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.
She is the recipient of National Geographic Explorer Grant, 2022
Awards > Exhibitions
Nominated for Leica Oskar Barnack Award, 2023
Exhibited at Stadtische Galerie Nordhorn, Germany, 2021
Exhibited at Kawasaki Peace Museum, Japan, 2021
Exhibited in India Photo Festival, Hyderabad, 2021 > 2015
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, Media Foundation of India, 2013
Second prize in photo story category of National Press Photo contest, Media Foundation of India, 2013
First prize in All India Environmental Journalism competition, organized by Indo-German Environment Partnership Programme (IGEP), 2013
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, 2013
Honorable Mention from PIEA, USA in the Single Image Category, 2009
Exhibited in Photographer’s Guild of India Exhibit – A, 2007
Exhibited in Photo Fair, Mumbai, 2007
Workshops
Delhi Photo Festival Magnum Masterclass workshop with Olivia Arthur and Philipp Ebeling, 2015
Angkor Photo Workshop, Cambodia, 2014