From Kathmandu, Nepal; currently based in Chapel Hill, N.C.

Attending the University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill. Major: Media and Journalism. Expected graduation: May 2026.

Pursuing solutions-focused environmental journalism.

Work and projects featured on PBS NewsHour, National Geographic, the Washington Post.

Awards:

• White House News Photographers Association, Student Video Photographer of the Year, 2025

• White House News Photographers Association, Student Longform Feature (Team), First Place, 2025

• College Photographer of the Year, Award of Excellence, 2024

• Carter-Tinson Gallery Recognition, 2023

• Morehead-Cain Scholarship, 2021

• Davis United World College Scholarship, 2019