A\njournalism graduate from Pune and an alumni from Xavier Institute of\nCommunications Mumbai , my photography journey started in 2006 from my\ngraduation college and evolved learning\nin depth from my mentor Mr. J B Mistry ,\nDean of Photography and Film Studies at Xaviers Mumbai. My professional career\nin photography started in the year 2010 when I freelanced for Times of India for\na year as a writer and photojournalist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
NY\nGlam: What projects\nare you currently working on? <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Currently, I am working on a project documenting difficulties faced by the LGBT community in India.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I find inspiration\nin social issues pertaining to society. <\/p>\n\n\n\n NY Glam: What themes do you pursue?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n I pursue conceptual, abstract and portrait theme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n NY Glam: What\u2019s your favorite art work?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Women\u2019s State in\nIndia<\/p>\n\n\n\n NY Glam: Tell us about one of your projects which\nyou are very proud of.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n A recent project\non The Dark side of Varanasi, a holy city in India is my favorite project till\ndate. The project highlights the darker\nside of Varanasi. NY Glam: What does \u201cbeing creative\u201d mean to you?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Being creative\nto me means embracing originality and making unique connections between\nseemingly incongruent ideas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n NY\nGlam: What are you trying to communicate with your art?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n I am a storyteller using the\nmedium to communicate, connect and convey stories which needs to be heard.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n NY\nGlam: What role does the Artist have in Society?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Artists are a vehicle for expressing universal emotion. Creative thinkers and artists must provide their communities\njoy, interaction, inspiration, and also give thoughtful critique to political,\neconomic and social systems \u2014 pushing communities to engage thoughtfully and\nmake steps towards social progress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n NY\nGlam: What are your thoughts on being an artist\nin today\u2019s world?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Art has been said to be \u2018an expression of both hope and\ndespair\u2019<\/em>, which embodies all facets of the human condition. Being\nan artist in today\u2019s world is a beautiful feeling. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n NY\nGlam: How has photography influenced your life?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Photography has changed my perspective towards life.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n NY Glam:What art movement or artist would you say influences your work most?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n I am in love with Rafiq Sayed\u2019s work, a renowned\nphotographer based out of Mumbai.<\/p>\n\n\n\n NY\nGlam: What can we\nexpect from you this year?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n This\nyear, I plan to shoot more abstract, portrait and fashion photography.<\/p>\n\n\n\n NY\nGlam: Can you share\nwith us three favorite things about your city\/culture? <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n I am from Kolkata India. The three favorite things about Kolkata are its rich history, Durga pooja festival and sweets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sankalp Pradeep Shukla is a photographer, poet and communication professional from Kolkata India. A published author of more than two poetry books & State Level winner in creative writing and an acclaimed photographer, his photography works have been published in Times of India and exhibited in Louvre museum Paris, London, Moscow, New York and many […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7614,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[65],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7613","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-fashion"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nyglamour.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7613","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nyglamour.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nyglamour.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nyglamour.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nyglamour.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7613"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/nyglamour.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7613\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19363,"href":"https:\/\/nyglamour.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7613\/revisions\/19363"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nyglamour.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/7614"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nyglamour.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7613"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nyglamour.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7613"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nyglamour.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7613"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\"](\"http:\/\/nyglamour.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Kids-Pic-1024x683.jpg\")
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