Ritam Banerjee
Ritam Banerjee ( born 1976) is an Indian photographer and cinematographer based in Mumbai. He works extensively and is also represented globally by Getty images..[1]. He is known for his photographic projects across diverse genres. He photographed the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks in 2008[2], as well as the ICC Cricket World Cup champions in 2011.[3]
Early Life[edit]
Born and brought up in Jamshedpur. In 1996 he left Jamshedpur to study physics at Ferguson College, Pune. In Pune, with a basic 35mm SLR, a 50 mm lens and two rolls of negative film, he began taking pictures. Some of these first images were published in the leading Indian daily, Times of India’s Pune edition.
Career[edit]
In 1999, Banerjee moved to Mumbai to work with Better Photography Magazine.[citation needed]
Published work[edit]
In 2008, Banerjee's photographs from the 26/11 Mumbai Terror attacks appeared in international publications, including The New York Times[4], The Guardian[5]and Stern.
His journalistic and portraiture work has been in print in The Wall Street Journal[6], Financial Times, The Washington Post, The Economic Times[7], The Daily Telegraph, The Observer, The Independent, The Times of India and The Indian Express[8], amongst others.
Events[edit]
He has been the official photographer of global sporting events like ICC Cricket World Cup 2011[9], ICC T-20 Cricket World Cup 2016[10], ICC Women's World Cup 2016[11] and BCCI Indian Premier League 2010[12]
Workshop and seminars[edit]
Banerjee has conducted several workshops and seminars, including at TEDx,[13] the University of Johannesburg, Indian Institute of Technology in Mumbai, Ashoka University[14], IIM Ahmedabad[15], AISFM Hyderabad[16]
Jury member[edit]
Banerjee has been a jury member of several national and international photography contests like Indiaczech Photography contest 2018[17], INDIAFRICA Photography Contest 2012-13[18], India Serbia Photography Contest 2014[19], PrintWeek India Awards[20], to name a few.
Exhibitions[edit]
Banerjee has been in the news for his theme based Calendars and Exhibitions.
- 'Mumbai: The City that Talks to Me’ (November 2009, Mumbai)[21][22]
- The Last Communist, Nov 2009, Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai (In collaboration with artist Ajay De)
- Journey V, Jan–Feb 2010, Mumbai (Group show)
- SOS Ladakh by NDTV Good Times, Oct 2010, Delhi (Group show)
- ‘Israel through Indian Eyes’(October 2010, Mumbai)[23]
- Hope, Apr 2010, Mumbai (Group show)
- The Japanese Girl – A Pictorial Ode to the Land of the Rising Sun, (Mar–Apr 2011)
- Expressions of freedom : A tribute to Nelson Mandela at World Economic forum at Davos, January 2014
- TRIPtych - A Visual Tribute to Travel (2015)[24]
- MasterCard Worldwide Collection
- ELLE DECOR India's ID Satellite Art & Design Trail at Tranceforme in association with Gallery Art & Soul – November 2017
- Kala Ghoda Arts Festival
Calendars[edit]
Banerjee has collaborated with several celebrated artists for his calendars namely Astad Deboo[25], Arzan Khambatta[26], Sonakshi Sinha[27] and Barry John[28]
Awards[edit]
- Karmveer Puraskaar - The national award for social justice and citizen actions, 2009.[29]
- Best Cinematography - Madrid International Film Festival 2014.[30]
- Best Cinematographer - Columbia Gorge Film Festival, 2015.[31]
- Best Cinematographer - Tenerife International Film Festival, 2015
References[edit]
- ↑ "60 Top Ritam Pictures, Photos and Images - Getty Images". www.gettyimages.in. Retrieved 2019-09-07.
- ↑ "Reaction to the terror attacks in Mumbai". The Guardian. 2008-11-28. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2019-09-07.
- ↑ "India's cricket team captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni poses with the ICC..." Getty Images. Retrieved 2019-09-07.
- ↑ Bowley, Graham (2008-11-28). "Mumbai Attacks, Updates Day 3". The Lede. Retrieved 2019-09-07.
- ↑ "Reaction to the terror attacks in Mumbai". The Guardian. 2008-11-28. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2019-09-07.
- ↑ Sharma, Amol (2010-04-19). "At IPL After-Party: Cheerleaders, Grain Salesmen and Marketers". WSJ. Retrieved 2019-09-07.
- ↑ "Arty-affair: Arzan Khambatta, Sona Bahadur and Ritam Banerjee present new art collection". The Economic Times. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2019-09-07.
- ↑ "Dates To Remember". The Indian Express. 2012-01-24. Retrieved 2019-09-07.
- ↑ "Cricket World Cup 2011 Ritam Banerjee Pictures and Photos - Getty Images". www.gettyimages.in. Retrieved 2019-09-07.
- ↑ "T20 Cricket World Cup 2016 Ritam Banerjee Pictures and Photos - Getty Images". www.gettyimages.in. Retrieved 2019-09-07.
- ↑ "Pakistan Women's Team having fun during the photocall of the Pakistan..." Getty Images. Retrieved 2019-09-07.
- ↑ "Ipl 2010 Ritam Banerjee Pictures and Photos - Getty Images". www.gettyimages.in. Retrieved 2019-09-07.
- ↑ "TEDxIIITA | TED". www.ted.com. Retrieved 2019-09-07.
- ↑ University, Ashoka. "CFE Speaker Series". www.ashoka.edu.in. Retrieved 2019-09-07.
- ↑ BLoC, Team. "IIM-A concludes cultural fest Chaos". BLoC. Retrieved 2019-09-07.
- ↑ "Academic Advisory Board". Annapurna International School of Film + Media. Retrieved 2019-09-07.
- ↑ "Indiaczech Photography Contest - Jury Members". www.indiaczech.in. Retrieved 2019-09-07.
- ↑ "INDIAFRICA - Ritam Banerjee". www.indiafrica.in. Retrieved 2019-09-07.
- ↑ "Welcome to Embassy of India, Belgrade, Serbia". eoibelgrade.gov.in. Retrieved 2019-09-07.
- ↑ "Shortlist: Digital dominance". https://www.printweek.in. Retrieved 2019-09-07. External link in
|website=(help) - ↑ Doshi, Riddhi (2009-11-15). "To Mumbai, with love". DNA India. Retrieved 2019-09-07.
- ↑ "Indiafrica Festival 2013". www.indiafrica.in. Retrieved 2019-09-07.
- ↑ Ansari, Humaira (2010-09-02). "Recovering Israel, Ritam Banerjee". DNA India. Retrieved 2019-09-07.
- ↑ "Globetrotting Canvases". Verve Magazine. 2015-04-10. Retrieved 2019-09-07.
- ↑ "Ritam Banerjee Calendar on Astad Deboo Launch Photo #79". www.bollywoodmantra.com. Retrieved 2019-09-07.
- ↑ "Newsletter march 2014". www.epassages.org. Retrieved 2019-09-07.
- ↑ "Jagriti Art". jagritiart.com. Retrieved 2019-09-07.
- ↑ Ritam Banerjee on NDTV Good Times Part 01, retrieved 2019-09-07
- ↑ "Ritam Banerjee". IMDb. Retrieved 2019-09-07.
- ↑ www.grandpixels.com (2014-07-19). "2014 Winners". Madrid International Film Festival. Retrieved 2019-09-07.
- ↑ Staff, India West. "Indian Director's 'Picnic' Bags Two Awards at Film Festivals". India West. Retrieved 2019-09-07.
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