Ranita Roy was born in Andul, a small town near Kolkata, currently based between Kolkata and Pune, India. Her practice explores the intersections of fiction and reality, resulting in a quasi-documentary outcome.
She completed Hostile environment awareness training (HEAT) at Jakarta nominated by Reuters. Whose work has been published in various media publications including Reuters, The Washington Post Magazine, The New York Times, CNN, The Caravan magazine, NPR, Buzzfeed News, Al Jazeera, The Guardian, The Cosmopolitan Magazine, The National (UAE), DW News, BBC.
She completed a Master’s degree in Environmental Science, and also knowledge in Anthropology, Zoology, and Botany, all of which helped her to understand the land and its people, in a very intimate way. She focused on stories related to Environment, social justice, and Mental Health with a deeper narrative.
She became a Magnum Foundation Photography and Social Justice Fellow.
In 2022 "BAPI" the short film by Ranita Roy sown in 'Space to Breathe' within the spectacular 'Grote Kerk' as part of the Breda Photo festival in The Netherlands.
She is currently exploring the Western Ghats and the Himalayas in India.
Member of Magnum Foundation, Visura, Women Photograph, Diversify Photo, Authority Collective, and PhotoVogue.
Ranita is available for assignment globally.
email: ranita30roy@gmail.com
Languages: Bengali, Hindi, and English
Experience/ Awards / Residency / Fellowships / Grants
2023
Microsoft_FOR LIFE ON EARTH- Survive. Adapt. Thrive.
Visura_Highlighting Success Stories By Freelancers Coming Into 2023
2022
Magnum Foundation & AJWS grantee
Flood images featured in India climate collaborative Newsletter
PhotoVogue NFT Residency - Voice
Attended Les Rencontres d'Arles portfolio review in 2022
Curated Victor Zea's work in the exhibition of the Verzasca Foto festival, in Switzerland.
COURAGE_India: How Kabaddi transforms girl's lives_Terre des hommes
Selected for Pan-India project production and an exhibition focusing on 'Climate Change' in India, by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Switzerland and the Swiss Embassy in India.
Highlighting 36 Freelance Visual Storytellers Worldwide Coming Into 2022
CPB Photo Awards shortlisted (Single image news and current affairs, Photostory climate and conservation)
2021
The Visura Editors' Picks: Part II
The Guardian_‘A breakthrough, not a breakdown: one woman’s quest to transform mental health care in India.
LFISPECIAL EDITION / LEICA OSKAR BARNACK AWARD 2021
CNN: Fairness mania’ is fueling a dangerous drug dependence in India
Hamburg Portfolio Review 2021
Buzzfeed news: 9 Photo Stories That Will Challenge Your View Of The World
NPR: During The Pandemic Photographer Ranita Roy Has Let Her Imagination Run Wild
Sustaining Hope for the Anti-Trafficking Movement (U.S. Department of State)
2023
Guest lecturer at Ramakrishna mission vidyamandira
Panelist at SARC SYMPOSIUM 2023. Mitigation to Adaptation: Navigating Climate Change’s Impact on Public Health.TUFTS University
Exhibition at Centre for Climate and Society at Dublin City University, Ireland.
In Search of an Oasis exhibition at Museo Camera, Delhi.
CPB PHOTO KADAI - THE FEMALE ARTISTS' EDITION - An online print sale celebrating the works of female artists from India.
She completed Hostile environment awareness training (HEAT) at Jakarta nominated by Reuters. Whose work has been published in various media publications including Reuters, The Washington Post Magazine, The New York Times, CNN, The Caravan magazine, NPR, Buzzfeed News, Al Jazeera, The Guardian, The Cosmopolitan Magazine, The National (UAE), DW News, BBC.
She completed a Master’s degree in Environmental Science, and also knowledge in Anthropology, Zoology, and Botany, all of which helped her to understand the land and its people, in a very intimate way. She focused on stories related to Environment, social justice, and Mental Health with a deeper narrative.
She became a Magnum Foundation Photography and Social Justice Fellow.
In 2022 "BAPI" the short film by Ranita Roy sown in 'Space to Breathe' within the spectacular 'Grote Kerk' as part of the Breda Photo festival in The Netherlands.
She is currently exploring the Western Ghats and the Himalayas in India.
Member of Magnum Foundation, Visura, Women Photograph, Diversify Photo, Authority Collective, and PhotoVogue.
Ranita is available for assignment globally.
email: ranita30roy@gmail.com
Languages: Bengali, Hindi, and English
Experience/ Awards / Residency / Fellowships / Grants
2023
Microsoft_FOR LIFE ON EARTH- Survive. Adapt. Thrive.
