March 25, 2012
Enroute to Lumbini
Collecting fallen bodhi tree leaves
Burmese monastery
Lake near Royal Thai Monastery
Chinese monastery
Mother Temple of the Graduated Path of Enlightenment, "Sri Sri Sri Bodhipathkram Matri Bihar"
Bishnu Shanti Stupa
Thomas L. Kelly first came to Nepal in 1978 as a USA Peace Corps Volunteer, and has since worked as a photo-activist, documenting the struggles of marginalized people and disappearing cultural traditions all over the world. Funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation he has been recording the lives of sex workers and the traditions of prostitution across South Asia. Thomas has worked extensively for UNICEF, UNDP-Nepal, GIZ, Save the Children Fund (USA), Aga Khan Foundation, DFID, U.K. , Institute of Child Health (ICH), U.K., on the subject of child prostitution, trafficking, Safer Motherhood/Saving Newborn Lives, Conflict and Resolution, and numerous other subjects. His editorial work has appeared in publications worldwide, including, the New York Times, Time, Newsweek, National Geographic, and The Observer, U.K., From 1990-1991 he was the Corporate photographer for The Body Shop Int., UK specializing in documenting the Press Campaigns of the Company. He currently represents Gamma Press, France in Nepal.
To view more of his work visit www.thomaslkellyphotos.com
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