The April 2015 Nepal Earthquake
The held gazes are forever etched in my memory. The deeply felt gratitude they expressed for those who came from elsewhere to help is on repeat in my mind. The unshakable faith they emitted in the most dire of situations is unforgettable.
This is part of an ongoing personal project exploring light in darkness, faith, and community. My heart goes out to all the victims of this devastation, and those still struggling and displaced in its aftermath.
Namaste, Nepal.
Photos by Mallory Olenius
In Kathmandu, a young girl looks up in one of the 'tent cities' built in place of lost homes following the devastating earthquake. Photo by Mallory Olenius
Gongabu bus park in Kathmandu, Nepal. (Photo by Mallory Olenius)
A man crouches next to a pile of rubble in a downpour in Bhaktapur Durbar Square in Kathmandu, Nepal, April 28, 2015. (Photo by Mallory Olenius)
Women raise join their palms in 'namaste' at Bhaktapur Durbar Square in Kathmandu, Nepal, April 28, 2015. (Photo by Mallory Olenius)
Tent village.
A woman sits in a hospital room in the overflowing Teaching Hospital in Kathmanda, Nepal on April 28, 2015. Her husband was admitted for a stroke twenty days prior the devastating earthquake. (Photo by Mallory Olenius)
Teaching Hospital Kathmandu Nepal (Photo by Mallory Olenius)
Teaching Hospital Kathmandu, Nepal. (Photo by Mallory Olenius)
Teaching Hospital Kathmandu, Nepal. (Photo by Mallory Olenius)
Teaching Hospital Kathmandu, Nepal. (Photo by Mallory Olenius)
Bir Hospital Kathmandu, Nepal. (Photo by Mallory Olenius)
A woman working at Teaching Hospital, overflowing with earthquake victims, wipes away tears in Kathmandu, Nepal. (Photo by Mallory Olenius)
Charging station
Kathmandu, Nepal. (Photo by Mallory Olenius)
Buildings converged
Kathmandu, Nepal. (Photo by Mallory Olenius)
New Bus Park, Kathmandu, Nepal. (Photo by Mallory Olenius)
Nepal Police take turns digging through floors of rubble to remove the perished in New Bus Park, Kathmandu, Nepal, April 29, 2015. (Photo by Mallory Olenius)
Nepal Police take turns digging through rubble to remove a dead body in New Bus Park in Kathmandu, Nepal, April 29, 2015. (Photo by Mallory Olenius)
