About Us

About Us

Vinit Gupta is a Delhi-based Documentary Photographer and Educator whose work investigates themes of ecology, memory, and social resistance. His projects have been exhibited internationally, with notable showings at the Emami Art Experimental Film Festival 2024, Magazzino delle Idee in Trieste, Italy (2024),Tiradentes Photography Festival (2022), Rotterdam Photo Festival (2022), Fotofest Biennial in Houston (2018), Delhi Photo Festival at IGNCA (2015), and the United Art Fair in Delhi (2013). He has been awarded numerous accolades, including the National Media Fellowship in Photography from the National Foundation of India (2018), the Neel Dongre Grant for Excellence in Photography (2013–2014), and the Performance Award at the Humanity Photography Awards (2013).

VINIT GUPTA (INDIA)

www.vinitguptastudio.com

EDUCATION

Master in Business Economics from Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra,India.

FELLOWSHIPS & GRANTS

Shortlisted for BarTur Photo Main Award,2021.
National Media Fellowship in Photography from National Foundation of India,2018-2019.
Neel Donger Grants for excellence in Photography, supported by the India Photo Archive Foundation,2014-15.
Neel Donger Grants for excellence in Photography, supported by the India Photo Archive Foundation,2013-14.
Performance Award at the Humanity Photography Awards (2013).
Better Photography Photographer of the year Award” Photo Essay Category Winner 2011.

MEDIA PRACTICE AND COLLABORATIONS

Consultant Photography Education for people with disability at National Abilympic Association of India 2019-2021.
Visual Data Analyst with SNAP Inc, USA (Remote)2022-2023
Photo Researcher with Blink Media ,USA 2021-2021
Photography Mentor “This is 18” project with New York Times 2018-2019.
Consultant PhotoVoice Project with Shaktishalini,New Delhi,2019-2020.
Consultant Researcher-Community forest Rights with Church's Auxiliary for Social Action Rajasthan 2015-2015.
Consultant Researcher-Community forest Rights ,Singrauli in Madhya Pradesh with Greenpeace India.2013-2014.
Consultant PhotoVoice Project with Apne Aap Worldwide, New Delhi,2013-2014.

TEACHING

Faculty at Indian Institute of Photography ,Noida,2017-2019.
Faculty at Bhumika Films & Media Institute, New Delhi, 2015-2017.

EXHIBITIONS & SCREENINGS

“If A Tree Falls In A Forest” Screening at Emami Art Experimental Film Festival 2024 at Kolkata Center for Creativity ,Kolkata.
“If A Tree Falls In A Forest” Video Installation at Moments in Collapse Exhibition curated by Gigi Scarias for SAHMAT at Jawahar Bhawan, New Delhi, 2024.
“If A Tree Falls In A Forest” Video Installation at INDIA OGGI Exhibition curated by Filippo Maggia at Magazzino delle idee,Trieste, Italy from November 2023 to February 2024.
“When Many Suna Will Die” as a part of Exhibition, "The urban between reality and utopia”at The Tiradentes Photo Festival, in partnership with the Rotterdam Photo Festival, Netherlands in 2022.
IQRA at“Images of Encounter” , A Virtual collaboration and exhibition with Ekalokam Trust for Photography (EtP), Kerala,India,2021.
Celebrate, Illuminate, Rejuvenate, Defend the Constitution of India at 70, Jawahar Bhawan, Delhi, Curated by Aban Raza, from March 2020 to 15 April 2020
“When Many Suns will Die “ Solo Exhibition at India Habitat Center, supported by National Media Fellowship and OXFAM ,New Delhi ,from 7th march 2019 to 14 March 2019.
“Where they Belong” at The FotoFest 2018 Biennial will focus on contemporary photography and new media art from India and the global Indian diaspora at Asia Society Texas Center (Houston , USA 2018)
“Dear As Moon” at 50:50 ,Contemporary Photography and Digital art in India at Birla Academy of Art & Culture, Kolkata, India,from 28th Oct 2017 to 26th November 2017.
“Where They Belong” at Delhi Photo Festival, Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts ,New Delhi,2015.
“Eye My City”, A Collaborative Public Art Project India Photo Archive Foundation at DLF Cyber City Gurgaon ,2015.
“Millennium Dreams” Collaborative photographic Project supported by India Photo Archive Foundation at India International Center , New Delhi,2015.
“Carnival of Dissent”, an exhibition presenting the work of young generation Indian and international artists who look at political activism at Apeejay Arts Center, New Delhi,2014.
“Where They Belong” Exhibition at Apparao Gallery, New Delhi, India 2014.
“Escape “at Alliance Francaise, Gurgaon,India, 2014
“Where They Belong” at the United Art fair at Pragti Maidan, Curated by Ram Rehman,New Delhi,2013.
Merging / Submerging“Contemporary Photography curated by Jonny ML at Art Konsult Art Gallery, Delhi,2013.