project, “Saudi Tales of Love,” as part of its 2016 show. Al-Sultan, who was born in the United States, educated in England, and currently lives in Saudi Arabia, uses...

Thursday afternoon’s panel, “The Feminist Voice in Art Practice: Fears and Challenges”, featured three artists: Saudi-based photographer Tasneem Al-Sultan, Bangladeshi multimedia artist Tayeba Begum Lipi, and Nepali performance artist Ashmina...

From documenting the aftermath of the earthquakes in Nepal to facilitating humanitarian efforts and linking donors directly to people in need, one hashtag has made a world of difference. Social media is often blamed for the rise of a narcissistic...