Faces of Nepal: People I Can't Forget by Liezl Shnookal

Large crowd of Nepali people inside a Durbar Square temple — Faces of Nepal travel photojournal, Bush Telegraph XPress.

In April 2014 I visited Nepal; in April 2015 a terrible earthquake struck.

Women spinning wool — scene from Faces of Nepal travel photojournal by Liezl Shnookal, Bush Telegraph XPress.

The faces of the people I met and photographed bring this tragedy to life.

Two young Nepali friends — portrait from Faces of Nepal travel photojournal by Liezl Shnookal, Bush Telegraph XPress.

Did these two young girls survive?

Elderly Nepali woman smiling — portrait from Faces of Nepal travel photojournal by Liezl Shnookal, Bush Telegraph XPress.

Did she?

Smiling Nepali mother and daughter — portrait from Faces of Nepal travel photojournal by Liezl Shnookal, Bush Telegraph XPress.

And this mother and daughter?

An unusual Nepali man — portrait from Faces of Nepal travel photojournal by Liezl Shnookal, Bush Telegraph XPress.

And what about him?

Two little Nepali sisters — portrait from Faces of Nepal travel photojournal by Liezl Shnookal, Bush Telegraph XPress.

Were these sisters okay?

A Nepali man — portrait from Faces of Nepal travel photojournal by Liezl Shnookal, Bush Telegraph XPress.

Did this man lose his home?

A teenage Nepali girl holding a young child— portrait from Faces of Nepal travel photojournal by Liezl Shnookal, Bush Telegraph XPress.

Did they?

A little Nepali child in the Himalayas — portrait from Faces of Nepal travel photojournal by Liezl Shnookal, Bush Telegraph XPress.

I hope each and every one of them made it through okay.