Life through the lens

Achievement - Indian Raghuranjan Sarkar beats competition from 148 countries to bag photography award

Raghuranjan Sarkar is curious about individuals — such a lot therefore he spends his time clicking photos of them, wherever he travels. This January, he sent in 3 footage for the ‘People' class of the Sony World Photography Awards Open, and have become the sole Indian to win it!

This Superintendent of Customs from Barrackpore wasn't invariably behind the camera. He was a painter, till his interest turned to photography. “India has totally different forms of individuals, and there's such a lot diversity concerning this country. you'll be able to witness raw emotions within the economically weak sections of society, which is what I attempt to capture through my footage,” he says.

‘Friends Look', the monochrome that won Raghu the award, was shot in Titagarh, atiny low village outside Barrackpore. “The kids were all smiling and having a rollicking time whereas they were bathing. I needed to capture that mood, and it worked rather well. If you scrutinize the photo, you'd see that none of those kids is clothed. however the pure joy and abandon on their faces is therefore rare of late. These youngsters show us the little joys in life.” And, Raghuranjan is ecstatic concerning his win. “Many of my friends were finalists, however i used to be the sole one that created it. It's an honour.” This 50-year-old additionally will travel and Nature photography.

The competition is for anyone with an interest in photography, and photographers are judged on one image.

It is the world's largest photography awards programme for each skilled and amateur photographers, and Raghuranjan Sarkar beat over 51,000 submissions from 148 countries to assert the title ‘People Photographer of the Year'.

The winning pictures are exhibited as a part of the planet Photography competition at London's Somerset House, alongside the winners of the Sony World Photography Awards skilled competition. the images will be printed within the Winner's Book, and every winning photographer can receive Sony digital SLR camera equipment.