Photo Exhibition OrganisedMonday, April 2nd, 2018

Photojournalist Mr. Prasanna Bajracharya has won Photo Nepal, a photography contest with ‘winter’ theme, leaving behind 509 photos submitted by 230 photographers from across the country.  organized by Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) in association with Photo Journalists (PJ) Club.

With the win, Mr. Bajracharya has been awarded an all expense paid trip to Shuklaphanta and a cash prize of Rs 5,000. Mr. Bajracharya’s winning photo was taken during Madhav Narayan Festival in January, where a father is seen stopping his son from rushing out to freezing cold water.

Mr. Bikram Magar’s photo was awarded the second prize and Mr. Pramin Manandhar’s photo was awarded the third prize in the contest. The NTB has awarded a tour package to Lumbini along with a cash prize of Rs 5,000 to the first runner-up. Likewise, the second runner-up has received a tour package to Chitwan and a cash prize of Rs 5,000. 

Top 50 photos of the contest were put on display on the premises of NTB. The photo exhibition will continue for a week. The photos portrayed different aspects of the winter season in Nepal.

NTB in association with PJ Club has been organizing the Photo Nepal contest since 2016 with the aim of promoting tourism. (News source: The Republica)

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