Despite societal shifts, shamanism endures in Nepalese communities. My interest in documenting modern shamanic rituals aims to preserve cultural heritage. Through photography, I safeguard spiritual richness endangered by societal changes. These images serve as visual education, challenging stereotypes and fostering cultural appreciation. By exploring the duality of ancient practices and the present, I contribute to a valuable historical record, celebrating enduring diversity in culture and spirituality.
Carlota Leitão Portuguese photographer. What most inspires her is documentary photography, the opportunity to create photos that speak, photos that tell stories. It's not in capturing the perfect image, in the most aesthetic or shocking fraction of a second that she puts her photographer's attention, but in the story it contains, in the human effort that is being made to achieve something that feels important in a given context.
