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PhotoKTM Reading and Listening Room
Announcing the PhotoKTM5 Reading and Listening Room, where we delve into the fascinating and complex...
And it’s a WRAP
And it’s a WRAP! What an intense, beautiful and inspiring journey it has been and...
Reflections on my time at the Jatayu Vulture Restaurant
With just a couple of days of preparation, I left Kathmandu for a month-long stay...
The First Impression
Random words...not so random either. It won’t be a bad idea to ruffle some feathers....
Custodians of the dead
Vultures are purifiers. They are disposers of the dead and eat what others cannot. Vultures...
PhotoKTM 5 Theme Announcement
How do we come to terms with the staggering planetary crisis that is unfolding around...
Closing Quick Time, Old River, and a Sky full of Dreams
This past July to October, we were thrilled to be able to exhibit ‘QUICK TIME,...
Note on shapeshifting and continuum
In 2020, as the pandemic hit the world hard, PhotoKTM attempted to rethink notions of...
PhotoKTM 4 in the Nepali Times
Read all about what The Nepali Times has to say about PhotoKTM 4! Article by...
Special Screenings – Amar Kanwar
Photo Kathmandu in collaboration with Film Southasia is pleased to announce a special weekend of...
Multiple-Stories Matter!
When you make an image, an idea, a perception or a conclusion about someone or...
Responding to Spaces and People: The Photo Kathmandu 2018 Residency Program
The idea of the Photo Kathmandu Residency, first conceptualized and realized at the first Photo...
Building Connections: A look back at Photo Kathmandu 2016
In this time of flux for the medium of photography, Photo Kathmandu has managed to...
Stepping out of the classroom
A key goal for Photo Kathmandu, right from its inception in 2015, has been to...
Free Shahidul Alam
Shahidul Alam has been a close mentor and friend to photo.circle since its very establishment...
The Past is the Present
The night before the start of The Past is the Present workshop, I went through...
Saudi Women’s “Reality Ever After”: An Interview with Tasneem Al-Sultan
Photo Kathmandu featured the Saudi photographer Tasneem Al-Sultan’s documentary project, “Saudi Tales of Love,” as...
The Personal Is Political: A Panel Review
Thursday afternoon’s panel, “The Feminist Voice in Art Practice: Fears and Challenges”, featured three artists:...
Beyond Narcissism: How Instagram can change the world (for the better)
From documenting the aftermath of the earthquakes in Nepal to facilitating humanitarian efforts and linking...
Unearthing artefacts and memories: Interview with Kim Hak
“War photographers or journalists go to the war affected areas to cover the conflict, the...
Cutting through the noise: an interview with Patrick Witty
How did you come to decide that photo editing was what you wanted to do?...
From war between men to war on nature
Where to go after the war is over? Many photographers and reporters are confronted with...
Photo Kathmandu Bungamati Fundraiser Bhoe, 25th October
The narrow lanes of Bungamati were lit with small clay lamps, leading the way from...
Kunda Dixit and Shahidul Alam discussing journalism, censorship and visual literacy in South Asia
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Pure Afghan: An Interview with Sandra Calligaro
How long were you in Afghanistan? How did you first approach the country? I've been...
After Dark
6 pm is slideshow time at Photo Kathmandu. The evening draws its natural curtains, the...
Reflection on ‘Moving Asia’
Today I had the opportunity to attend a panel discussions titled “Moving Asia” - a...
And the award goes to…
Photo Kathmandu 2016 continues its tradition of recognizing individuals who have dedicated their lives to...
Building Connections: A look back at Photo Kathmandu 2016
In this time of flux for the medium of photography, Photo Kathmandu has managed to...
Build Back Stronger
When the 25 April 2015 earthquake struck Nepal, photo.circle was in the midst of planning...
Losing your way in memories
In the dim, cool, ground floor of the Dhakhwa House in Patan, I spot a...
The BIND Collective: A private corner in a public festival
I have been wandering the streets of Patan the last few days, often finding myself...
Kevin Bubriski’s Portraits of Nepal
Sustained attention, even when it pains. This seems to be the guiding principle of photographer...
Nepal Photo Project’s Instameet Session: Live streaming on bare walls
On Saturday 7th November, around 35 Instragrammers and photographers gathered under the Pipalbot Chautari in...
Unexpected Details – Tuomo Manninen’s group portraits
After 20 years, Finish photographer Tuomo Manninen is back in Nepal for the Photo Kathmandu...
Inside a camera: The Patan Camera Obscura
To me, the most perfect exhibit among the many wonders of Photo Kathmandu is the...
‘North Fake’ – A short interview
Maia Ruth Lee is an artist living and working in New York. She met Peter...
Conversations in and around the streets
In the balmy November sun, a girl pauses in-front of Kevin Bubriski’s photograph of a...
Time Maps and Memories: The Sumitra Manandhar Gurung Collection
History is made everyday, by people like you and me, through our daily actions, decisions...
Sparking a revolution: Thomas Borberg and Visual Thinking in the Editorial Process
On November 1, a day after Nanda Kishor Pun, former chief of the Maoist’s People...
Presenting: Photo Kathmandu merchandise!
The Photo Kathmandu team is working round the clock to ensure that you experience the...
While translating
The first workshop in the series, “Translating the Voice: Explorations in Listening and Writing” came...
Empathy, despite photography
Philip Blenkinsop is a photographer who doesn’t show much. Published books? I only know of...
An exercise in simplicity: A brief interview with Frédéric Lecloux
Frédéric Lecloux, a Belgian-French photographer, first came to Nepal in 1994 to trek. He took...
Lights, Camera and Action!
Despite all the stress that comes with organizing a photo festival, the Photo Kathmandu team...
Happenings around Photo Kathmandu
If you’re attending Photo Kathmandu, and happen to have an appreciation for other forms of...
Honacha
The decades-old Honacha eatery is usually bursting at the seams during lunchtime, with a press...
7 things to do in Patan
With Photo Kathmandu anchored in Patan, you will certainly want to explore the city and...
A glimpse into our public slideshow nights
This year, for its first edition, Photo Kathmandu received a total submission of 545 slideshows...
7 things to do in Kathmandu
For the seven days of Photo Kathmandu, here are seven things you can do in...