Mr. Masood Sarwer

Faculty, Photography

EDUCATION

022:Bachelor of Arts, New Delhi (IGNOU) 2014:

Diploma in photography from APEX - Academy for Photographic Excellence, New Delhi, India.

AWARDS AND CONTESTS

2024: Winner of the “Alexia Vision Grant” USA – Unintended Consequences.

2024: Received Artist Residency “Photo Shivir – Takshila” India.

2024: Shortlisted for “Chennai Photo Biennale Photo Awards Edition IV” – Climate Change

2024: Conducted Photography Workshop “Using Photography as a Medium to Tell Stories That Matter” at Delhi Public School, Farakka, India.

2023: Awardee and recipient of Forbes - Forbes 30 Under 30, Asia – The Arts. He was awarded The Forbes' "30 Under 30" in the category of "The Arts" for his in-depth visual investigation into climate change, making him the only Asian photographer to be in the class of 2023. 2023: Awarded Artist Residency from FORMAT International Photography Festival and Artcore Gallery, United Kingdom. 2023: Received Grant from the “Nazar Foundation” for the project – Unintended Consequences.

2023: Recipient of Vital Impacts Environmental Photography Mentorship Program.

2022: Grand Prize Winner “Photography 4 Humanity Global Prize”, United States.

2022: Selected for “The Hamburg Portfolio Review”, Germany.

2022: Workshop ‘Revisiting Perspectives and Narratives’ with Mathieu Asselin, SACAC, Delhi, India.

2021: Got Scholarship “Inner Circle” 3 months, Course by Sebastian Liste. 2020: Selected for the Eddie Adams Workshop XXXIII.

2020: Awarded “The Jim Dietz Scholarship” from Eddie Adams Workshop XXXIII. 2020: Nominee - 6x6 Global Talent Award (Asia), World Press Photo.

2020: Got Scholarship to attend Photojournalism and Documentary Photography: A 12-week Seminar with Christopher Morris for South & Southeast Asian Participants from VII Academy. 2020: Got Scholarship to attend - Crafting a compelling visual narrative workshop – Indian Photo Festival, with Dominique Hildebrand, Photo Editor, National Geographic. 2019: Finalist for the “Indian Photography Festival” Photography Grant. 2018: Got Scholarship to attend Foundry Photojournalism Workshop, Kolkata, India. 2018: Awarded Foundry Golden Scarf award, Foundry Photojournalism Workshop, India. 2017: Winner of Gionee Education Contest, Creative Image Magazine by Raghu Rai. 2016: Three times winner, Daily Shot Photo Contest, Nat Geo Traveller Magazine, India. 2014: “The Art of Editing” workshop by Ashima Narain, photo editor for National Geographic Traveller India magazine.