SUDIPTO DAS

Exhibitions and other Honours:

• Curated photo show-‘Air, water, earth… Back to Nature‘- Bursa International Photography Festival 2019 in Turkey
• Solo exhibition at 6^th DALI Photography Exhibition 2015, China.
• Successful recipient of Junior Fellowship Grant 2014-2015 from CCRT, Ministry of Culture, Govt. of India for ‘Brahmpuri Blues‘, a long term photo research project.
• Photograph has been featured in Jubilee Time Capsule which has been housed in the Royal Collection, Windsor Castle, UK, to mark the 60-year reign of Queen Elizabeth II.
• Curated Photo Exhibition at PondyART Foundation, India

Collective exhibitions held at:

• • Smithsonian ‘Castle’ in Washington DC
  • 16th China International Photographic Art Exhibition at Zhengzhou, China
  • Syngenta’s ‘Scarcity-Waste’ at Somerset House, London
  • Maya Art Space, India
  • Art Gallery, Silpakorn University, Bangkok
  • BINUS International University, Jakarta in Indonesia
  • NEMO art museum in Amsterdam
  • Mile End Park Arts Pavilion, London
  • Loughborough Town  Hall, UK
  • Chaves Cultural Centre,  Portugal
  • Altona Town  Hall,  Hamburg,  Germany
  • ‘IDENTITY’ art gallery in  Singapore
  • The Dubai Mall in UAE
  • Go Global Expo in Toronto- Montreal –Vancouver in Canada
  • Gallery ‘Placa’ in Croatia
  • Dawn Breakers International Film Festival in  Switzerland
  • MINI exhibition at BMW Weltin Munich, Germany
  • Nebraska Innovation Campus, Lincoln, NE, USA
  • Château de la Messardière, Spain

Received numerous international and national photo awards and recognition:

2020

• Recipient SahapediaFrames Photography Grant, India
• Professional category winner in the 8^th National Photography Contest, Govt. of India
• Winner STREET in TAMRON Challenge 2020, India.

2019

• First award in the 1st China Cultural and Tourism Photograph Competition organised by China National Tourist Office in New Delhi, India.
• 1^st Prize in Eco Art Contest, an environmental photography contest, organised by U.S. Consulate General, Kolkata.

2018

• Grand prize in IZMIR GOZTEPE-IFOD 4^th International Photography Competition ”Global Warming; The Forgotten Future” in Turkey
• Grand prize winner Tomorrow’s Peacebuilders photography prize, United Kingdom
• Winner Sixth “FB Cup” International Photography Exhibition, China
• First prize winner in ‘City Life’ photo contest, Germany
• Gold medal in Mersin Metropolitan Municipality 10^th International Photography Contest, Turkey.

2017

• First prize in WIN Photo Competition, Germany
• Jury Choice award at 8^th GRIHA Environmental Photography Competition, India
• 1^st place in XXII Taranna Travel Photography Contest, Spain

2016

• Documentary winner, Colorful Guizhou Chinese Original Ecology photo exhibition, China
• 1^st place in Prince Naris Day photo contest organized by Silpakorn University, Thailand
• First Prize in Water for Food Institute Photography Contest, USA
• Platinum award winner (Grand prize) of Air France Flying Blue Photo Contest, France.
• Life Press Photo, Gold Medal winner in Art & Entertainment category, Ukraine
• 1st prize in Click Conserve & Care Global Photography Competition by GHF &UNEP, India
• Commonwealth Photography Competition, Asian category award winner.
• Silver prize, The Organization of World Heritage Cities (OWHC), United Nations, Korea
• Silver Medal (FIAP) 7th Int. Photography Contest of Municipality of Buyukcekmece, Turkey

2015

• First place – PicHit Gold Medal Photographer in ‘My World’ Photo Competition, Sweden.
• Grand Prize in Festival photo contest organised by CoinaPhoto,UAE.
• Back to Wall– an environmental photo contest winner organised by CSE, India
• First prize in Moment category at Artisque photo contest by Asian Photography, India
• Nomination Award in The Humanity Photo Awards organised by China Folklore Photographic Association (CFPA) for my photo story titled ‘Ghun-net Fishing Women’

2014

• 1^st prize in Prince Naris Day photo contest organized by Silpakorn University, Thailand.
• Special award in Professional category in the 3^rd National Photography Award organized by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India.

2013

• Jury choice Award in The Humanity Photo Awards organised by China Folklore Photographic Association (CFPA) for my photo story titled ‘Chipri’
• Grand prize in ‘Changing Lives’ photo contest organised by United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), Germany
• National award for Excellence in Journalism, organised by Press Council, of India.
• Grand prize in International organisation of Migration Photo Contest in Nepal.
• Grand winner in United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) photo contest in Germany.
• Grand prize in Date Palm through the Eyes of the World, UAE
• 2^nd prize in Daily Life category at MFI (Media Foundation of India) National Press Photo Contest, a coveted award for Indian photojournalists.

2012

• Grand prize in Royal Photographic Society’s Jubilee Award in collaboration with Royal Commonwealth Society, UK to mark the 60 years reign of Queen Elizabeth II
• GOLD medal in ‘Sports for All’ photo competition by Royal Photographic Society, UK
• Photographer of the year in 9^th European-Arab Festival of Photography, Germany
• 2^nd prize in National Press Photo Award Sports category organized by MFI, India
• First prize in IFES photo contest, USA

2011

• Street Photographer of the Year organised by Better Photography & Canon, India
• Photographer of the Year 2011 from8^th European-Arab Festival of Photography, Germany
• Best Feature photographer in Photojournalism Award, India

2010

• Grand prize in CGAP Microfinance photo competition, USA
• First prize in Darwin Wiggett’s LLTL Travel Photography Photo Contest, Canada
• First prize in 2nd Solar Photography Competition, Spain
• First prize in Blue Water photo competition, France 

2009

• Grand prize in Emirates Photography Competition, UAE
• NatGeo Moment award People category winner, India

2008

• First prize in Photo Continental Street Life photo contest, Australia

2007

• Environmental Photographer of the Year, organized by CIWEM, UK
• 1^st prize in WHO International photo contest, Switzerland;
• First prize in photo essay category in Charnwood Arts, UK;
• Winner in Magic of Science photo competition at KNAW, Netherlands;

2006

• Epoch Times Masterpiece Award, China;

2005

• National Geographic Rising Star award, USA