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Manish is an
accredited photo-journalist, a senior photographer working with The
Associated Press, New York-based wire agency in New Delhi.
In the 18 years he has spent learning photography, Manish
has a few awards to his credit...
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1999 |
First
Prize for Best photograph on Kargil war from Ministry of Information
& Broadcasting, Government of India. |
| 2000 |
Second
Prize from the International Committee of Red Cross (ICRC) for
best picture depicting Human Dignity In War. |
| 2000 |
Second
prize in the National Photo Contest sponsored by the Ministry of
Information & Broadcasting for photograph on 50 years of
Indian Independence. |
| 2001 |
First
prize from Press Institute of India for photograph depicting
Fire at Yamuna Pushta |
| 2004 |
Solo exhibition of my photographs at Shridharani
Art Gallery, Triveni Kala Sangam, New Delhi. |
| 2005 |
First
Prize, Best Photo Story under Arts and Entertainment category in
Mumbai Press Photo Contest organised by the Mumbai Press Club |
| 2005 |
Second
Prize in People in the News category in Mumbai Press Photo
Contest organised by the Mumbai Press Club. |
| 2005 |
Honourable
mention under Sports category in the Mumbai Press Photo Contest
organised by the Mumbai Press Club |
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2006 |
First prize
for best photograph in the daily life category of the Ramnath
Goenka India Press Photo Competition. His photograph depicts a
barber shaving his customer's beard under a tree in Dhaka,
Bangladesh. |
Manish
has covered through his lens eye, war-torn Iraq and travelled to
post-war Kosovo in Yugoslavia and Kabul, Afghanistan. He has also been
to Nepal, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka
on assignment besides having covered the tsunami devastation from Port
Blair. Some of his other work includes coverage of militancy
in Kashmir, the earthquake in Gujarat, floods in Orissa, the Kumbh Mela,
fires and Indian politics. He
also loves doing portraits, people and softer scenes of nature, art
children and culture. He has in his collection of photographs most
Indian artistes and maestros of classical Indian music.
In May 2004, he held a solo
exhibition of his photographs at the Shridharani
Art Gallery, Triveni Kala Sangam, New Delhi. His photographs have
been used in several coffee table books and calendars too.
Born
in April 1968, in Bhopal, Manish started his career as a freelance
photographer working with the Malayalam Manorama, while still at
college. After completing his graduation in commerce, he commenced his
professional career
with the Sunday Mail in 1989, joined The Pioneer in July 1991. In May
1998 he took up the offer with The Hindustan Times and in March 2001 he
joined The Associated Press.
Born to photography, Manish learnt this art
with his friend and mentor Surendra Rajan.
He
is restless and loves taking up new and challenging assignments.
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