About me

Partha is a mechanical engineer by profession. It was his wife who discovered his talent in photography. She inspired him to purchase a camera in the year 2001 and since then Partha is nurturing his passion in photography deeply.
 
His photographs were published in Popular Photography of New York, Hindustan Times, Penguin book covers, Sanctuary Asia, leading photography magazines of India like Better Photography, Times Journal of Photography, Asian Photography, Smart Photography, and various travel magazines.
 
Since 2007, Partha has been receiving recognitions from various competitions and exhibitions from around the world. These include Grand Prize winner in Meaningful Travel Photography contest 2007, Runners Up in People Section of RITZ Camera Big Print Capture Your World Photo Contest 2007, 1st Prize winner in Photocomp, Australia, 2008 and Runner Up in Epson Colour imaging photo contest 2008 to name a few. He organized his first Solo Exhibition “A Tribute to the People of Birbhum” at his hometown in January, 2006 and one of his photographs was selected by the Jury Members for the Exhibition organized by Photo Division, Government of India on the theme “Spirit of Independent India” in February, 2007 in New Delhi.
 
Partha lives in Birbhum with his wife and 5 year old daughter.

Awards and Exhibition:
2009:
1. 2nd Prize winner in Earthen Architecture, Italy.
2. Category Winner in Indiashots, India
3. Best Amateur Entries in IPC 2009 at Indonesia.
4. Photo of the month March 2009 in Fotoflock by Epson.
5. Trusted Review 1st position on April/2009, U.K.

2008:
1. Finalist in 2008 CGAP Microfinance Photography Contest.
2. Second Prize awards in The Epson Color Imaging Contest 2008.
3. Merit Awards in SANCTUARY ASIA Climate Change Photography Contest.
4. 3rd position in Essay category in CLICKIT! 2008 photo contest, UK.
5. Honorary mention in People & Planet International Photo Competition, Australia.
6. 1st Prize Winner (B&W category) & 2nd Prize winner (Emotion Category) in Photocomp, Australia.

2007:
1. Grand Prize winner in Meaningful Travel Photography contest, UK.
2. Trusted Review 1st position on U.K.

Exhibitions:
1. Solo Exhibition ‘A Tribute to the People of Birbhum’ at my hometown on January 2006.
2. Selected by Jury members for Exhibition organised by Photo Division, Government of India on the theme ‘Spirit of Independent India’ on Feb 2007 in New Delhi.
3. Exhibited photographs in November,2008 in the town of Loughborough in East Midlands, UK.
4. Exhibited in at the World Bank in Washington D.C. 2008.
5. Exhibited in Gaganendra Shilpa Pradarshashala -- 13th March to 16th March organized by JUPC, 2009.

Q&A

Why do you think your photo should win the Photo of the Year (POTY) Contest?
Though it is a very common scene of rural India, in the photograph all the elements are distributed so harmoniously that you never get bored of viewing it for hours. The heavy and slow oxcart, symbol of a hard poor but dignified life, is heading towards a light ethereal open space. There is an eternal beauty in this shot which cannot be abolished by the present jet life. I think this should win for the strength of its eternity and simplicity.

Who do you think is your biggest competitor?
A difficult question and cannot be answered.

How long have you been a photographer?
I have been photographing since 2001.

What does photography mean to you?
To me photography is the medium of expressing myself, my feelings to the world. It gives meaning to my existence.

What does your ideal day with a camera look like?
It is the bad weather which generates the scope for excellent photography.

Why should the flock vote for your photo?
The viewers of Flock are judicious, art loving and give value to the great shots. It is my faith that they never judge wrongly.