/ Talks & Conversations

Demounting Louis Agassiz: Artistic Renegotiation of Archive, Memory & Place

Sasha Huber, Diwas Raja Khatri

November 15, 2025

3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Yala Maya Kendra, Patan Dhoka

Witness or Accomplice – Photography, Human Rights and the Question of Freedom

Siona O’Connell

November 15, 2025

4:30 pm - 6:00 pm

Yala Maya Kendra, Patan Dhoka

July, Unfinished

Jaheen Faruque Amin, Sabnam Lama

November 16, 2025

3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Yala Maya Kendra, Patan Dhoka

When The World Is Blind – Images by Palestinians

yasmine eid-sabbagh, Ahmed Alaqra

November 16, 2025

4:30 pm - 6:00 pm

Yala Maya Kendra, Patan Dhoka

Memory is an Inaccurate Place: Dialogues Across Time, Territories, and Histories

Tanvi Mishra, Isadora Romero

November 17, 2025

3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Yala Maya Kendra, Patan Dhoka

Third Camera – a Film Series

Diwas Raja Khatri

November 17, 2025

4:30 pm - 6:15 pm

Yala Maya Kendra, Patan Dhoka

Sustaining Art Ecosystems That Resist and Nurture – Part 1

Jessica Lim, Paola Farran

November 18, 2025

3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Yala Maya Kendra, Patan Dhoka

Sustaining Art Ecosystems That Resist and Nurture – Part 2

Chelsea Chua, Tif Ng

November 18, 2025

4:30 pm - 5:30 pm

Yala Maya Kendra, Patan Dhoka

Sustaining Art Ecosystems That Resist and Nurture – Part 3

Andrea Thal, Diwas Raja Khatri

November 19, 2025

3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Yala Maya Kendra, Patan Dhoka

We must refuse silence!

yasmine eid-sabbagh, Shahidul Alam, Samir Eskanda, Tabara Korka Ndiaye

November 19, 2025

4:30 pm - 6:00 pm

Yala Maya Kendra, Patan Dhoka

/ Program

Talks & Conversations

PhotoKTM strives to create space for sharing of works and ideas. The festival hosts a series of artist talks, screenings and conversations each edition, inviting artists to share and discuss their work, and inviting the public to engage. The festival also hosts panels and group discussions that address critical issues related to working with the image, and wider expanded practices. All events are free and open to the public and contribute to keeping alive Kathmandu’s culture of public discourse on and through the arts.  

Check out recordings of talks and conversations from previous years of the festival here

PhotoKTM6 Talk and Conversations are scheduled for 15 Nov – 20 Nov – the opening week of the festival.

A detailed Programs Schedule will be announced soon.