Boy
On a mountain road, near the town of Tansen, this boy asked me to take his photo.
Tansen, Nepal
Cola
A family looks on to a fire ritual held in the street.
Tansen, Nepal
Three Brothers
These boys (brothers) were playing in the roads above Tansen.
Tansen, Nepal
Sacrifice
On a hilltop temple, a priest cuts the head off a goat. The goat was then going to be eaten by the family that took it there.
Near Tansen, Nepal
Chase
A bird chases pigeons in a square in Kathmandu.
Kathmandu, Nepal
Square of stupas
Kathmandu, Nepal
Bike
A boy asks me if I can take a photo of him and his bike.
Bhaktapur, Nepal
Lingam Pull
This shows the raising of a massive tree by hundreds of people pulling on ropes., in the New Year festival in Bhaktapur. This raising of the tree is a sign of fertility for the town. The men who prop the tree up take great risks from being crushed.
Bisket Jatra, Baktapur, Nepal
Onlookers
A part of the massive crowd watching the raising of the tree.
Bisket Jatra, Bhaktapur, Nepal
Pull
A group of men pulling on ropes, trying to raise the tree. This effort goes on for hours.
Bisket Jatra, Bhaktapur, Nepal
Up
After a couple of hours of pulling, the tree raised, then toppled onto the temple, next to the base.
Sellers mingle in the crowd selling their goods.
The pole will be brought down with a crash a few days after it was raised.
Bisket Jatra, Bhaktapur, Nepal
The Chariot
People sacrifice chickens on the Bisket Jatra chariot in the middle of the Nepali New Year celebrations.
Bisket Jatra, Bhaktapur, Nepal
Climbing
This 3 storey chariot is a great climbing frame for local kids.
Bisket Jatra, Bhaktapur, Nepal
Celebrations
People swarm in the square after the Bisket Jatra chariot is rolled in. 4 people were killed by the chariot during the 8 days of celebrations.
Bisket Jatra, Bhaktapur, Nepal
Ceremony
Men perform a religious ceremony with skarves and the blood of a sacrificed goat at the end of the Bisket Jatra festival.
Bisket Jatra, Bhaktapur, Nepal
Puja
Two children say a prayer in a small street temple in Bhaktapur.
Bisket Jatra, Bhaktapur, Nepal
Field Workers
Two girls leave the fields near the village of Salambutar.
Salambutar, Nepal
Buddhist Temple
Monks chant and pray in a colourful prayer hall in a Buddhist temple.
Kathmandu, Nepal
Cloaked
A man watches the sun set over Pokhara lake.
Pokhara
White Horse
A horse grazes on a trail in Annapurna National Park.
Annapurna National Park, Nepal.
Shepherd
Cattle sit in the early morning sun near a shepherds tent.
Annapurna National Park, Nepal
On the Trail
A man on the trail near the Annapurnas.
Annapurna National Park, Nepal
Durbar Sadhu
There are many Sadhus in the square that pose for photos in Durbar Square but this guy wasn't a regular.
Kathmandu, Nepal
Tree Children
These kids climbed out of the tree to get their photo taken.
Helambu, Nepal
Mountain Child
This boy lives at about 3500 metres as his mum and dad run one of the only lodges on the mountain.
Tharepati, Nepal
Laborers
Women coming in from the fields.
Near Dulikel, Nepal
Cow on a Leash
A man walks his cow in a small village.
Near Dulikel, Nepal