User:Tina Amanda Stacey/Gorakh Bista (Photographer)

'''Gorakh Bista (Photographer) Gorakh Bista (insert nepali script name) is a professional photographer. Born 1983 in Shreenagar, Humla a remote part of Mid-western region of Nepal. He graduated from Tribhuvan University with B.Ed in English and Social Justice 2010. Committed towards his photographic subject matter he continues research with further studies in Anthropology (MA Tribhuvan University: Dissertation in Polyandry). He is currently freelance Director of Agora Creation Ltd and the official photographer for Air Asia and Sherpa Outdoor.

He has a wide scope of adventure travel photography specializing in Himalayan landscapes and culture. His images have been published in Guinness Book of Records, Reuters, and many Nepali newspaper and magazines including Nepal Weekly, Kantipur, Nepali Times weekly, the Himalayan Times Daily and Republica Daily. Photographs are displayed in Nepal President’s Official Residence.

Award winning official photographer for the Government of Nepal, Cabinet Meeting at Kala Patthar Base Camp of Mt Everest (September 4, 2009). He has a wide client base across Private, Development and Government sectors including: UNICEF, WFP, WWF, ICIMOD, Nepal Tourism Board (NTB), Air Asia, Sherpa Outdoor, Everest Skydiving, (insert more) His documentaries include: Trophy Hunting: story of international hunters tackling the Himalayan landscape in search of Blue Sheep, The Blacksmith: historical documentary of the metal working trade in the development of growth of early Nepal. Lilumati’s Diary a portrait of a female child in Karnali: highlighting the education system in Nepal. End child Marriage, The Gateway: Simikot to Holy Kailash, Rights over the life, The Fossils of Strikes, Followed by Snow.

Engaged in both professional networks and civil society he is a member of Nepal Press Council, Coaching and Workshop facilitation for Satya media and Art Collectives, Secretary for Integrated Community Development and Research Center, Nepal and Secretary of Karnali Tourism Development Forum Nepal (KTDF Nepal).