Rakesh Prasad Chaudhary is a journalist based in Jaleshwor (the capital region of Madhesh Province, Janakpurdham), Nepal. He has been working in journalism since 2000. He has attended media courses in the USA, UK, etc. through online. He has a diploma in online journalism from the Nepal Press Read moreInstitute in Kathmandu. He has worked on many fellowships and produced stories on different issues.

Shyam Karki is widely recognized as one of the finest cinematographers working in Nepal at present with Shunyata Film Production. The cinematographer for many prestigious national and international Television and Film Companies. Worked with some of the finest national and international filmmakers Read moreand journalists, including Kesang Testen. He has produced several short films and also worked with CNN on post-quake production and Al Jazeera Arabic. He is fluent in English, Nepali, and Hindi and skilled in Adobe-Premiere, After-effects, Photoshop, and Final Cut Pro.

Rojan Shrestha is a Photojournalist based in Nepal currently working in an online portal, Pahilopost.com  and Bizmandu.com. He is also a contributing photojournalist for NurPhoto Agency, Italy.
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Rajneesh Bhandari is an independent multimedia journalist and filmmaker. 

His multi-media work on different issues have appeared in the New York Times (NYT), National Geographic (Nat Geo), Aljazeera, Aljazeera Plus, NPR, Los Angeles Times and other outlets as well. 

His recent assignment was Read moreabout Nepal earthquake where he reported from the epicenter Gurkha and other most affected areas of Nepal for the NYT, Nat Geo, NPR and AJ+.

Ashok Pahari is a video journalist based in Kathmandu, Nepal. Extensive passion for films made me an inseparable part of the filming industry. As versatile as it gets, I look after a wide spectrum of areas, while my speciality lies in video production. I believe that the very essence of the filming Read moreindustry lies within the verses.

I am currently working as a photo journalist in one of Kathmandu’s leading English dailies, The Himalayan Times. I am also a contributing journalist for the Zenger News, USA and correspondent for IHA News Agency, Istanbul, Turkey.  It gives me immense joy when I capture a story on development, Read moreinterview people who have changed lives, feature new entrepreneurs and the initiatives of people to expand the local product market or simply just focusing on day to day news. Working as a photo journalist has made me love photography more than ever and made me realize how important photography is in order to bring about change.

I was an art student during my high school days, but I was unaware of photography until I heard about an undergraduate diploma course in Advertising & Graphic Design. After studying this course for three years, I became interested in photography. I did events, weddings, and fashion photography at Read morefirst, but gradually, I realized that they weren’t a good fit for me.

Then ten years ago, I was offered an internship as a photojournalist at a newspaper that changed my life. Since that, nothing has compared to how happy I am in this field. I currently work as a photojournalist at Nepal’s leading and highest-selling English daily newspaper, The Himalayan Times, based in Kathmandu, Nepal.