Namaste,
I am Pankaj (pronounced Punk-udge) or PK (as decided by my American / international friends and anyone else who finds it difficult to pronounce the name).
I lived the first 18 years of my life in the heart of Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal, a geographical marvel sandwiched between the two most populated countries in the world, China and India. After finishing high school, I decided to pursue higher education in the United States of America, a land I had always dreamed about coming to, a dream that turned into reality in fall of 2008. I have been here ever since, my years divided between parts of the Dirty South, the midwest and the east coast.
My love for story-telling was instilled in me from early childhood days I vaguely remember, when my grandmother would let me lie down on her crisscrossed lap as she told me stories of the rich and the poor, the weak and the valiant, of justice, morality, karma, worldly adventures and gallant explorations.
I started understanding the world around me and expressing myself through words initially, before an accidental art prerequisite in my freshman year landed me in a film photography class. Since then, it has been the longest affair I've had - me and my camera - and it's the "till' death do us part" sort of amusement.
I started out as a "Sherpa," as my first photojournalism mentor liked to call me when I carried the gears and lighting equipments for shoots, and eventually made my way into the front pages of the first daily newspaper in Southwest Louisiana. The pursuit of stories has taken me to the swamps of Louisiana and Rocky Mountains of Colorado, the winding highways of Dallas, the eastern coastal shores of Boston and currently, I
I currently work as a photographer for Boston University's Creative Services department and my work is regularly featured on BU Today. I have also reported, shot and edited for the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, Boston University News Service, the Chronicle-News, theComment (BU graduate student magazine), and the American Press.
My works have been featured on the Stand Global, Slant News, and on nationally critiqued shows and picked by news wires such as CNN.
Connect with me at:
EMAIL: thepankajkhadka@gmail.com