Chinky Shukla is a Delhi based photographer working on photo research & documentation projects. She has a strong fascination for visual storytelling and its power in shaping our collective consciousness. She intends to use the power of photography to create awareness about humanitarian issues and help generate positive societal change.
Awards & Exhibitions
Nominated for Joop Swart Masterclass, World Press Photo 2014
Recipient of Public Prize in 10th Days Japan International Photojournalism Awards, 2014
Picture of the year award in National Press Photo contest 2013, Media Foundation of India
Second prize in photo story category of National Press Photo contest 2013, Media Foundation of India
First prize in All India Environmental Journalism competition, 2013 organized by Indo-German Environment Partnership Programme (IGEP)
Nominated for Prix Pictet award, 2013
Exhibited photo series “Jadugoda: The Nuclear Graveyard” at the Delhi Photo Festival, 2013
Exhibited photo series “Jadugoda: The Nuclear Graveyard” in the International Uranium film festival, Rio de Jeniro, Brazil 2013
Exhibited photo series “Jadugoda: The Nuclear Graveyard” at the Modern Art Museum, Rio de Jeniro, Brazil 2013
Exhibited “Jadugoda: The Nuclear Graveyard” in the Uranium film festival, Delhi in 2013
Honorable Mention from PIEA, USA in the Single Image Category in 2009
Exhibited my work in Photographer’s Guild of India Exhibit – A in 2007
Exhibited in Photo Fair, 2007, Mumbai
Workshops
Delhi Photo Festival 2015's Masterclass workshop with Olivia Arthur and Philipp Ebeling
Angkor Photo Workshop, Cambodia, 2014