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Representation:

Work Experience:

  • Teaching Assistant to Gary Knight (VII Photo agency) and Philip Blenkinsop (Noor Images), VII master class – Rajasthan, India , February 2009
  • Freelance photographer at The Globe and Mail – Toronto, 2008 to the present
  • Teaching Assistant to Photographer Antonin Kratochvil, VII master class – New York City,September, 2007
  • Publications / Clients: The New York Times, The Globe And Mail, Report On Business Magazine, Medecins Sans Frontiers (Doctors Without Borders), Maclean’s,  ELLE - Germany, Helisingin Sanomat, The National – Abu Dhabi, The Namarupa Magazine, Hotdocs Documentary film festival, Jivamukti Yoga and others.

Solo Exhibitions:

  • 2008, May - After Hours, Contact Photo Festival, Toronto, Ontario
  • 2008, May- Mandapam Camp, Contact Photo Festival, Toronto, Ontario
  • 2006, September -  Fallen Feather, Mississauga Arts Festival, Mississauga, Ontario
  • 2006, May - Symbols and Celebrations, Contact photo festival, Toronto, Ontario
  • 2006, May - Mother, Father, Teacher and God, Contact photo festival, Toronto, Ontario

Group Exhibitions:

  • 2007 - Because Every Thing is Political, Group Exhibit by Global Aware, Ontario
  • 2005 - Ryerson Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
  • 2005 - Life of Water (travelingexhibit and a book), Photosensitive Toronto, ON

Awards

  • Honorable mention for the works Financial crisis and Holloywood Street by International Photography Awards (Lucie Awards), USA
  • Nominated as Photo journalist of the Year 2009 by News Photographers Association, Canada
  • Honorable mention, Photo Essay category by PX3, France

Collections

  • Various private collections in North America, Europe and India.

Education:            

  • 2006 – Workshop with Eugene Richards at Center for Photography in Woodstock, New York, USA>
  • 2006 – Workshop with Antonin Kratochvil at Maine Photography workshop,Rockport, Maine, USA>
  • 2005 – Documentary Photography – Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada   >
  • 1994 – 1998 Bachelors in Electronics Engineering, Bharatiyar University, India. >

Professional Associations:

  • News Photographers Association of Canada (2008-2009)
  • Eastern Canadian Photographers Association (2005 – 2007)
  • Executive member of Great White North Workshop (2005 -2007)
  • Canadian Association of Journalists (2007- 2009)
  • South Asian Visual Arts Center (2007-2009)

Languages Spoken:

  • English, Hindi and Tamil
 

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