Kathmandu Uprising

On February 1st, 2005 Nepal’s King Gyanendra dissolved parliament and assumed direct rule of the nation in a military-backed coup, claiming that it was necessary to end a bloody Maoist insurgency. Over the next 14 months, Nepal’s political parties attempted to wrest power back from the monarch in a series of unsuccessful protests. During the month of April, 2006, hundreds of thousands of Nepalis took to the streets and brought the country to a complete standstill. More than 20 civilians were killed in clashes with government security forces before the king conceded. On the 28th of April, Nepal’s House of Representatives reconvened, meeting for the fist time in four years.

About

Photojournalist Brian Sokol, born 1975, has been documenting life in Asia for more than a decade. A fluent Nepali speaker, he has covered a diverse range of stories, from armed conflict in the Himalayas to the economics of global migration.

Recent commissions include assignments for The New York Times, UNICEF, Stern, Der Spiegel, The Chicago Tribune, The Sydney Morning Herald, AFP, Bloomberg, People, l’Espresso, Outside, Getty Images, and Travel and Leisure. His work has also been published in TIME, Le Monde, Courrier International, The Washington Post, National Geographic Adventure, and the National Geographic Society’s book “Himalaya.”

He has received awards from Days Japan and Smithsonian magazines and his photography has been exhibited in the USA, Japan, Korea and Nepal. National Geographic Magazine awarded him the 2007 Eddie Adams Grant. The prize is given annually to one outstanding young photographer in his or her first 3 years of professional experience.

In 2008 Brian was named one of PDN’s 30 Emerging Photographers to Watch and is available for assignment.

Brian Sokol's current location:
Kathmandu , Nepal

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Kathmandu Uprising

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