Nepal Photo Project: fotografi uniti per il Nepal su Instagram

Dopo il terremoto che ha stravolto il Nepal, un gruppo di fotografi danno vita a un progetto fotografico per aiutare il Paese

Una foto del terremoto in Nepal

«I monumenti più famosi di Kathmandu esistono solo nelle foto» ha detto Sumit Dayal, fotografo, al Time. Gli impatti del terremoto in Nepal sono ancora difficili da calcolare e far comprendere all’esterno. Secondo Dayal, le immagini che circolavano la scorsa settimana non contenevano abbastanza informazioni: erano spettacolari in qualche caso, ma non in grado di far capire in modo sincero e umano quanto fosse successo. E’ stato allora che i fotografi sono ricorsi ad Instagram.

#NEPALPHOTOPROJECT – Poco dopo il terremoto del 26 aprile, Dayal e altri nove fotografi professionisti del calibro di Nayantara Gurung Kakshapati, Bhushan Shilpakar, Saagar Chhetri, Kishor Sharma e Shikhar Bhattarai hanno fondato un nuovo account su Instagram chiamato Nepal Photo Project, che diffonde gratuitamente i loro scatti sul terremoto. Lo scopo è rendere disponibili foto di qualità e più informazioni possibili. L’account si occupa anche di selezionare e pubblicare fotografie di altri autori. L’importante è che siano pubblicate con l’hashtag #nepalphotoproject, e che veicolino qualcosa di rilevante, come i danni del terremoto, ma anche richieste di fondi e ricerche dei propri cari dispersi. E, se l’account di Instagram conta già 30mila seguaci ed è diventato l’epicentro emotivo della campagna, i fotografi hanno anche creato un account Facebook, che utilizzano per pubblicare bandi per volontari o ricerche di dispersi.

OGGI NUOVA SCOSSA – Oggi, di mattina in Italia, una nuova scossa di magnitudo 7,4 ha colpito il Nepal, rispedendo le persone sulle strade per paura di crolli di edifici. Al momento in cui scriviamo sembrano esserci state altre cinque vittime rispetto alle 8.000 circa della settimana scorsa. La scossa è stata avvertita anche nell’India settentrionale e a Nuova Delhi.

"The monastery was over 200 years old, it has survived the last quake!" – Gyalpo Shangpo ( a local resident who lost his three story house adjacent to the monastery) . District: Sindupalchowk, Country: Nepal, 4th May 2015: A lama conducts a Buddhist prayer meeting praying for peace and ressurecton from this quake at their broken monastry in Baruwa. The higher the villages the more the destruction and losses. The toll of the 7.8 Richter scale eathquake has offically crossed 7000. Photo by @prashanthvishwanathan #‎onassignment #‎nepalquake #‎nepalphotoproject @careorg

A photo posted by NepalPhotoProject (@nepalphotoproject) on May 11, 2015 at 6:57am PDT

Nepalese woman looks for her belongings at the debris of her destroyed house after deadly earthquake in #sankhu on the outskirts of the Nepalese capital #Kathmandu. Photo by @choudharyravi #Nepal #nepalearthquake #nepalphotoproject

A photo posted by NepalPhotoProject (@nepalphotoproject) on May 11, 2015 at 8:40am PDT

A child sits in a chair amidst other things kept outside the house for the fear of quake aftershocks in #Bhaktapur. Photo by @choudharyravi #Nepal #nepalearthquake #nepalphotoproject

A photo posted by NepalPhotoProject (@nepalphotoproject) on May 10, 2015 at 5:10am PDT

A woman walks past a collapsed temple at Darbar Square in Bakhtarpur, Nepal. The death toll due to the #earthquake has reached 7,885 so far while the number of injured has shot up to 16,390, according to the officials. Photo by @burhaan_kinu #nepalearthquake #NepalQuake #nepalphotoproject #nepal

A photo posted by NepalPhotoProject (@nepalphotoproject) on May 8, 2015 at 10:19am PDT

Kilay lightens up the mood with his antics as he shows Pemba Thamba how to walk with crutches. Pemba, had his leg amputated five days ago after it was crushed under rubble during the big quake Men in Orange jump suits inside bright white tents with colorful dragons and traditional designs are operating a medical camp in Bidur, a municipal within Nuwakot. This is Bhutan's relief team led by its royal physician. A sixty two member team of medical professionals and operating staff are currently running Bhutan's first-ever international relief effort that is set up specifically to handle trauma cases. Photo by @sumitdayal #nepalphotoproject #nepalearthquake #nuwakot #nepal #bhutan

A photo posted by NepalPhotoProject (@nepalphotoproject) on May 6, 2015 at 10:16pm PDT

A Nepali Army soldier walks through a damaged building in Balaju, Kathmandu. Photo by @arunkthakur #nepalphotoproject #nepalearthquake #nepal

A photo posted by NepalPhotoProject (@nepalphotoproject) on May 5, 2015 at 3:40am PDT

// a friend wrote to me recently to ask if the situation is as bad as the pictures make it look. \ accepting and handling the complete devastation of their world is only the first part of the battle. it's the aftermath that worries // i'm currently editing a story where our team arrived at a village close to the epicentre four days before the first truck carrying food and medicine could make it \ they might have survived the quake, but what happens from here on? Photo by @ihbarus #nepalphotoproject #nepalearthquake #nepal

A photo posted by NepalPhotoProject (@nepalphotoproject) on May 3, 2015 at 4:59am PDT

"Laughter is the best medicine" is a phrase, that from what best I can tell, comes from pages of the Bible. The beauty of laughter however is that it overpowers religion, language and class. The Dream Doctors – a group of red-nosed wearing Israeli clowns founded in 2001 – have been travelling around the Kathmandu valley – from field hospitals, to orphanages and to tented camps – cheering up children (and adults!) since the devastating earthquake here that has shattered the country and its people. Balloons of every shape and form, ridiculous skits, goofy shoes and lots and lots of laughter…. Rattling your ribcage laughter. They’re helping heal the wounds you can’t see. Photo by @samreinders #nepal #nepalearthquake #nepalphotoproject #kathmandu #journal #inspiration #laughter #laughteristhebestmedicine #funny

A photo posted by NepalPhotoProject (@nepalphotoproject) on May 12, 2015 at 12:26am PDT

Durgadevi Shreshta draws water from the well in the courtyard of her house in Sankhu, Nepal. The Shreshtas were all out working on their field when the earthquake struck and were surprised to see that the well had survived while the rest of their three storey home didn't. Photo by @riteshuttamchandani #nepalphotoproject #nepalearthquake #nepal #sankhu

A photo posted by NepalPhotoProject (@nepalphotoproject) on May 2, 2015 at 7:57am PDT

An injured girl gets treated in the hospital after an earthquake devastated #Kathmandu and nearby areas on Saturday with 7.8 magnitude, killing thousands. It also moved the city 10 feet south, according to experts. Photo by @choudharyravi #nepalphotoproject #nepalearthquake #nepal

A photo posted by NepalPhotoProject (@nepalphotoproject) on May 5, 2015 at 4:16am PDT

It's been exactly a week since since the 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck Nepal. Madhu Ram walks through the rubble in Yugdol, in what was till last Saturday, a sleepy old red-brick town of Sankhu. Historically an important stop on the old trade route from Kathmandu to Lhasa. Photo by @sumitdayal #nepalphotoproject #nepalearthquake #nepal #sankhu

A photo posted by NepalPhotoProject (@nepalphotoproject) on May 1, 2015 at 2:15am PDT

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