I am a freelance photojournalist based in Kolkata, India. I have started my career in 1996 as an advertising photographer and have had worked with reputed advertising agencies, fashion designers, graphic designers, NGOs and corporates

However, since beginning, I was more interested in street photography; which later brought me to photojournalism. I have started my career in photojournalism as a freelance in The Times of India. I have also worked as the chief photographer and assignment director for EyePress photo agency based in Hong Kong. After that I was represented by SIPA PRESS. Presently I work as a freelance photojournalist for newspapers, magazines, NGOs and corporates. I also teach photojournalism to new aspirants. 
 

MAJOR AWARDS AND FELLOWSHIPS

1.Media fellowship from National Foundation for India (2003 – 2004) in photojournalism section.

2.New American Media award (2009) in photojournalism
 

SOME OF THE PUBLICATIONS WHERE MY WORK GOT PUBLISHED ARE

Newsweek, Geographical(UK), BBC, Al Jazeera, The Sunday Times (UK), The Sunday Telegraph (UK), The New Statesman (UK), Traveler (UK), The New Internationalist (UK), Grazia (international), Le Figaro (France), Le Monde (France), Liberation (France), Stern (Germany), Focus (Germany), Der Spiegel (Germany), De Volkskrant (The Neitherlands), National (UAE), Intelligence Living (Italy), Gente (Italy), Forbes, Marie Claire, Chatelaine (Canada), Audrey (USA), Emphasis Media (Hong Kong), Earth Geographic (Hong Kong), Rhythms Monthly (Taiwan), National Geographic, Femina, The Times of India, India Today, The week, Filmfare etc.

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