Seven years ago, Skanda Gautam was offered an internship as a photojournalist at a newspaper that changed his life. He currently works as a photojournalist at Nepal’s leading and highest-selling English daily newspaper, The Himalayan Times, based in Kathmandu, Nepal. “Designing using softwares and clicking using the camera is not the most important thing, but what’s really important is your dedication and heart in your work.”’ 2017 Skanda Gautam was awarded with the National Photojournalism Award in the category Daily Life.
Police personnel detain stranded Chinese citizens during a protest demanding to return to their country after all international flights and transportation service have halt due to the lockdown imposed by the government taking precautionary measures over COVID-19 contagion in front of Singha Durbar office that houses the Prime Minister’s office and other ministries in Kathmandu, Nepal on Friday, May 08, 2020.
Health workers collect throat swab samples for the (PCR) test of members of the National Assembly and House of Representatives, a day before the new session of the Federal Parliament in Kathmandu, Nepal on Thursday, May 07, 2020. The Government is testing the members of National Assembly and House of Representatives for the novel coronavirus.
Members of parliament inspect the House of Representatives, a day before the new session of the Federal Parliament on the 45th day of government imposed lockdown amid concerns over the spread of coronavirus disease in Kathmandu, Nepal on Thursday, May 07, 2020.
The bride’s family walk to welcome the groom before the marriage ceremony during the 44th day of a government imposed lockdown amid concerns over the spread of coronavirus disease outbreak in Kathmandu, Nepal on Tuesday, May 5, 2020.
People wait to board a bus to return to their villages on the 29th day of a government imposed lockdown amid concerns over the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in Kathmandu, Nepal on Tuesday, April 21, 2020.
People wait to board a bus to return to their villages on the 29th day of a government imposed lockdown amid concerns over the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in Kathmandu, Nepal on Tuesday, April 21, 2020.
A worker wearing a facemask for protective measure work to blacktop a road on the 27th day of a government imposed lockdown amid concerns over the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) disease outbreak in Bhaktapur, Nepal on Sunday, April 19, 2020.
Police personnel tighten security on the 26th day of a government imposed lockdown amid concerns over the spread of coronavirus contagion at Kamal Pokhari in Kathmandu, Nepal on Saturday, April 18, 2020.
Staffers label hand sanitizers to be sold in the markets due to the shortage amid concerns over the spread of coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic on the fifteenth day of nationwide emergency lockdown at Nepal Aushadhi Limited in Kathmandu, Nepal on Tuesday, April 07, 2020.
Living Goddess Kumari observing the God of Rain Rato Machindranath bathing ritual on the seventeenth day of a Government imposed lockdown amid concerns over the spread of coronavirus contagion in Lalitpur, Nepal on Thursday, April 09, 2020.
Staffers label hand sanitizers to be sold in the markets due to the shortage amid concerns over the spread of coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic on the fifteenth day of nationwide emergency lockdown at Nepal Aushadhi Limited in Kathmandu, Nepal on Tuesday, April 07, 2020.
Broadband Technicians wearing protective dress fix internet lines along a street on the ninth day of government imposed lockdown over COVID-19 pandemic in Kathmandu, Nepal on Wednesday, April 01, 2020.
A worker wearing a facemask for protective measure work to blacktop a road on the 27th day of a government imposed lockdown amid concerns over the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) disease outbreak in Bhaktapur, Nepal on Sunday, April 19, 2020.
People wait to board a bus to return to their villages on the 29th day of a government imposed lockdown amid concerns over the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in Kathmandu, Nepal on Tuesday, April 21, 2020.
People wait to board a bus to return to their villages on the 29th day of a government imposed lockdown amid concerns over the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in Kathmandu, Nepal on Tuesday, April 21, 2020.
The bride’s family walk to welcome the groom before the marriage ceremony during the 44th day of a government imposed lockdown amid concerns over the spread of coronavirus disease outbreak in Kathmandu, Nepal on Tuesday, May 5, 2020.
Members of parliament inspect the House of Representatives, a day before the new session of the Federal Parliament on the 45th day of government imposed lockdown amid concerns over the spread of coronavirus disease in Kathmandu, Nepal on Thursday, May 07, 2020.
The newlyweds Rabi Shrestha and Soni Biswas pose for a photograph after the marriage ceremony during the 44th day of a government imposed lockdown amid concerns over the spread of coronavirus disease outbreak in Kathmandu, Nepal on Tuesday, May 5, 2020.
Health workers collect throat swab samples by Skanda Gautam
Police personnel detain stranded Chinese citizens during a protest demanding to return to their country after all international flights and transportation service have halt due to the lockdown imposed by the government taking precautionary measures over COVID-19 contagion in front of Singha Durbar office that houses the Prime Minister’s office and other ministries in Kathmandu, Nepal on Friday, May 08, 2020.
