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Photographing the Everyday


17 - 20 January 2013

With FRÉDÉRIC LECLOUX, Agence VU 17-20 JANUARY 2013 POKHARA CALL FOR APPLICATIONS 
French-Belgian photographer Frédéric Lecloux will workshop with participants to question the narrative and documentary interest of their everyday lives. By inviting them to change their way of looking at very simple things and events that happen every day around them, he will work […]

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7 January 2013

Happy 2013! photo.circle turns 6 this month! We thought an apt way to celebrate would be to look back at all the exciting developments that have taken place in photography in the past year- not only in our own work but also the works of many friends in the photo fraternity. Please join us for […]

Kathmandu, A Pocketful of Momos


19 December 2012

Kathmandu, A Pocketful of Momos, is a remarkable achievement by thirty eight young Bangladeshi, Nepali and Norwegian students of photography. These young men and women have observed with keen eyes and open hearts. The result of their quests… an undulating smorgasbord of life’s seemingly insignificant moments; fleeting scenes which, when viewed collectively, gift us with […]

Memory & Identity


3 - 6 December 2012

Old photographs remind us of our past and where we have come from and the silent stories that these photographs insinuate. Participants will reconsider notions of perception of memory and identity as they relate to history and photography’s presumed veracity. To create work, participants will explore existing photo archives, their own family photographs, film footage […]

Retelling Histories: Photographs of Friendship


6 - 10 November 2012

For many Nepali women in the 60s and 70s, and even today, marriage signaled a turning point in their social lives. While their spouses may have continued to spend time with friends, a bride’s increased responsibilities within the home curtailed her other activities. Yet, many girls and women in this collection of photographs, challenged the […]

Our Gurkhas: Singapore through their eyes


2 - 11 November 2012

We are pleased to announce a traveling photo exhibition of photographer Zakaria Zainal‘s titled ‘Our Gurkhas’ . The exhibition will also launch of the book “Our Gurkhas: Singapore Through Their Eyes” in Nepal. Do join us. KATHMANDU 2-5 November | 12-7 PM Nepal Art Council, Babar Mahal POKHARA 7-8 November | 10-5 PM Pokhara Sabha Griha, […]

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6 October 2012

This month we are pleased to invite you to presentations followed by a discussion on the works, trials and triumphs of the following photographers: Susheel Shrestha is a freelance photographer based in Kathmandu who specializes in wildlife and travel photography. He has photographed over 100 species of birds and butterflies so far. He worked at […]

Le Népal à Paris (Nepal in Paris)


4 - 31 October 2012

Alliance Française in Kathmandu is organizing two photo exhibitions in Paris this October, the exhibition is part of a larger showcase on Nepal.   NEPAL TODAY 4 – 31 OCTOBER French Alliance Foundation – www.fondation-alliancefr.org/?p=7230 101 boulevard Raspail, Paris 6th St Placide or  Notre Dame des Champs Monday to Thursday, 8 AM – 8 PM […]

Sohrab Hura Workshop


2 - 6 September 2012 | Kathmandu, Nepal

This 5-day workshop is designed for South Asian photographers who are already in the process of making long- term photography works. Participants will not shoot new work during the workshop. Instead participants will focus on how to work with a reasonably sized body of work that they have already created. It is important for any […]

Nepal Picture Library


ONGOING

The Nepal Picture Library is a photo archive that has been recently set up by photo.circle. It hopes to contribute to the study of Nepali photography, as well as generate knowledge and raise questions about how we can explore issues of memory, identity, and history through images. Its early collections include the following; Retelling Histories […]