Dolakha • Kathmandu • Nepal

Hi, I’m Shankar Thami

Photographer • Motovlogger • Documentary Filmmaker • Conservation Volunteer from Dolakha, Nepal.

The Story

My name is Shankar Thami, born and raised in Dolakha — a mountain district in the Janakpur Province of Nepal, nestled below the peaks of the Gaurishankar range. Nepal has always been my lens, and I’ve spent the last several years trying to show the world what I see: its raw beauty, its remote villages, its ancient temples, and the faces of the people who call these mountains home.

Photography started simply — a phone, then a digital compact, then finally a Canon DSLR that I’ve carried across ridgelines, through monsoon forests, and into the heart of Kathmandu’s streets. nepShoot is the home for all of it.

Photography

I shoot across a range of subjects that reflect Nepal’s extraordinary diversity:

  • Street Photographs — the life, colour, and chaos of Kathmandu and the bazaars of the hills
  • Long-Exposures — rivers at dusk, star trails above the Himalayas, silky waterfalls in monsoon
  • Macro & Closeup — the hidden details of flora, insects, and temple carvings
  • Portraits — faces from the mountains, farmers, monks, and festival-goers
  • Wildlife & Nature — birds and wildlife of the Gaurishankar Conservation Area and beyond
  • Travel & Trekking — documenting off-the-beaten-path destinations across Nepal

Motovlog & Documentary

Beyond the still image, I document Nepal on two wheels. My motovlog series on YouTube takes viewers through remote Himalayan roads, high-altitude passes, and rural villages that rarely appear in mainstream travel content. From the winding cliffs above the Tamakoshi River to the high meadows of Rolwaling, every ride is a documentary in itself.

I believe that video and photography together can tell the fullest story of a place — and Nepal has more stories than most places on Earth.


Watch on YouTube →

Conservation Work — GCAP & NTNC

Photography and conservation are inseparable for me. I volunteer with the Gaurishankar Conservation Area Project (GCAP), run by the National Trust for Nature Conservation (NTNC) — Nepal’s leading conservation body. This work has taken me deep into the buffer zones and community forests of the Dolakha highlands, documenting wildlife, supporting awareness programmes, and capturing imagery that tells the story of Nepal’s biodiversity.

If you are a researcher, journalist, or NGO working in conservation and need images or documentary support from this region, feel free to reach out.

Connect