Achuthanand Tanjore Ravi | |
Birth Date: | 1991 6, df=y |
Birth Place: | Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
Occupation: | Photographer |
Nationality: | Indian |
Achuthanand Tanjore Ravi[1] (born 22 June 1991, in Chennai, India) is an Indian Photographer known for his Photojournalism and Portraiture Photography.[2] His works has been published[3] and has been exhibited at various galleries and museums across India.
Achuthanand began his photojournalism career in 2008 and has spent years working as a freelance photojournalist for agencies nationally and internationally. His photography has taken him to many places in and around India in search of breaking news and documentary material. He is a self-taught photographer and learnt various techniques by attending various workshops by top photojournalist and with the help of the internet. Achuthanand founded the group named as Madras in Motion, a platform for budding photographers along with the help of his friend Ashok Kumar
Achuthanand has received recognition for this photographic images, including for "Mahakumbh Mela-2013", a photo documentary on the mahakumbh festival and "Beyond sight",[4] a photo documentary on visually challenged people. He received a grant from UNESCO for this work.