Her first tattoo was a secret. Her latest won an award

Sumina Shrestha, founder of Suminu Tattoo Studio, tattoos people from all over the world. But the beginning of her career was far from easy.

When asked about her first tattoo, Sumina Shrestha laughs. “You can’t see it anymore, it’s covered up,” she says. Shrestha is one of just a few female tattoo artists in Nepal and runs her own studio in Thamel.