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photo.circle photo.circle was established in 2007 as a platform for photography in Nepal. Established in 2007, photo.circle is a platform for photography in Nepal.

Through workshops, publications, exhibitions and commissioned assignment work, photo.circle strives to bring together photographers and other visual storytellers to nurture unique voices that document and engage with social change in Nepal. In 2010, photo.circle set up Nepal Picture Library, a digital photo archive that hopes to contribute to the study of Nepali photography, generate knowledge and raise questions about how we can explore issues of memory, identity, and history through images.

These are some moments from our recently concluded 10 days long deep dive into the PC Fellowship 2026 program. Here the ...
12/04/2026

These are some moments from our recently concluded 10 days long deep dive into the PC Fellowship 2026 program. Here the team of our mentors and the new cohort of fellows came together to think, question, and begin. Our fellows will now step into their 6 months journey into research and making of their individual works for the fellowship.

We can't wait to see them shine!


PC Fellowship is a 6-month long program designed to support our growing community of visual storytellers. It brings in a cohort of 8 visual practitioners and 8 mentors together to examine, through visual storytelling as the medium, what development means for Nepali society. This is an invitation to delve deeper into questions, challenges and concerns around modes of “development” and notions of “progress” that are promoted in Nepal at present.




Photos: samagra & Sagar

We're thrilled to announce our eight PC Fellows 2026! 🎉Introducing the third cohort of the PC Fellowship —Amshad Sunuwar...
12/03/2026

We're thrilled to announce our eight PC Fellows 2026! 🎉

Introducing the third cohort of the PC Fellowship —

Amshad Sunuwar -
Bijayabar Lal Pradhan -
Devaki Bist -
Jenisha Dahal -
Madina Rai -
Niranjan KC -
Pramin Manandhar - .osiris
Rojan Shrestha -

Congratulations to each of you — we can't wait to begin this journey together! 🙌

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The PC Fellowship Program is a 6-month program designed to support our growing community of visual storytellers. Over the fellowship period, the eight selected fellows will explore pressing questions around modes of "development" and notions of "progress" being promoted in Nepal today.

Fellows will continue building on ongoing projects or launch new ones, deepening their research skills and creating visual work that sparks meaningful public engagement on the issues that matter most.

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✨We would like to extend an invitation for the upcoming talk by Mosfuqur Rahman Johan, as part of Maag Diwas fixed by Fr...
17/02/2026

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We would like to extend an invitation for the upcoming talk by Mosfuqur Rahman Johan, as part of Maag Diwas fixed by


From Repression to revolution
A talk by Mosfiqur Rahman Johan

Venue: Nepal Point, Durbarmarg
Date: Feb 19th, 2026
Time: 5 - 6 PM


About the photographer:

Mosfiqur Rahman Johan is an anthropologist and documentary photographer based in Bangladesh. His work explores humanitarian, environmental, and socio-political realities through long-term immersion and ethnographic research. He serves as Co-Coordinator of Maayer Daak, a platform led by families of the forcibly disappeared, and Senior Director of the De-cage Initiative, a Dhaka-based non-profit supporting marginalized citizens in conflict with the law. He is also a Trustee of the July Mass Uprising Memorial Museum. His projects address enforced disappearance, displacement, and police brutality through research-driven visual storytelling. His work has been exhibited and awarded internationally.


We look forward to seeing you this Thursday!!

📸✨ CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: PC FELLOWSHIP 2026 ✨📸April 1st – September 30th, 2026photo.circle is excited to announce the c...
02/02/2026

📸✨ CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: PC FELLOWSHIP 2026 ✨📸

April 1st – September 30th, 2026

photo.circle is excited to announce the calls for applications for the third iteration of the PC Fellowship Program, a 6-month long program designed to support our growing community of visual storytellers.

The Fellowship Program will bring in a cohort of 8 visual practitioners to examine what bikas and samriddhi means for Nepali society. This is an invitation to delve deeper into questions, challenges and concerns around modes of development and notions of progress that are promoted in Nepal at present.

The fellowship is open to Nepali practitioners based in Nepal only.

पीसी फेलोसिप २०२६
आवेदनका लागि आह्वान

फोटो.सर्कल पीसी फेलोसिप कार्यक्रमको तृतीय संस्करणको लागि आवेदन आह्वान गर्दछ। यस ६ महिने कार्यक्रम नेपाली दृश्य कथावाचकहरूको बढ्दो समुदायलाई प्रोत्साहित गर्न तयार गरिएको हो। यस पीसी फेलोसिप कार्यक्रमको दृतिय संस्करणले नेपाली समाजको लागि विकास र समृद्धि भनेको के हो भनी छानबिन गर्न ८ जना दृश्य अभ्यासकर्ताहरूलाई एकसाथ ल्याउनेछ। यस कार्यक्रम वर्तमान नेपालमा प्रचार भइरहेको “विकास”को नमूनाहरूप्रतिका प्रश्न, चुनौती र चिन्ताहरूमा गहिरिएर चिन्तन गर्ने आमन्त्रणा हो।

Application deadline: 25th Feb, 2026
आवेदनको अन्तिम मिति: १३ फाल्गुन, २०८२

For full details on this call for application, please visit our website link available in our instagram bio.

This past week, Nepal witnessed significant political change as a new generation came to streets all across Nepal, voici...
13/09/2025

This past week, Nepal witnessed significant political change as a new generation came to streets all across Nepal, voicing concerns about governance and leadership. In a matter of days, the course of Nepali history took a new direction.

