Monday, May 9, 2016

Best Location for Street Photography in Nepal



Four times come and visit Nepal, I always spend my time to capture photos in the streets.
I feel Kathmandu and some cities in Nepal are still one of the best places to do street photography.

Below here is the best location to do street photography in Nepal.

1. Thamel
Thamel is the center area for tourist. A lot of stores built a long the way the street in that area. Also you could find may of hotels and home stay there.

Pedicab, one of the interesting subject


Another pedicab in the street of Thamel

A corner in Thamel stree


More pictures in Thamel here soon...


2. Kathmandu Durbar Square
Kathmandu Durbar Square have several squares. We could move from one to another. Activities of people could captured there. Can find street hawkers, pedicabs, people riding bicycle  and most of them stay and enjoy there wait until night come down.

The best time to do street photo here in the afternoon, before the evening come down.

Street hawker were selling local food 

Can find traditional pedicab in Durbar square too


More pictures in Kathmandu Durbar Square here soon... 



3. Palace in Kathmandu Durbar Square
Located in Kathmandu Durbar square, this Palace has its own inner courtyard.  
 
Guard in the inner courtyard of the Palace


More pictures in Palace in Kathmandu Durbar Square here soon...  



4. Boudhanath
One of the biggest monastery in Kathmandu. Many pilgrims come and visit to Boudhanath to praying there. Circle walking clockwise and whispering their praying.

People are gathering here and some feeding pigeons.


People walk around the temple


View Around the Tample


People circle walks around clockwise the temple
More pictures of Boudhanath here soon...

5. Pashupatinath
Pashupatinath is a complex of temples. It easy to find it on the northern-east part of Kathmandu near the Bagmati river. We could find many of holy men (shadu) there, especially in Hindu festival day. And also we can see ceremony of cremation beside of the river.

Holy Man (Shadu)

Holy Man (Shadu)
More pictures in Pashupatinath here soon...

6. Swayambhunath
Another bigger monastery located a top of hill in Kathmandu valley. We have to climb up so many steps of stair to find it.

On the top of the hill, at the end of the step


Could find many of monks walking and sitting in the corner


Do not forget to enter the monastery


More pictures in Swayambhunath here soon...


And still another cities near Kathmandu which really nice to get street photo there. The cities are Lalitpur and Bhaktapur.

7. Patan Durbar Square
This square located in Lalitpur, one of an ancient city in Nepal.

Patan Durbar square view from above

Patan Durbar square

More pictures in Patan Durbar Square here soon...

8. Bhaktapur City
Another ancient city in Nepal, has 3 squares are: Nyatapola temple square, Durbar square and pottery square.
Local people daily habit, gathering and talking in some places

Street view of Bhaktapur

At some corners we can find an unique traditional activities

Street view of Bhaktapur

Nyatapola temple square

More pictures in Bhaktapur City here soon... 

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