Sailendra Kharel, (b. 1982) is a photojournalist based in Kathmandu, Nepal having deep interest in investigative socio-political human documentary stories. He started his career as a photojournalist in 2004, covering the armed conflict in western Nepal for the Kantipur and The Kathmandu Post, Nepal’s leading Nepali and English national dailies.
In 2007, he was selected as one of 30 young emerging Asian photographers, to participate in a Photo documentary Workshop at the Angkor Photography Festival, in Cambodia. Also in 2007, Kharel won 1st prize in Environment and 3rd prize in Feature category in local Press Photo Contest (NFPJ).
He has exhibited his work in Chobi-Mela V, International Photo Festival in Bangladesh, Dhaka on 2009 and in Angkor Photo Festival, Cambodia in 2008. His work has been widely published and exhibited in Nepal and internationally.
My blog site: www.pjsailendra.da.ru
You can contact me at: kharelsailendra@gmail.com
MY STORY IDEAS:
Somalian Refugees in Nepal
I want to portray on the Somalian refugees who co-exist with different culture and tradition than their own in Nepal. Alongside my work will be giving light on how they are living their daily life with their family, business (if any), community and the challenges of facing being a refugee in a far land.
Traffic Police Women
Nepal is one of the few countries in the world where life expectancy of men exceeds that of women. Patriarchy is ingrained in the mind of many people in Nepal, with a male-dominated society that manifests in the form of gender inequality, discrimination and violence against women.
This story on Traffic Police Women will narrate about the challenges they have been facing in traditionally male dominated Nepalese society and their daily life at home without uniform.
Internal Migration
Nepal is a country where an estimated 28 million population dwell in the area of 147,181 square kilometres (56,827 sq mi). Half of the population live below the poverty line with the per day income of US$1.25. Kathmandu is the nation’s capital and the country’s largest metropolitan city.
Due to the swelling population and lack of opportunities, unstable government, conflicts and other political problems internal migrations to the capital is growing rapidly.
On this story, I have planned to go on a journey with a Carpet Seller in the capital, who has migrated from a remote hill of Far-West. I will be more focused on his daily schedule to find out different layers of his struggles, problems to earn his butter and bread to survive in the jungle of concrete–Kathmandu.