Visura_Highlighting Success Stories By Freelancers Coming Into 2023
2022
Magnum Foundation & AJWS grantee
Flood images featured in India climate collaborative Newsletter
PhotoVogue NFT Residency - Voice
Attended Les Rencontres d'Arles portfolio review in 2022
Curated Victor Zea's work in the exhibition of the Verzasca Foto festival, in Switzerland.
COURAGE_India: How Kabaddi transforms girl's lives_Terre des hommes
Selected for Pan-India project production and an exhibition focusing on 'Climate Change' in India, by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Switzerland and the Swiss Embassy in India.
Highlighting 36 Freelance Visual Storytellers Worldwide Coming Into 2022
CPB Photo Awards shortlisted (Single image news and current affairs, Photostory climate and conservation)
2021
The Visura Editors' Picks: Part II
The Guardian_‘A breakthrough, not a breakdown: one woman’s quest to transform mental health care in India.
LFISPECIAL EDITION / LEICA OSKAR BARNACK AWARD 2021
CNN: Fairness mania’ is fueling a dangerous drug dependence in India
Hamburg Portfolio Review 2021
Buzzfeed news: 9 Photo Stories That Will Challenge Your View Of The World
NPR: During The Pandemic Photographer Ranita Roy Has Let Her Imagination Run Wild
Leica Oskar Barnack Award (Newcomer) SHORTLISTED
Magnum Foundation Photography and Social Justice Fellow
Amplify photo grant. Grantee
Guest Judge- Documentary Family Awards
Women Photograph Workshop 2021Magnum Foundation Photography and Social Justice Fellow
Amplify photo grant. Grantee
Guest Judge- Documentary Family Awards
Sustaining Hope for the Anti-Trafficking Movement (U.S. Department of State)
Marilyn Stafford Fotoreportage Award Shortlist 2021
Photographer video training South East Asia by Reuters
Attend National Geographic Storyteller Summit
Photographer video training South East Asia by Reuters
Attend National Geographic Storyteller Summit
2020
Magnum Foundation_Inge Morath Award shortlisted
Joop Swart Masterclass nominees (World Press Photo)
Empanelled Photographer for WaterAid India
Women Photograph Workshop 2020
Magnum Foundation_Inge Morath Award shortlisted
Joop Swart Masterclass nominees (World Press Photo)
Empanelled Photographer for WaterAid India
Women Photograph Workshop 2020
FOTODEMIC: SELF-PORTRAITS: PHOTOGRAPHERS IN CONFINEMENT
VII Interactive: You’ve Done the Work and Now What?? by Maggie Steber (Scholarship)
VII Interactive: You’ve Done the Work and Now What?? by Maggie Steber (Scholarship)
Reuters: Jakarta's Hostile Environment Awareness Training
The Washington Post Magazine: The Soul and Serenity of India
UN EmPower Media Bootcamp by UN Women Asia and the Pacific
UN EmPower Media Bootcamp by UN Women Asia and the Pacific
2019
Nominated for 2020 PDN’s 30: New and Emerging Photographers to Watch
2019-2020 Women Photograph Mentorship Class
WaterAid India (Fellowship)
Present Multimedia Journalist at Thomson Reuters
Urbanautica: Special mention in "SACRED. The Experience of Beyond,2019
Nominated for 2020 PDN’s 30: New and Emerging Photographers to Watch
2019-2020 Women Photograph Mentorship Class
WaterAid India (Fellowship)
Present Multimedia Journalist at Thomson Reuters
Urbanautica: Special mention in "SACRED. The Experience of Beyond,2019
The New York Times: Revealing the Terror of Sleep Paralysis
7th annual New York Portfolio Review (New York)
Romano Cagnoni Photolux Award 2019 finalist
Selected as 2nd Runners up in Landskrona Foto Residency
7th National Photography Award, India: Special Mention Award (Professional Category)
7th annual New York Portfolio Review (New York)
Romano Cagnoni Photolux Award 2019 finalist
Selected as 2nd Runners up in Landskrona Foto Residency
7th National Photography Award, India: Special Mention Award (Professional Category)
2018
Shortlisted for Marilyn Stafford FotoReportage Award
30 Under 30 Women Photographers / Organized by ARTPIL
National Geographic Photo Camp Kolkata
Shortlisted for Marilyn Stafford FotoReportage Award
30 Under 30 Women Photographers / Organized by ARTPIL
National Geographic Photo Camp Kolkata
Indian Girl on Reuters: Hailed Photography Prodigy After Winning Award.
