«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.

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/