ABOUT SHARMISTHA
Personal Project
Her most prominent work has been Durga, a photo project on Gender bias and social discrimination against widows in India. The work has been exhibited at various International Photo festivals and has been published as a photo book in 2016.
Documentary Photography
She has photographed for Laudes Foundation, UN WOMEN, GIZ, The Hunger Project and Care India. She has also photographed for BBC Media Action and Bill Gates Foundation for Govt. of India's Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan. The work has now been compiled into a book.
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Portrait photography and story telling
Her photography revolves around people and is a constant reflection of her passion and fascination for human nature and the way they live their lives. Her photographs delve deep into the human souls rather than skimming the surface. She loves to dabble in portrait photography. She has shot for Fashion designers, Product designers, Sculptors, Theatre Artists and Actors.
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Commissions
She was recently commissioned to do a photo story on the hand loom weavers of Varanasi, by the Serendipity Arts Trust. The work was exhibited at the Serendipity Arts Festival in Goa in December 2017
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​Work Published
She has been successfully exhibiting her work with a lot of respectable galleries in India and abroad. Her work has been published in several National newspapers, magazines and online media, including Vogue, The Hindu, Times of India, Indian Express, ART & DEAL Magazine, Huffington Post, Deccan Herald, DW, Sahapedia and Homegrown.
Get in touch !
Hi, see something interesting here, that you would love to get photographed? I shoot Portraits, Luxury products, Interiors, Architectural spaces, Travelogues, apart from doing a whole lot of Documentary photography for various organisations and clients. Please drop me a message with your contacts. I would get back to you as soon as I can. Thank you.
Email: sharmistha.dtt@gmail.com