26-year-old Nikita Shrestha Shakya is a professional newborn and wildlife photographer pursuing a Master’s Degree in Psychology. For her, photography was the best way of conveying her love towards little children, puppies and the beauty of nature.

Shakya says, “I always loved capturing the innocent character in children, especially their expressions, those are always priceless.” “During my high school days, I anxiously looked forward to assignments from our photojournalism classes”, adding further.

She always dreamt of how wonderful it would be to become a professional photographer. Then she joined photography communities on Facebook and got a chance to meet many photo enthusiasts.

In 2014, Shakya happened to land in a group called “Photowalk Nepal”, where she got the opportunity to learn more about photography and enrolled in professional photography training and workshops. “I am still an active member of this group”, she adds.

The same year, one of her friends introduced her to a client, and she got her first paid photography assignment. She was thrilled as this was her first step towards fulfilling her dream.