My name is Soumyabrata Roy (30). I am born and brought up in a middle-class family in a village called Tehatta, a little village beside India-Bangladesh international border in West Bengal, India. I have studied Diploma in Photography (2019) from Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira, Belur Math (University of Calcutta). I am working as a Freelance Documentary photographer and videographer but I enjoy many genres and try to not limit myself in this regard. 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 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. 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 Qualification:
B.A (Honors) in Sanskrit (2010-2013), Asutosh College (University of Calcutta), India.
Now Studying Electronic Mechanic (2022- Ongoing) at Tehatta Government Industrial Training Institute.
PHOTOGRAPHY CAREER
Education: Diploma in Photography (2019) from Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira, Belur Math (University of Calcutta, College NIRF Ranking: 5th in 2021, NAAC: A++.) - Winning silver medal, Diploma with grade ‘A’ & rank 3rd in University
Working Now: I am a present Freelance Photojournalist at NurPhoto Agency (L’Aquila, Italy), People's Archive of Rural India (PARI) & Majority World Photo Agency, also working as a news video journalist for NurPhoto Agency Editorial Footage (Italy), and through the agency, I contribute to Reuters, Getty Images, Agence France-Presse (AFP), Associated Press (AP), PA Images, etc.
Member: Diversify Photo
Bylines: TIME Magazine, The New York Times, Rolling Stone, BBC, The Guardian, Forbes, Washington Post, Vox, People Magazine, The Sun, Nature, Caravan Magazine, People's Archive of Rural India, Thomson Reuters Foundation News, National Geographic en español, CNN, Gates Foundation, Fox Business, New York Post, VICE, The Wall Street Journal, Aljazeera, The Telegraph (UK), Science Magazine, Human Rights Watch, Chemistry World (Royal Society of Chemistry), Financial Times, Forbes India etc.
Nomination:
Nominated for the World Press Photo 6x6 Global Talent Program for Asia region (2020).
Toto Photography Awards (2020) Long-list.
WSIS Forum (UNESCO, UNCTAD, UNDP) Photo Contest finalist (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021).
Shortlisted in "UNESCO Youth Eyes On the Silk Roads International Photography Contest 2018"
Winner:
"Empowering women with sustainable energy' photo contest organized by European Union “EuropeAid-WOMEN-ENERGY” (Brussels)
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).
2021-10# Exhibition‚ Korean Cultural Centre India India-Korea International Exchange photography Exhibition ‘The River Runs Through It’ (Delhi).
2022-10# Exhibition‚ Museo camera. Centre for the Photographic Arts Exhibition "Images on the Move" (Gurugram, Haryana).
2023-03# Exhibition‚ Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira "Polyphony photo festival 2023" (Belur Math, Howrah).
Workshop:
Workshop on photography climate change by Sharbendu De (2022)
Workshop on Documentary Photography at Belur Math, India by Bharat Choudhary (2019)
Workshop on Documentary Photography at Counter Foto, Bangladesh 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)
Screening:
My photos have been digitally screened at Indian Photo Festival - Hyderabad (India).
Film carrier:
Semifinalists at "Duemila30 Youth Film Festival (Milan, Italy)” for a Sustainable Revolution, organized in collaboration with the UN (2019).