Nature through Lens 2 - WCN : Youth Environment Program

On the occasion of the World Environment Day 2006 WCN organized a Photography Exhibition “Nature through Lens 2”. The Five day long exhibition(5-9 June 2006) was held at the Nepal Art Council, Babarmahal, Kathmandu. The exhibition featured over 130 photographs of 58 participants of WCN Annual Nature and Wildlife Photography Competition for Amateurs. Another important part of the exhibition was the poster exhibition of the students of Godawari, Lalitpur. 7 posters of fourteen students was also put up for display and was open for public voting with the theme of "Importance of Trees in our Surrounding".

Katherine E. Koch, Director, Regional Environment Office for South Asia, US Embassy, KTM, inaugurated the exhibition and awarded the winners. All participants were given certificates and gift vouchers from Photo Concern Pvt. Ltd.

Documentaries on Conservation Themes were also shown and a 2 Day Photography Basic Training for Beginners was also conducted during the five days of Nature Through Lens 2. About 2000 people visited the exhibition.

Om Prakash Yadav, a web designer got the first prize for his fabulous picture of a CRICKET. While Dinesh Shilpakar and Rajendra Dev Adhikari got 2nd and 3rd prizes respectively.

The rest of the TOP TEN photographers included:
Binod Rai
Denjola Bhutia
Gaurav Dhwaj Khadka
Gautam Dhimal
Gehendra Dhimal
Sanjay Lama
Vikash Pradhan

Cricket
Shown in the picture is a type of Cricket.

Photographer : Om Prakash Yadav

He is a Graphic Designer and a Web Developer at Himalayan Techies (Software Exports Pvt. Ltd). This picture got him the 1st Position in 2nd WCN Nature ad Wildlife Photography Competition

All top ten pictures were published into greeting crads. The proceeds from their sales will be logged back into conservation programs of YEP throughout the year. You can buy this greeting card by writing to us at mail@wcn.org.np

Other Participants
Abhijeet Shrestha
Amala Tuladhar
Amulya Bhattarai
Anil Maharjan
Anuj Chitrakar
Bharat Jung Pandey
Binod Shrestha
Brinda Dewan
Budhhi Ratna Dangol
Chiniya Bhujel
Dambar Krishna Shrestha
Dr. Ashish Shrestha
Dr. Jyotsna Rimal
Dr. Milan Maharjan
Gaurav Dhwaj Khadka
Gaurav Kumar Tuladhar
Lalina Shakya
Lishu Chand Rodriguez
Mingmar Sherpa
Moses Rai
Namrata Khadka
Panit Maharjan
Penjor Ngudup
Pranaya B. Thapa
Prashit Sthapit
Prateek Rajbhandari
Purushotam Budhathoki
Raju Acharya (Sharma)
Ram Lama
Rameshwor Maharjan
Ritesh Bhati
Ritu Gurung
Roopshree Thapa
Samik Kharel
Sandeep Chandra Shrestha
Sandesh Malla
Sanjay Lama
Santosh Acharya
Shova Khadka
Silvia Del Conte
Sirish BC
Sneha Shrestha
Sova Maharjan
Sudeep Manandhar
Suraj Dangol
Suraj Kumar Bhujel
Surendra Bhujel
Sushan Prajapati
Sushil Gajurel
Umesh Dhimal

Exhibition Sponsor
Photo Concern Pvt. Ltd
Exhibition Supporters
Safari Narayani Lodge
Park Village Resort
Godavari Village Resort
WAVE
ECS
Golchha Organisation
Nebico Pvt. Ltd

Card Sponsors
Bina Shrestha, Hasana Shakya, Mr. and Mrs. Sonam Wangchuk, Interface, Herbal Access, Texana Resources Company, Worldlink, Films and Ad films Pvt. Ltd, Insight Treks.