In the early 1980s when Nepal was still roadless and undiscovered, Kevin Bubriski (below) went off the beaten trek to record the lives of people in Nepal's remotest regions.

Twenty years later, Kevin is exhibiting his stunning black and white images at the Indigo Gallery and what immediately strikes viewers is that the more things change the more they remain the same. Boys framed by modular concrete pillars in a Patan bahal, pigeons taking flight in the morning fog at Mangal Bajar, Gurung school boys in Barpak who must now be in their 30s.

"I realise that Nepal will always be a part of me and the photographs I take," says Bubriski who spent two years as a Peace Corps volunteer in the Karnali. Bubriski's photographs reflect the traditional aspects of Nepali life with his use of black, white and shadows. Why this preference for black and white? "I like the expressive quality of black and white which allow the viewer to concentrate on the design and structure of the image. Each print is a handmade object." Indeed, the black and white images of Nepal from the past 30 years reflect the strong enduring integrity of the Nepali people and our cultures.

Asked about his favourite print at the Indigo, Bubriski points without hesitation at the one of monks at Tsurphu Monastery in Tibet carrying food offerings.

Bubriski has won accolades for his photographs including the recent 2004 Hasselblad Masters Award. His books Portrait of Nepal (1993) Power Places of Kathmandu Valley (1995) and Pilgrimage: Looking at Ground Zero (2002) reveal a photographer with a keen eye for social responsibility. Here is someone who uses the images he creates as a bridge between people.