A Forgotten Village in Nepal

Going off the beaten path, you will discover intriguing places that are not a tourist destination. In my trip to Nepal, I found this small village in the Chitwan National Park. Most of the houses are made from mud and straw, and the farmers are still ploughing their rice fields with oxen and humpback cows.

The people were curios, same as I was. So it wasn’t difficult to take pictures. Especially the children were very happy!

“I really believe there are things nobody would see if I didn’t photograph them.” – Diane Arbus

Nepali Village Life

Colorful portraits of people and life in a Nepali village.

Mother and son, Chitwan. The black makeup around the baby’s eyes is called kajal (or kohl) and it is thought to protect the eyes from the sun or to protect the child from the evil.

“I love the people I photograph. I mean, they’re my friends. I’ve never met most of them or I don’t know them at all, yet through my images I live with them.” – Bruce Gilden

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