The village of Khokana occupies a large section of my photographic exploration of Nepal.  Let me explain how I first came to visit Khokana.  When I was in Nepal in 2016, early one morning my guide called to say we would have to change the itinerary for that day because of heavy rain overnight.  Would I consider going to small villages in the Kathmandu Valley?  Sure, why not?

I had no preconceived expectations about what I would find in Khokana, about an hour’s drive from Kathmandu.  A half day of wandering the streets there and photographing the people completely captured my photographer’s imagination.  I knew that I would return and indeed I returned four years in a row.