Pictures from Nepal

Some rural Nepalis playing cricket on market day in their village.











Terraced rice paddies in the Himalayan foothills.











A Maoist checkpoint along the Annapurna Circuit trail. They're asking for "voluntary donations". Wouldn't that be called a tax? "No,no. No tax. Donation." Smile, wink, sneer.








Beans drying in the sun along the trail.