Ranita Roy was born in Andul, a small town near Kolkata, India. She is a documentary photographer and visual artist. She completed Hostile environment awareness training (HEAT) at Jakarta, nominated by Thomson Reuters (2020). Whose work has been published in various media publications including Reuters, The Washington Post Magazine, The New York Times, The Caravan magazine, Al Jazeera, The Guardian, The National (UAE), DW News, The Economic Times, Hindustan Times, Feature Shoot, BBC.
In 2019, Ranita joined Reuters as a freelance photojournalist. She has worked on numerous personal projects including Old Age Happiness, Sleep Paralysis (Research work)), Flood and cyclone-affected areas, Child Labor, Health care issues, Animal rights, and many more. She has won numerous scholarships including the Scholarship from NOOR Images, Timothy Allen Photography Scholarship 2018, and VII Academy (2019). Her work has been recognized numerous times including by UNESCO (Climate change). She received the 7th National Photography Award (India), an Honorable Mention in Marilyn Stafford FotoReportage Award and she was a top 10 finalist of the International Women Photographer Award 2017. in 2019 she bagged a fellowship from WaterAid India. She is currently a 2020 Women Photograph mentorship program mentee.
Ranita completed a Master's degree in Environmental Science from Asutosh College (Kolkata). She has also gained advanced knowledge in narrative photography from New Directions by Sohrab Hura (Magnum photos Photographer), and National Geographic Photo Camp (Kolkata)2018. In 2019, she attended the 7th annual New York Portfolio Review organized by The New York Times in New York.
Ranita is available for assignments globally.
email: ranita30roy@gmail.com
In 2019, Ranita joined Reuters as a freelance photojournalist. She has worked on numerous personal projects including Old Age Happiness, Sleep Paralysis (Research work)), Flood and cyclone-affected areas, Child Labor, Health care issues, Animal rights, and many more. She has won numerous scholarships including the Scholarship from NOOR Images, Timothy Allen Photography Scholarship 2018, and VII Academy (2019). Her work has been recognized numerous times including by UNESCO (Climate change). She received the 7th National Photography Award (India), an Honorable Mention in Marilyn Stafford FotoReportage Award and she was a top 10 finalist of the International Women Photographer Award 2017. in 2019 she bagged a fellowship from WaterAid India. She is currently a 2020 Women Photograph mentorship program mentee.
Ranita completed a Master's degree in Environmental Science from Asutosh College (Kolkata). She has also gained advanced knowledge in narrative photography from New Directions by Sohrab Hura (Magnum photos Photographer), and National Geographic Photo Camp (Kolkata)2018. In 2019, she attended the 7th annual New York Portfolio Review organized by The New York Times in New York.
Ranita is available for assignments globally.
email: ranita30roy@gmail.com
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Languages
Bengali, Hindi, and English
Experience
2019 - Present | Contributor at Thomson Reuters |
2019-2020 | Worked with WaterAid India (Fellowship) |
| 2020 | Curated and edited @wpthejournal South East Asia (Group 27) |
2019 | Worked as a fixer and photographer for DPI217 NGO |
| 2018 | As a documentary photographer and videographer for Howrah Suparna NGO |
2015 | Worked as a documentary photographer for Government of West Bengal in Jalatirtha project |
Education
| 2020 | Reuters Jakarta's Hostile Environment Awareness Training |
| 2019-2020 | Women Photograph Mentorship Class |
| 2019 | Finding your visual Voice_VII Agency (New York) |
| 2019 | 7th annual New York Portfolio Review (New York) |
| 2017-2019 | M.Sc. in Environment Science |
| 2018 | Foundry Photojournalism Workshop (Kolkata) |
| 2018 | New Directions on Documentary photography by Sohrab Hura at Kolkata |
| 2018 | Timothy Allen Photography Workshop, Residency at Sharjah, UAE |
| 2018 | National Geographic Photo Camp Kolkata |
| 2014-2016 | Graduated in BioScience (BS.c) |
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Achievements
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2020 | Nominated for Jakarta's Hostile Environment Training Program (Thomson Reuters) |
2020 | Nominated for Leica Oskar Barnack Award Newcomer |
20192019 | Photograph selected by UN Human Rights collaboration with Women Photograph |
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2019 | Selected to attend the 7th annual New York Portfolio Review |
2019 | Bagged a scholarship from VII academy for Finding your visual Voice - workshop at New York |
2019 | Special Mention Award (Professional Category) for the 7th National Photography Award, India |
2019 | Nominated for 6x6 Global Talent Program - Asia edition, World Press Photo Foundation |
2019 | Selected as 2nd Runners up in Landskrona Foto Residency |
2019 | Selected to Exhibit in Dhaka International Photo Fest, Category – Portfolio (Storytelling) |
2019 | Selected to attend the emotional and physical resilience training in with ROAAAR. Supported by the IWMF and Blink |
2018 | The Project - "Healthcare of women & children in India" was shortlisted for Marilyn Stafford FotoReportage Award |
2018 | Awarded scholarship for Foundry Photojournalism Workshop, NOOR Images, Stanley Greene Scholarship |
2018 | The series 'Chhordima - Silent Feature of Women Movement" was screened in the Indian Photography Festival, Hyderabad, Curated by Senthil Kumaran |
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2018 | Among the selected photographers for 30 Under 30 Women Photographers / Organized by ARTPIL |
2018 | West Bengal State Award Champion at Kalanand organized by Prafulla Dahanukar Art Foundation |
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2017 | Achieved Honourable Mention in Marilyn Stafford FotoReportage Award (GRANT) |
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| 2020 | WP the journal |
2019 | 7th National Photography Award Exhibition National Media Center in Delhi |
| 2019 | Instagram takeover @womenphotograph |
2019 | The online show has organized by Antidote Art Design |
2019 | Selected to Exhibit in Dhaka International (Single and Portfolio category) |
2018 | Marilyn Stafford FotoReportage Awards winners_25 July, at After Nyne Gallery, London |
2018 | Xposure International Photography Festival, Sharjah, UAE |
2018 | 30 Under 30 Women Photographers Artpil, LILLE and Paris, France |
2017-2018 | International Women Photographers Awards - (10 Places around the world) |
2017 | Exhibit in Maya Art Space (Kolkata) |
2016 | Graphoto exhibition at Kolkata, India |
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Books
| 2017_Got published in the book "Telling of Trees" Vol. 1, by Steven Lee |
| 2018_One of the contributors in the book "Kolkata then and now", which was launched at Oxford Bookstore. |