«Also This Will Change» – photojournalism workshops in Kathmandu

22 students from Nepal, Bangladesh and Norway have concluded a 6 week international visual storytelling program in Nepal.

By: Ellen Lande Gossner
Photos: Sagar Chhetri

The participants improved their skills in research, safety training, work ethics, photographic fieldwork and visual editing. Topics like gender issues, women’s rights, migration, tourism, climate changes, minority groups and religious rituals were some of the topics explored.

The participants all made handmade books presenting their projects during a final presentation at the venue Yellow House in Kathmandu. The projects were also screened outdoors for a large audience.

Sagar Chhetri and Uma Bista were mentors from photo.circle and Nepal, Ashraful Huda and Turjo Mushifiq from Pathshala in Bangladesh and Ellen Lande Gossner from OsloMet.

«Also This Will Change» is the main title of the program, and the 22 documentary projects will be displayed and presented in different forms in the respective countries – book, exhibition and online presentation.

Exhibition opening and book launch 

By Jon Petter Evensen 

This years International Storytelling Program with 20 photojournalist students from Nepal, Bangladesh and Norway has come to an end with the opening of the outdoor exhibition at and book launch at OsloMet campus Wednesday 25 May. 

From the exhibition at OsloMet. (Photo: Jon Petter Evensen)

This year the program was further developed with national book editing and design workshops in Nepal and Bangladesh. All three editions of the book titled “A State of Flux”” was for sale together with postcards from the projects.  

The students Hanna Johre and Live Austgard gave speeches and introduced the cooperation and the projects. 

Student Hanna Johre introducing the projects to the audience. (Photo: Jon Petter Evensen)

Check the stories here: https://www.flux2022.com 

The book is also for sale on the webpage.  

Video from the opening:  

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tv/Cd-wbTQqomC/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link 

United Nations showing images from Afghanistan  

The Permanent Mission of Norway to the United Nations in New York opened an exhibition with photographs from Afghanistan 3 May, the World Press Freedom Day. 

Norway pays tribute to brave journalists, photographers and media workers in Afghanistan and across the world, according to @NorwayUN on Twitter.

Norway’s Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York Mona Juul opened the exhibition, which was attended by media, diplomats and UN colleagues. 

Fore more information: 

https://www.norway.no/en/missions/UN/news/photo-exhibition-by-afghan-photographers/