Ranita Roy was born in Andul, a small town in India. Currently based in Kolkata, India.
She is a documentary photographer and visual artist.
She completed Hostile environment awareness training (HEAT) at Jakarta (2020) nominated by Reuters. 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 Cosmopolitan Magazine, The National (UAE), DW News, The Economic Times, Hindustan Times, Feature Shoot, BBC, British Journal of Photography.
She completed a Master’s degree in Environmental Science, also having knowledge in Anthropology,
Zoology, Botany, all of which helped her to understand the land and its people, in a very intimate way. Also, she likes to do stories on Environment, social justice, Mental Health with a personal narrative.
Zoology, Botany, all of which helped her to understand the land and its people, in a very intimate way. Also, she likes to do stories on Environment, social justice, Mental Health with a personal narrative.
She was Shortlisted in the 2020 Inge Morath Award (Magnum Foundation). She attended the 7th annual New York Portfolio Review organized by The New York Times in New York.
In 2021 she attended National Geographic Storytellers Summit.
She became a Magnum Foundation Photography and Social Justice Fellow in 2021.
Ranita is available for assignments.
email: ranita30roy@gmail.com
Ranita is available for assignments.
email: ranita30roy@gmail.com
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Languages
Bengali, Hindi, and English
Experience
| 2021 | Guest Judge- Documentary Family Awards |
2019- Present | Multimedia Journalist at Thomson Reuters |
| 2020 | Empanelled Photographer for WaterAid India |
| 2020 | Working with International NGOs as a Photographer |
2019-2020 | Worked with WaterAid India (Fellowship) |
2020 | Curating and editing @wpthejournal South East Asia (Group 27) |
2019 | Worked as a fixer and photographer for DPI217 NGO |
2015 | Worked as a documentary photographer for the Government of West Bengal in the Jalatirtha project |
Education
| 2021 | Magnum Foundation Photography and Social Justice Fellow |
| 2021 | Photographer video training South East Asia by Reuters |
| 2020 | Women Photograph Workshop 2020 |
| 2020 | VII Interactive: You’ve Done the Work and Now What?? by Maggie Steber (Scholarship) |
2020 | UN EmPower Media Bootcamp by UN Women Asia and the Pacific |
2020 | Reuters Jakarta's Hostile Environment Awareness Training |
2019-2020 | Women Photograph Mentorship Class |
2019 | Finding your visual Voice_VII Agency _New York (Scholarship) |
2019 | 7th annual New York Portfolio Review (New York) |
2017-2019 | M.Sc. in Environment Science |
2018 | Foundry Photojournalism Workshop_Kolkata (Scholarship) |
2018 | New Directions on Documentary photography by Sohrab Hura at Kolkata |
2018 | Timothy Allen Photography Workshop, Residency at Sharjah, UAE (Scholarship) |
2018 | National Geographic Photo Camp Kolkata |
Publications
| 2021 | The women photographers bringing nuance to the way COVID-19 is being covered (British Journal of Photography) |
| 2021 | Through the looking glass: Women photographers capture life in lockdown (Hindustan Times) |
| 2021 | Innovative investment could help solve the world's water crisis – here's how (World Economic Forum) |
| 2021 | Turning the tide: the state of the world’s water – in pictures (The Telegraph) |
| 2021 | Turn the tide: The state of the world’s water (WaterAid) |
| 2021 | Chhordima by Ranita Roy (Photo-letter) |
| 2021 | India to continue export of medicines, including vaccines: PM Modi (REUTERS) |
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| 2020 | Silence Before the Storm (Cosmopolitan India) |
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| 2020 | SELF-PORTRAITS: PHOTOGRAPHERS IN CONFINEMENT |
| 2020 | Modi's party, courting votes in Bihar state, promises free COVID-19 vaccines |
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Achievements
| 2021 | Magnum Foundation Photography and Social Justice Fellowship 2021. |
| 2021 | Amplify photo grant. Grantee |
| 2021 | Attend National Geographic Storyteller Summit 2021 |
| 2021 | Highlighting Success Stories by Women Visual Storytellers and Journalists in 2020 |
| 2020 | Women Photograph: YEAR IN PICTURES |
2020 | Magnum Foundation_Inge Morath Award shortlisted |
2020 | Joop Swart Masterclass nominees (World Press Photo) |
2020 | Nominated for Leica Oskar Barnack Award Newcomer |
2020 | Become a full member of Diversify Photo |
| 2019 | Nominated for 2020 PDN’s 30: New and Emerging Photographers to Watch |
2019 | Become a full member of VISURA |
2019 | Photograph selected by UN Human Rights collaboration with Women Photograph |
2019 | Special mention in "SACRED.The experience of beyond,2019 (Urbanautica) |
2019 | Romano Cagnoni Photolux Award 2019 finalist |
2019 | Women Photograph: Year in Pictures |
2019 | Selected to attend the 7th annual New York Portfolio Review |
2019 | Special Mention Award (Professional Category) for the 7th National Photography Award, India |
2019 | Selected as 2nd Runners up in Landskrona Foto Residency |
2019 | Become a full member of Women Photograph |
2019 | Selected to attend the emotional and physical resilience training in with ROAAAR. Supported by the IWMF and Blink |
2018 | Shortlisted for Marilyn Stafford FotoReportage Award |
2018 | Awarded scholarship for Foundry Photojournalism Workshop, NOOR Images, |
2018 | 'Timothy Allen Photography Scholarship Award' for the Year |
2018 | 30 Under 30 Women Photographers / Organized by ARTPIL |
2018 | West Bengal State Award Champion at Kalanand organized by Prafulla Dahanukar Art Foundation |
2017 | Nominee – Nature Section - PhotogrVphy Grant |
2017 | Achieved Honourable Mention in Marilyn Stafford FotoReportage Award (GRANT) |
2017 | Among TOP 10 Finalist of International Women Photographer Award |
2016 | UNESCO 2016, Climate Change |
Exhibition
| 2021 | The Journal exhibition with Jamii in Toronto |
| 2020 | DOUBLE EXPOSED - featured printed exhibition at the Indian Photo Festival |
2020 | "Togethering" Virtual Exhibition by Houston Center for Photography |
2020 | "Resistance" Exhibition by Center for Media & Social Impact and American University School of Communication. (Washington D.C.) |
| 2019 | NatGeo Photocamp exhibition at Kennedy Center (DC) |
2019 | 7th National Photography Award Exhibition National Media Center in Delhi |
2019 | Dhaka International Exhibition (Single and Portfolio category) |
| 2018 | The series 'Chhordima - Silent Feature of Women Movement" was screened in the Indian Photography Festival, Hyderabad, Curated by Senthil Kumaran |
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) |
Interview & Talks
| 2020_Speaker_International Media Summit 2020 (IIT BOMBAY) |