Living in the Ruins

• Prize
• Photographer
  Didier Mayhew, France

In May 2012, the Thapathali slum in Kathmandu was totally destroyed by the Nepalese Government, leaving hundreds of children and adults in despair on the banks of the Bagmati River. In one day, five bulldozers, sent by the Department of Urban Development, tore down over 250 houses, including a nursery school. The settlement was inhabited by over 1,200 people called the "Sukumbasi", the landless of Nepal. Most of them sought no compensation and had no choice other than to stay in the same area, living under tarpaulins delivered by an NGO. One year later, the situation of most of the families remains unchanged and other slums in Kathmandu are threatened with destruction.

• Awards
  PX3 - Prix de la photographie Paris 2014 2nd prize. Portraiture Family 3rd prize. Portraiture Culture 3rd prize. Portraiture Culture 3rd prize. Portraiture Children 3rd prize. Portraiture Children 3rd prize. Portraiture Family 3rd prize. Portraiture Other Les Photographies de l'Année 2014 2nd place. Humanist Category PX3 - Prix de la photographie Paris 2013 People's Choice 1st prize. Feature Story Category 1st prize. General News Category 1st prize. Children Category 3rd prize. Portraiture Category 3rd prize. Feature Story Category Les Photographies de l'Année 2013 2nd place. Humanist Category 3rd place. Portrait Category IPA - International Photography Awards 2013 3rd place. Country Pick