Photography

Living in the Margin

Living in the Margin is a photography project exploring the human psyche behind significant moments and undertakings. Loosely inspired by Pete Souza’s documentation of the Obama White House, the project seeks to capture what often goes unseen: the quiet, candid moments of vulnerability, anticipation, exhaustion, and reflection that surround major events.

Rather than focusing on the spectacle itself, the goal is to document the people behind it, preserving an authentic perspective on the human experience beyond the spotlight.

Entry 1

Nepal, with the UN

The UN Resident Coordinator’s first field trip: four days on the road through Koshi Province, in Nepal’s southeast.

Nepal, with the UN
Cars parked on a grass field beside low buildings at the edge of a forest, a wide view.
Two people shaking hands on a grassy track, a third beside them, trees behind.
A crowd gathered in a forest clearing, several wearing marigold garlands, one in a light-blue field vest.
Two women at a table in a dim room, a steel bowl between them, one holding a child.
Two women side by side among banana leaves, one wearing a white garland.
A group walking a path along a terraced green hillside under tall trees.
Three people standing in tall grass on a terraced slope, one pointing.
A man in a dark jacket and a Nepali cap standing among tall leaves, cloudy hills behind him.
A man's hands holding a notebook, in long grass.
A man in a grey jacket showing a jar to people gathered round him, one taking a photograph.
A woman photographing another woman seated on a porch among potted plants.
Two women and a man laughing together, mountains behind, a camera round his neck.
Two people among tall plants on a steep terraced hillside, seen from above.
Two men standing among crops, one in a white shirt with his arms crossed, hills behind.
People hurrying to a woman who has fallen among the bushes of a tea garden, from behind.
A man handing a sprig to a laughing woman in a tea garden, misty hills beyond.
Two people in a dark room by a window, one in silhouette.
People laughing around a table, hands picking through green leaves.