Exhibition of photography by Mahesh Shantaram, Zubin Pastakia & others April 10, 2009

gallery in New Delhi and UK 2008.

Sudharak Olwe - Bionote: He is a Mumbai based photojournalist. He has tried to document the changes and afflictions in society over the years. His work has been exhibited and published around the world.
In 1999-2000 he was the recipient of the National Foundation Media Fellowship in India. The following year, World Press photo chose him as the only photographer from India to be invited to exhibit his work at World Press Photo exhibition held in Amsterdam for his stories on gender and the environment. In 2004 he published his first book, Spirited Souls: Winning Women of Mumbai (Samay Books) and in 2005 he was honored with the prestigious All Roads Photographers Award from National Geographic. This included an exhibition in Washington, D.C. of his work on Conservancy workers of Mumbai. In the year 2006 he was the brand ambassador for Manfrotto and his work on Conservancy workers was exhibited and catalogued by them to create social awareness. Also in the year 2006 he participated at an exhibition India in Colour and its vibrancy for Indian photographers at the photography society of Japan as part of the festival on India in Japan.

Vinay Mahidhar - bionote: He started photographing at the age of sixteen with the camera presented to him by his father, who himself is a well known photographer. Vinays work covers a wide range of genres including portraits of itinerary performers & traditional workers to fashion & advertising work. He has been interested in collaborative projects as a way of extending his practice outside of a framework defined by studio photography. One of the best examples of this is his collaboration with the artist Sudarshan Shetty in a Show A Brisk Walk Makes you feel good in the year 2000. In between his ongoing project for the last two years based on the comparative architecture across the world, he is also in the process of working on a collaborative multi-media video based project scheduled for 2009.

Zubin Pastakia - Bionote: He was born and raised in Bombay, India. After having studied development economics and film in the United States, he returned to Mumbai in 2005 where he currently resides and works.
His personal work currently explores the built environment and how it relates to - and reflects - society at large.

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