Stephen Swofford

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After Shock

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Location: Denver

Nationality: American

Biography: Stephen is a photojournalist based in Denver, Colorado. He has worked in Hong Kong, Moscow, and Nepal.

APRIL 29, 2015- KATHMANDU- A mo... her child at Pashupati temple.

APRIL 29, 2015- KATHMANDU- A mother cries as she watches the cremation of her child at Pashupati temple.

APRIL 21- KATHMANDU- A man, who...gold teeth at Pashupati temple.

APRIL 21- KATHMANDU- A man, who wished to remain nameless, sifts through ashes between cremations in search of coins and gold teeth at Pashupati temple.

MAY 21, 2015- KUNDE, NEPAL- Nu...arp to protect his belongings.

MAY 21, 2015- KUNDE, NEPAL- Nurup lost his house in Pheriche and his family home in Kunde, leaving him homeless. He uses his only tarp to protect his belongings.

MAY 20, 2015- KUNDE, N...e is his only source of income.

MAY 20, 2015- KUNDE, NEPAL- Lhakpa gives a weary look as he works to rebuild his home for the fourth time. His home has been demolished by strong winds, earthquakes, and rock falls, but he continues to rebuild as the tea house is his only source of income.

MAY 19, 2015- KUNDE, NEPAL- Lha...ody would take care of her yak.

MAY 19, 2015- KUNDE, NEPAL- Lhakputi lost her husband to stomach cancer, her son to an avalanche on Everest, and her house to the earthquake on april 25th. She said she's considered suicide, but nobody would take care of her yak.

MAY 09, 2015- NAMCHE, NEPAL- A ...ks away from a demolished home.

MAY 09, 2015- NAMCHE, NEPAL- A construction worker carries a load of rocks away from a demolished home.

May 9, 2015- THAME, NEPAL- The ...arthquake in Nepal on April 25.

May 9, 2015- THAME, NEPAL- The head Lama from Thame Gompa performs a funeral puja for Phuri Sherpa, who died after two weeks in a coma after the earthquake in Nepal on April 25.

MAY 1, 2015- KATHMANDU- Rajan G...ing the earthquake on April 25.

MAY 1, 2015- KATHMANDU- Rajan Giri traveled for over a day looking for a hospital able to treat his injuries after a staircase fell on him during the earthquake on April 25.

MAY 10, 2015- THAME, NEPAL- Mon...e and the surrounding villages.

MAY 10, 2015- THAME, NEPAL- Monks from the Kopan Monastery fill bags with Daal to prepare for donations to the locals in Thame and the surrounding villages.

MAY 09, 2015- THAME, NEPAL- A g...od to the village for donation.

MAY 09, 2015- THAME, NEPAL- A group of kids watch an approaching helicopter, which delivered food to the village for donation.

MAY 13, 2015- NAMCHE, NEPAL- A ...lapses and further aftershocks.

MAY 13, 2015- NAMCHE, NEPAL- A group of women chat over tea in one of the many tents set up above the town of Namche in Khumbu region, Nepal, near Everest. The aftershock on May 12, nearly as strong as the original earthquake, had the entire town fearful of building collapses and further aftershocks.

MAY 09, 2015- THAME, NEPAL- Wor...ril's earthquake.

MAY 09, 2015- THAME, NEPAL- Workers demolish the second story of a home in Thame.The small town lost almost 90% of their homes in April's earthquake.

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After Shock

Updated Sep 2015

Location Kathmandu, Nepal

Topics Children, disaster, Documentary, Dying/Death, earthquake, everest, Family, Hinduism, Loss, Motherhood, nepal, Photography, Photojournalism

Images from the days and weeks following the worst earthquake to hit Nepal in 80 years.

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