Kathmandu, April 9 -- Photojournalist Narendra Shrestha has been awarded with the World Press Photo-026. Shrestha received the recognition in the single-image category for the West, Central, and South Asia region, marking a rare feat for a Nepali photographer in the prestigious visual storytelling competition.

His winning entry captures a haunting moment from the Gen Z movement last September, depicting the Singha Durbar-Nepal's administrative headquarters-engulfed in flames. The image was selected from 57,376 entries submitted by 3,747 photographers across 141 countries.

For Shrestha, whose career began at Kantipur Publications, the award reflects years of work in the field. "Back in 2000, a dozen of us would mail our entries via post,...