Timothy Allen Photography Workshop, Residency at Sharjah, UAE (Scholarship)
West Bengal State Award Champion at Kalanand organized by Prafulla Dahanukar Art Foundation
New Directions on Documentary Photography by Sohrab Hura at Kolkata
Foundry Photojournalism Workshop_Kolkata (Scholarship)
Timothy Allen Photography Workshop, Residency at Sharjah, UAE (Scholarship)
West Bengal State Award Champion at Kalanand organized by Prafulla Dahanukar Art Foundation
New Directions on Documentary Photography by Sohrab Hura at Kolkata
Foundry Photojournalism Workshop_Kolkata (Scholarship)
2017
Nominee – Nature Section - PhotogrVphy Grant
Honorable Mention in Marilyn Stafford FotoReportage Award
Among the TOP 10 Finalist of the International Women Photographer Award
2017-2019 M.Sc. in Environment Science
Nominee – Nature Section - PhotogrVphy Grant
Honorable Mention in Marilyn Stafford FotoReportage Award
Among the TOP 10 Finalist of the International Women Photographer Award
2017-2019 M.Sc. in Environment Science
2016
UNESCO 2016, Climate Change
UNESCO 2016, Climate Change
Exhibition/ lecture & Interview
Guest lecturer at Ramakrishna mission vidyamandira
Panelist at SARC SYMPOSIUM 2023. Mitigation to Adaptation: Navigating Climate Change’s Impact on Public Health.TUFTS University
Exhibition at Centre for Climate and Society at Dublin City University, Ireland.
In Search of an Oasis exhibition at Museo Camera, Delhi.
CPB PHOTO KADAI - THE FEMALE ARTISTS' EDITION - An online print sale celebrating the works of female artists from India.
2022
FairTalk panel discussion. Switzerland.
Work is being featured at the Photo Vogue Festival in Milan, Italy.
IN SEARCH OF AN OASIS exhibition by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation in Delhi
IN SEARCH OF AN OASIS exhibition by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation in Delhi
"BAPI" is the short film by Ranita Roy sown in 'Space to Breathe' within the spectacular 'Grote Kerk' as part of the Breda Photo Festival in The Netherlands curated by Magnum Photographer Newsha Tavakolian.
2021
LEICA OSKAR BARNACK AWARD EXHIBITION
Oceano Alterado Exhibition_São Paulo, Brazil
Hamburg Portfolio Review 2021_open air exhibition in Hamburg2021
LEICA OSKAR BARNACK AWARD EXHIBITION
Oceano Alterado Exhibition_São Paulo, Brazil
HiberNation Podcast: Ghost Attack
Backstory: What is Great Photography? Part 3: The New Vanguard (Obsidian Project)
Backstory: What is Great Photography? Part 3: The New Vanguard (Obsidian Project)
The Journal exhibition with Jamii in Toronto
DOUBLE EXPOSED - featured printed exhibition at the Indian Photo Festival
DOUBLE EXPOSED - featured printed exhibition at the Indian Photo Festival
2020
"Togethering" Virtual Exhibition by Houston Center for Photography
"Resistance" Exhibition by the Center for Media & Social Impact and American University School of
"Togethering" Virtual Exhibition by Houston Center for Photography
"Resistance" Exhibition by the Center for Media & Social Impact and American University School of
Communication. (Washington D.C.)
Speaker_International Media Summit 2020 (IIT BOMBAY)
Interview on GirlsClubAsia
Interview with Ranita Roy (UP Photographers )
Speaker_International Media Summit 2020 (IIT BOMBAY)
Interview on GirlsClubAsia
Interview with Ranita Roy (UP Photographers )
2019
NatGeo Photo Camp exhibition at Kennedy Center (DC)
7th National Photography Award Exhibition National Media Center in Delhi
Dhaka International Exhibition (Single and Portfolio category)
NatGeo Photo Camp exhibition at Kennedy Center (DC)
7th National Photography Award Exhibition National Media Center in Delhi
Dhaka International Exhibition (Single and Portfolio category)
2018
The series 'Chhordima" was screened in the Indian Photography Festival, Hyderabad.
Marilyn Stafford FotoReportage Awards winners_25 July, at After Nyne Gallery, London
Xposure International Photography Festival, Sharjah, UAE
30 Under 30 Women Photographers Artpil. LILLE and Paris, France
AP-STAR OF INDIA - SIR DON MCCULLIN HAILS NEW FEMALE PHOTOGRAPHIC PRODIGY
Thomson Reuters-Indian girl hailed photography prodigy after winning the award
Published in Feature Shoot with my interview
Marilyn Stafford FotoReportage Awards winners_25 July, at After Nyne Gallery, London
Xposure International Photography Festival, Sharjah, UAE
30 Under 30 Women Photographers Artpil. LILLE and Paris, France
AP-STAR OF INDIA - SIR DON MCCULLIN HAILS NEW FEMALE PHOTOGRAPHIC PRODIGY
Thomson Reuters-Indian girl hailed photography prodigy after winning the award
Published in Feature Shoot with my interview
2017
International Women Photographers Awards - (10 Places around the world)
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International Women Photographers Awards - (10 Places around the world)
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