Photojournalism - Professional

Mansuda Hill Pyongyang

Nayan Sthankiya
Canada

Nominee

"Mansuda Hill Pyongyang"
On the anniversary of Kim Il-sungs birthday, North Koreans come to Mansuda Hill to pay their respects in Pyongyang, North Korea.

Biography: Nayan Sthankiya is an East Indian visual journalist raised in Canada with a decade of experience in photography, video and multimedia, based primarily in Asia and North America covering breaking news, politics, cultural and environmental stories on assignment as well as self generated editorials. Born in Uganda, Africa to East Indian parents, forced to flee during a brutal military dictatorship learning first hand at a very young age the importance of media, the image and it's role as a witness, its ability to foster dialogue and in that dialogue effect positive change. He studied...

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