The Becoming explores the lives of adolescent construction workers as they help to re-shape and modernize the Nepalese capital. The boys’ rites of passage into adulthood mirror the rapid expansion of the city that surrounds them. The many stories from this series reflect upon the social construction of masculinity and further, symbolized by the man made structures, the construction of power. It is a dynamic layer that is essential for more balanced conversations on the topic of gender equity. What is the hierarchy of masculinity? How do adolescents fit within the social framework and how do their rites of passage into this system impact wider social structures? How does the wider social structure in turn shape these young men?