subhrajit, affectionately known to his friends as 'bodo', is based in calcutta, india.
after doing his honours graduation in mathematics from calcutta university, subhrajit studied law in delhi university and joined the family profession.
inspired by his elder brother, subhrajit took up photography as a hobby in 2003 and started photographing the people and their culture in his city and beyond and somewhere down the line, he got hooked into photography forever. in early 2006, subhrajit studied photography briefly at escola de arte, ourense, galicia, spain.
subhrajit's interest mainly lies in human interest photography. to him, photography is the medium to express his innermost feelings about the world that surrounds him.
AWARDS :
in his career as a photographer, subhrajit has received several international photography awards, a chronological list of which is given below:-
2007
1. Honorable Mention in Insights Photo Contest organized by InterContinental Hotels & Resorts in partnership with National Geographic Society.
2. First Prize in 'People' category in Big Print Capture Your World Photo Contest, 2007 organized by Ritz Camera.
3. Honorable Mention in ESD Photo Message Contest "Letters to Tomorrow" organized by the Asia/Pacific Cultural Centre for UNESCO (ACCU).
2008
1. Honorable Mention in 28th Annual Spring Photography Contest, 2008 organized by the Photographer's Forum Magazine.
2. Winner in 'Places' category in the English Language International Photography Contest, 2008 organized by the National Geographic Society.
3. Honorable Mention Award in CGAP Microfinance Photography Contest 2008 organized by Consultative Group to Assist the Poor (CGAP).
2009
1. First Prize in 'Festivals' category of Summer Photo Contest, 2009 organised by WeSay.com.
2. Honorable Mention in 2009 Travel Photo Contest organised by The Washington Post.
3. Honorable Mention Awards (two) in World Photography Gala Awards 2009 Annual Contest.
4. Special Mention Award in Picsean World Photo Contest 2009.
5. Honorable Mention Awards (two) in CGAP Microfinance Photography Contest 2009 organized by Consultative Group to Assist the Poor (CGAP).
PUBLICATIONS:
1. Photograph titled "The Cloud Hunter" published by Burn Magazine on March 15, 2009 in Selected Photographs.
2. Photograph published in May, 2009 issue of National Geographic Magazine.
3. Photograph chosen as National Geographic Photo of the Day on July 03, 2009.
