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akeli

“akeli” mean alone, solo in nepali. “akeli” is one of people that i photographed on my series “portrait from Kathmandu”. i named her akeli simply because i always found her sitting alone at the same spot, never saw her with any company, never saw her talk or smile. and the picture is about a poor and not privileged woman who struggle on the street to survive,

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 03.2017
Date Uploaded: 08.2018
Photo Location: kathmandu, Nepal
Copyright: © binoj shrestha