As a community of photographers and visual storytellers, our alumni and friends were there to document these events. These images capture moments from the recent demonstrations that led to political transition.

Nepal now has a new Rt. Hon. Interim Prime Minister, Sushila Karki - former Chief Justice and the first female PM in the country's history. This marks a historic milestone.

During these events, more than 50 lives were lost, many were injured, and damage occurred to public and private properties. We acknowledge those affected and wish recovery to those still healing.

We witnessed history as it unfolded. 🇳🇵

Thank you for your work and for sharing your photographs with us —



🇳🇴✨ Here's a tiny update coming in from Norway. Two weeks has passed and 3 more to go and our team of four — Sagar & Sum...
01/09/2025

🇳🇴✨ Here's a tiny update coming in from Norway. Two weeks has passed and 3 more to go and our team of four — Sagar & Suman representing photo.circle, Ashraf & Joy representing Pathshala South Asian Media Institute from Bangladesh are currently visiting Oslo Metropolitan University, Norway to participate in a list of programs. Joy and Suman are invited to attend a 6 weeks course on photojournalism offered by Oslo Metropolitan University - Department of Photojournalism and Ashraf and Sagar are contributing to the course in the capacity of guest teachers.

From speaking at the Climate Journalism under Pressure conference to diving deep into photojournalism training and many conversations and networking over Norwegian coffee, cozy dinners, in classrooms, and wandering through Oslo's beautiful streets; incredible journey it’s been so far!

This is a continued collaboration of over 2 decades between the two institutions - Pathshala South Asian Media Institute and OsloMet and almost 15 years of photo.circle joining the partnership with a shared vision of strengthening visual storytelling education and freedom of speech.

Huge gratitude to our hosts at JMIC (Journalism & Media International Center) and OsloMet for the warm hospitality, all the brilliant minds we've connected with, and this partnership supported by Norad and the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

More updates and photos from the journey in Norway. 📸🤝🌏

PC Fellowship 2025 is arriving towards the sixth and final month of the fellowship; all our fellows are currently out an...
28/08/2025

PC Fellowship 2025 is arriving towards the sixth and final month of the fellowship; all our fellows are currently out and about in their fields giving a final push before they all gather in one place for the final editing month and wrap up their individual projects.

Our fellows are bringing forward incredibly promising visual stories responding & reflecting to the notion of progress in Nepal. All eight fellows have gone in many different direction across Nepal and they will bring all they have made and gathered to the public in a form of an exhibition this November in Kathmandu.

from East Rukum
from Khotang
from Kathmandu
from Manang
from Morang
from Godawari
from Thankot &
from Piskar

Please stay tuned to this space to know more and do follow our fellows in their journey.

The team of all mentors and mentees have gathered around the editing table. Taking a closer look into the ongoing work b...
04/08/2025

The team of all mentors and mentees have gathered around the editing table. Taking a closer look into the ongoing work by all 8 fellows of this years pc fellowship. This cohort has brought voices and stories from places like Piskar, Manang, Khotang, Yangshila, Godawari, Rukum, & Kathmandu and we are super excited to see how all their works are taking it's form.

August 4th, 2025.
The Yellow House
Editing Sessions, PC Fellowship 2025
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The team of all mentors and mentees have gathered around the editing table. Taking a closer look into the ongoing work b...
04/08/2025

The team of all mentors and mentees have gathered around the editing table. Taking a closer look into the ongoing work by all 8 fellows of this years pc fellowship. This cohort has brought voices and stories from places like Piskar, Manang, Khotang, Yangshila, Godawari, Rukum, & Kathmandu and we are super excited to see how all their works are taking it's form.

August 4th, 2025.
The Yellow House
Editing Sessions, PC Fellowship 2025
photo.circle

Thank you all for joining us yesterday evening at pc for final presentation of the photostories made by 7 participants o...
21/07/2025

Thank you all for joining us yesterday evening at pc for final presentation of the photostories made by 7 participants of Intro to storytelling Wprkshop 2025. Thank you and congratulations to all photograohers -gurung .koinch
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Working on final edits. Intro to Storytelling 2025 cohort is wrapping up their 20 days of work and are getting ready for...
19/07/2025

Working on final edits. Intro to Storytelling 2025 cohort is wrapping up their 20 days of work and are getting ready for the final presentation tomorrow afternoon at photo.circle HQ, Arun Thapa Chowk. You're invited!


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Final evening projection of photostories produced by 7 photographers during Intro to Storytelling workshop 2025.

Date and Time: July 20th, 2025 | 5:30 PM onwards
Venue: photo.circle HQ, Arun Thapa Chowk, Jhamsikhel

Introducing photostories made by —
Manjita Shrestha
Niva Rajbangshi
Rabi Rokka
Rohan Shrestha
Sanatan Timilsina
Sara Tunich Koinch .koinch
Tsering Penpa Gurung .gurung

See you.

We invite you to the final evening projection of photostories produced by 7 photographers during Intro to Storytelling w...
19/07/2025

We invite you to the final evening projection of photostories produced by 7 photographers during Intro to Storytelling workshop 2025.

Date and Time: July 20th, 2025 | 5:30 PM onwards
Venue: photo.circle HQ, Arun Thapa Chowk, Jhamsikhel

Introducing photostories made by —
Manjita Shrestha
Niva Rajbangshi
Rabi Rokka
Rohan Shrestha
Sanatan Timilsina
Sara Tunich Koinch .koinch
Tsering Penpa Gurung .gurung

See you.

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