From 3-9 November the alleys and courtyards of Patan will be transformed into a live exhibition space as the old town plays host to Nepal’s first international photography festival, Photo Kathmandu. The week-long festival is being organised by the photo collective, photo.circle.
Eighteen print exhibitions showing works of both national and international artists, with the theme ‘Time’ is on display. Organisers say each of the exhibition represents a chapter in the history of Nepal and are hopeful visitors will recognise themselves in these images.
Besides exhibitions, the festival is also curating several workshops and talks on visual story telling.
Photos by Gopen Rai
A boy looks through a camera obscura in Photo Kathmandu.
Visitors look at photographs on display in Patan Museum.
Photos on display in Patan Museum.
A passerby walks by portraits on display at Twaliko Tol in Patan on Tuesday. The portraits are part of photographer Kishor K Sharma's exhibition 'Living in the mist- The Last Nomads of Nepal' during Photo Kathmandu.
A visitor takes a photo of photographs on display during Photo Kathmandu.
Philip Blenkinsop at the opening of Photo Kathmandu. He is here to exhibit his hitherto unpublished photographs, In the Shadow of Hope, at Photo Kathmandu.
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