My name is Soumyabrata Roy (28). I am a Tehatta based documentary photographer. For me photography is an unconditional feels. I have always been a storyteller first. Capturing the emotion is one of the most important parts of my work I feel strongly about making the photographer that I can connect with. My works mainly deal with the journey of life of various individuals through which some moments and some steps have been presented that are helping us to lead our lives. I am working as a Freelance Documentary photographer and videographer but I enjoy many genres and try to not limit myself in this regard. I do not view myself as an artist, but rather I try to faithfully and aesthetically record the artistry, beauty, and tragedy found in the world. My photography lacks a narrow cohesiveness, although I do focus on themes, subjects, topics, and events. Most people in my state do not know the name of my region Tehatta. My goal is always to make my region known to the world.
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS :
B.A (Honors) in Sanskrit (2010-2013), ASUTOSH COLLEGE (University of Calcutta), India.
Photography career: -
Education: Diploma in Photography (2019) from Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira, Belur Math (University of Calcutta) - Winning silver medal, Diploma with grade ‘A’ & rank 3rd in University
Working now :- I am present Freelance Photojournalist at NurPhoto Agency (L’Aquila, Italy) & Majority World Photo Agency, also working as a news video journalist for NurPhoto Agency Editorial Footage (Italy) and contributor photographer for Getty Images, Agence France-Presse (AFP), Associated Press (AP), PA Images.
Workshop:
Prism Photo Workshop (2020).
Workshop on Documentary Photography at Belur Math, India by Bharat Choudhary (2019)
Workshop on Documentary Photography at Counter Foto, India by Saiful Huq Omi (2019)
Workshop on Environmental Photography and Film & Documentary at Lincoln Room, American Center, Kolkata conduct by U.S. Consulate General Kolkata & South Asian Forum for Environment Present (2019)
Selected for PhotoLab on Batumi Photodays Festival (2019)
“First-Ever Conference on Photo Tourism in India” (Gujarat) organized by Gujarat Tourism (2018)
Nomination:
Nominated for the World Press Photo 6x6 Global Talent Program for Asia region (2020).
Commissioned Work: TIME Magazine, The New York Times, The Times, CNN, BBC, CGTN, National Geographic en español, The Guardian, Forbes , NBC News, CNBC News, Thomson Reuters Foundation News, Axios, ABC News, Fox29, Fox Business, NYpost, Rolling Stone, People Magazine, VICE, The Wall Street Journal, The Telegraph (UK), Science Magazine, Human Rights Watch, Chemistry World (Royal Society of Chemistry), Financial Times, NBC News,The Caravan Magazine, GQ México, BBC News Afaan Oromoo, The Sun, New York Magazine, The US Sun, Vox, BBC News Tigrinya, HuffPost UK, ctpost, BBC News Amharic, BBC News Igbo, DW, BBC News हिन्दी, BBC News বাংলা, BBC News Telugu, Asianetnews Hindi, The Times of India Business Insider, The Hindu, Microsoft News, Fox5 DC, Fox7 AUSTIN, Fox10 PHONIX, Fox32 CHICAGO, Fox5 NY, Fox26 HOUSTON, Fox 11 LA, Fox13 TAMPABAY, KTVU Fox 2, , nbc connecticut nbc miami, huffington post, nymag, nbc losangeles, yahoo.com, nbc sandiego, nbc philadelphia, nbc dfw, nbc newyork, nbcbayarea, nbcboston, nbcwashington, necn, visir.is, , American Greatness, People's Archive of Rural India, ComicBook.com, Mashable, Daily Express Independent Arabia, Mashable Middle East, Mashable Southeast Asia, exame, L'Express, Mashable India, Mashable Pakistan, Courrier international, NYLON, Infowars, Summit News, City Press, o2.pl, asianet news, HITC, Yahoo, Yahoo Finance, Yahoo Sports, Yahoo 財經, Yahoo Canada, Yahoo Money, Aaj Tak, Ethio-Online, protothema.gr, Marianne, France Inter, OMEGAlive, Yahoo Actualités, Insider Paper, TechJuice, Wochit, Yahoo Actualités, Business Insider Africa, Business Insider India, Lokmat, Gizmodo, Noticentro por WAPA, TVP Wilno, Sasa Post ساسة بوست, kisalfold.hu, Szoljon.hu, Erdon, Borsod Online, Sonline.hu - Somogy közösségi és hírportálja, TEOL.hu, Extra.ie, UOL, UOL Notícias, Engadget, Mashable Australia, 93.1 WIBC-FM, WISH-TV, Yahoo Brasil, Yahoo Noticias, Yahoo Sports, Estudos Nacionais, Ilta-Sanomat, Radioacktiva, Népszava Online, العربي الجديدMagharebnews.com, TheBlaze, Daily Wire, Yahoo Italia, Yahoo Finance, Yahoo esportes, Yahoo 新聞, Yahoo Brasil, Yahoo esportes, Yahoo Finance, Yahoo Noticias, WHIO, Fox23 news, The New 93Q, Mix 96.5 Tulsa, News 104.5 WOKV, WFTV Channel 9, KIRO 7 News, Boston 25 News, Elite Daily, Opera News South Africa, Medical Marketing & Media (MM&M), BR24, Big News Network, Franceinfo, Fin24, RNZ, Telemundo PR, Cadena SER, Reporters Without Borders Germany, 24.hu .
