A controversial question here in Nepal. Or rather, the answer is controversial: Was Buddha born in Nepal?
Some time last year, I had the pleasure of participating in an online debate about the subject, and I had the honour of being banned from the discussion because I pointed out that Nepal didn’t exist at the time [...]

Just got another question from a photographer friend of mine in Japan. Sharing my ‘profound’ thoughts with all of you:
I am trying to decide whether to buy a Canon 24-70mm or stick with my 24mm and 50mm primes (for 5D camera). I would really appreciate your opinion…
well, I’m in the same situation as you: [...]

Just got a set of questions from a female photographer, considering moving here. As usual, I’m answering the questions online so others may benefit:
a) how much work a freelance photographer might be able to find in Kathmandu
- well, that depends mostly on what field you are in. You can expect to sell some [...]

Well, 5 months have passed since the Maoists of Nepal took charge of governing Nepal. And increasing disillusionment seems to be setting in among voters and a population who has been hoping for positive change in the country. “Failure to increase opportunities in line with expectations is producing growing tension.” This is actually a sentence [...]

I’ve gotten this questions a few times as well: “What place can you recommend?” A couple of options springs to mind: Lazimpat (the embassy area) and Sanepa (the UN+NGO “colony”). I heard that Lazimpat (certain areas anyway) never have power cuts (!!!), a big plus during winter. It’s very central and close to Thamel, if [...]

For some reason, this is questions I get a lot: “Can I buy a camera when I come to Kathmandu? Where? How much?”
And the answer: Yes, Kathmandu has loads of camera shops and you can get all the new Canons, Nikons, Sony’s etc. You can get the glass-ware (lenses) as well, but more sophisticated accessories [...]