Rojan Shrestha — Photographer

Rojan Shrestha — Work

Bitter Sugar

In the midst of sweet sugarcane growing rigid and tall, the work ‘Bitter Sugar’ unveils the fragile lives of sugarcane farmers in the villages of Sarlahi district in the southern belt of Nepal.

Bitter sugar explores their relationship with their land, the burden of the debt, and the slowness of justice. Through the work, one sees that despite the callous disregard towards the hardships of the farmers and their families, they stand in resilience getting by each day working and being in togetherness.

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About Rojan Shrestha

Rojan Shrestha is a visual artist and photojournalist based in Kathmandu, Nepal, working across editorial, personal, and commissioned projects. Working primarily with the photographic image, his practice moves between documentary attention and more conceptual, staged work, across themes of memory, technology, identity, and space. Apart from his personal work, he has worked with Pahilo Post and Bizmandu, and contributes to NurPhoto, with work published by The Times UK, BBC, CNN, The Guardian, and The Wall Street Journal. As a photojournalist he covers politics, protest, social issues, and disaster in Nepal.

Photojournalist, based in Kathmandu, Nepal
Working across editorial, personal, and commissioned projects
Available for assignments & prints

Rojan Shrestha

Photographer

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