Exhibition:
2018-05 # Exhibition ‚ Belgrade Photo Month(Belgrade, Serbia)
2018-06 # Exhibition ‚ European Development Days in Brussels organized by European Commission - Development & Cooperation - EuropeAid EuropeAid-WOMEN-ENERGY (Brussels)
2018-06 # Exhibition ‚ University of Waterloo (Waterloo, ON, Canada),
2018-02 # Exhibition ‚ “Khushnuma” (IIM Udaipur, Rajasthan; India)
2018-08 # Exhibition ‚ Chania Photo Festival (Greece).
2018-06 # Exhibition ‚ “Shades Of Grey” (Nandan - 4, Kolkata, India),
2018-09 # Exhibition ‚ Kaan Pete Roi Present "Intriguing Illusions"(Drik Gallery, Bangladesh), .
2018-09 # Exhibition ‚ ‘Odesa// Batumi Photo Days Se@ Experience’ (Georgia)
2018-09 # Exhibition, "My Travel Moment" (NCPA Piramal Art Gallery, Mumbai, India)
2018-11 # Exhibition, Samsara Art Festival (Santiniketan Society of Visual Art & Design, West Bengal; India)
2019-03 # Exhibition ‚ IIMC (Indian Institute of Mass Communication) Media Mahakumbh (JNU New Campus, New Delhi)
2019-04 # Exhibition ‚ Belgrade Photo Month (Belgrade, Serbia)
2019-08# Exhibition ‚ Sandbox Collective & Goethe-Institut Bangalore ‘Gender Bender’ at Bangalore international center (Bangalore, India)
2019-08# Exhibition ‚ ‘Batumi Photodays Mirror Land’ (Georgia)
2019-11# Exhibition ‚ 6TH Suwon INTERNATIONAL PHOTO FESTIVAL (Seoul, Korea)
2019-11# Exhibition ‚ Sandbox Collective RANGASHANKARA Festival (Bangalore, India)
2019-12# Exhibition ‚ Royal Over-Seas League Photography Competition (UK)
2021-05# Exhibition‚ Transversalidades 2020, Fotografia sem Fronteiras / Photography without Borders (Spain)
2021-06# Exhibition‚ ‘Fragile’ by Interchange at Batumi Photo Days Festival (Georgia).
Publications & screening:- I was one of the winners of "Empowering women with sustainable energy' photo contest organized by European Union “EuropeAid-WOMEN-ENERGY” (Brussels). My photo published in Lucie Foundation, Formatfestival,Belfast Exposed Photography Gallery, CANON India, Mojarto, Praxis Photo Center, World-street.photography, Mongabay-India, India Biodiversity Portal, Don't Take Pictures (USA), Farside Collective (India), Mass Isolation Project, Musée Magazine (USA), Youth Ki Awaaz (India), Homegrown (India), Anandabazar Patrika (India), Scroll, PRIVATE - International Review of Photographs, Better Photography magazine, SNAP (Singapore), fovi8 magazine (USA), Unish Kuri (AnandaBazar patrika, India) Shortlisted for Photographize magazine (USA). Photo story published in Chiiz Magazine (India), digitally published in Dodho Magazine (Barcelona, Spain), VOHH Photography Institute (Voice of humanity & hope) Photography Institute (Bangladesh) & 121clicks.com (India) etc. My photos have been digital screening at Indian Photo Festival - Hyderabad (India) & Asia Photo Review (Los Angeles, USA). Shortlisted in "UNESCO Youth Eyes On the Silk Roads International Photography Contest 2018", WSIS Forum (UNESCO, UNCTAD, UNDP), Rotary Club – A CLICK FOR AWARENESS “BETI BACHAO BETI PADHAO”. Besides, published in Photo Vogue, Nat Geo editorial favorite (9th times), editorial note. Toto Photography Awards (2020): Long-list . I have qualified to participate in the “First-Ever Conference on Photo Tourism in India” (Gujarat) organized by Gujarat Tourism. My photo will publish in World Health Organization (WHO) International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) & United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA).
Film carrier:-
Semifinalists at Duemila30 - Youth Film Festival for a Sustainable Revolution (Milan, Italy) organized in collaboration with the UN (2019)
Selected for Lift-Off Global Network, in First-Time Filmmaker Sessions at Pinewood Studios (UK) (2019)