Inspiration to Travel to Nepal NOW – in pictures

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A picture, it is said, is worth a thousand words. Hence, not much needs to be said here except the story behind. The Great Himalaya Trails Project brought in International and National Instagram influencers to Nepal post-quake. They went around Upper Mustang, Chitwan, Pokhara and Kathmandu, shooting, adding filters, hashtags and choice words and posting online as they went and influencing their combined online reach of about 6.85 million users.

Their journey is relevant and an inspiration in itself, and is presented here in the form of a photostory.

The Instagrammers

Liz Eswein

@newyorkcity | 1.2 m followers

New York based Liz Eswein is one of the world’s most successful instagrammers. When she’s not helping companies use the photo editing app to promote their brands she populates her own feed with atmospheric images of life in the Big Apple. In the coming week we look forward to seeing snow-capped mountains replacing iconic skyscrapers when New York City goes Nepal.

Shikhar Bhattarai

@shikharbhattarai | 21k followers

Besides capturing the beauty of Nepal in his stunning travel photography, Kathmandu based photographer Shikhar has been working tirelessly on documenting post-earthquake scenes to contextualize the true impact of the disaster and raising awareness for recovery efforts. Shikhar is a recurring contributor to Nepal Photo Project, a group that crowdsources reliable images and information from photographers on the ground and shares them through social media channels.

@jordanherschel | 335k followers

Jordan is a traveler and adventure photographer from Tahoe, US, who captures drop-dead-gorgeous shots from the great North American outdoors. We can’t wait to see what he does with the Himalayas!

Tyler Metcalfe

@natgeotravel / @tylermetcalfe | 4.7m / 18k followers

A photographer and photography producer for National Geographic Travel, Tyler spends his time traveling the world on assignment, and Instagramming about it of course.

@hirozzzz | 460k followers

Hiro is a professional photographer from Tokyo, Japan, but the whole world is his subject of choice. From Tokyo to Paris and beyond, he documents his travels across the world through the Instagram lens.

Mohan Duwal

@mohgraphy | 2m website views

Mohan grew up in Kathmandu and is a web-developer and designer by profession. His passion, however, is in photography. As often as he can he’ll grab his camera and head out to the mountains to capture tall peaks, stretching valleys, stunning portraits and Nepali village life.