Photography: Robi Chakraborty
Robi Chakraborty
Statement
“I was inspired to choose photography by a family friend who took photos on many of our African trips. I studied pictorials under O.P. Sharma at Triveni Kala Sangam, New Delhi. I then worked in commercial and press photography in New Delhi until I moved to the US in 1985.
Having lived out of my country of origin, India, for most of my life and living many years in the US, Nepal, and Africa, my citizenship is more global and anthropologic. I can often bring a foreign lens or a new perspective to what may be familiar to me culturally. Photography has been my medium to capture humanity… and always an excuse to room in more rural and remote areas by train or bus! I enjoy spending time learning about the lives of the people I photograph.
My photography, thus, has focused on the people and landscapes of India, Nepal, and the United States. I enjoy the whole experiential process of photography.”
Recent awards
1st place awarded by Steve McCurry for The Independent Photographer
1st place & 2nd place 16th Black and White under Spider Awards
Black&White Magazine 2022 issue 158
Lens Magazine October 2022 #97 12-page speed about Holi
Schwarzweiss 146 Das Magazin Fur Fotografie
