Sahil Lodha (b.1989) is an Award-Winning Photographer based between London, Paris and Mumbai specialising in Portrait & Fashion photography with an interest in Social Documentary,Weddings,Travel & Culture Photography. He occasionally shoots stills for films.

 

The Research he pursues finds its centrality in the human figure and as such humanism is central to his practice in which he documents his subjects in a way that allows him to capture the rawness of the interaction between him and his subjects.

He wants to emphasize Individuality, Uniqueness and the Essence of a person and in doing so, try to capture the Intimacy between him and his subjects. What he loves about photography is the balance between the technical aspects and then also a more poetic quite spontaneous process as well. The interaction of Art and Culture within a globalised world fascinates him. A vivid syncretism with FilmMaking combined with story-telling empowers his photography with great communicative potential and Visual Impact.

 

Photography artist working on commissions.

sahillodha56@gmail.com

 

What excites him the most are "ideas" Not for idea's sake, but one with a purpose.

He believes that If we can re-imagine our everyday in a new way or have an eye to spot something unique in the ordinary it can transform the way we think or live or create, and there lies its power. But an idea that truly comes alive is one that is rooted and nurtured in the spirit of collaboration.

 

Photographs are much more than just pretty pictures. Each pic is an experience - almost visceral. he imagines himself inside the image as his eye travels the scene, taking in every detail. It is this deep connection to the photograph that ignites his desire to create his own images and physically experience these places.

 

He is drawn to photography's inherent nature of capturing fragments of time and isolating them as documented moments. Photography, as such is such a powerful medium because you are essentially stopping time for your convenience. Time, afterall is such a bitch.

 

>> It is the photographer's job to see more intensely than most people do.He must keep in him something of the child who looks at the world for the first time or of the traveller who enters a strange country - Bill Brandt

 

>> Today everything exists to end in a photograph

- Susan Sontag

 

>> "A thing that you see in my pictures is that I was not afraid to fall in love with these people"

- Annie Leibovitz

 

>> Iv always had the biggest crush on Natalie portman

 

Copyright Information:

The pictures in my photostream are for your personal viewing pleasure in the context of the flickr page only!

If you want to use them outside of flickr, please contact me!

For personal / non-commercial use, I typically only want to be credited correctly, but I'd like to know where my pictures are used ;)

If you are interested in using my pictures commercially, please contact me so we can talk about the terms for your purchase. I do respect the work of professional photographers which make their living by selling their photographs, therefore I won't give away my pictures for free.

 

IMPORTANT

The following article sums up exactly what i believe in as far as commercial use of photos is concerned.

 

An article every photographer must read & Respect

 

Reasons why photographers should not work for free

 

 

Featured on BBC as part of TPOTY,London

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Awards:

 

>> Winner of the "Young photographer of the year" category at Asian Geographic 2009 - Singapore

 

>> Shortlisted in the "Youth Photography award-culture category" at Sony World Photo Awards - London

 

>> 1st place at amp; Asian Geographic contest Asian Geographic 2012 - Singapore

 

>> Finalist at the New York Photo Awards 2013

 

>> Special mention at TPOTY London 2013

 

>> 1st place at the Delhi Photo Festival - Affinity Contest

 

>> Commended at the

Sony World Photography Awards 2013 & in 2014

 

>> Picture published in the

Lensculture fotofest Paris 2012 Catalogue.

 

>> Featured on World Photography Organisation 2013

 

>> Photo series published in PLATFORM MAGAZINE - Sept-Oct 2012

 

>>Winner of the Planete femmes contest & subsequently published in the Alliance Francaise de Bombay magazine Impressions March-may Edition

 

>> Featured at Conde nast Traveller

 

>> Work on exhibit at Red gallery,London as part of Urban Dialogues

 

>> Featured in National Geographic - Daily Dozen -- Nov 2nd week 2011 , March Week4 2012, Sept 2012 week3 & Nov 4th week 2012 Daily Dozen

 

>> Editors picks National Geographic photo contest 2012

 

>> Finalist at Wanderlust photo of the year 2012 & 2013

 

>> Editor's picks at Smithsonian

  

 

Photographers i adore:

 

Paolo Roversi

 

Clementine Schneider

 

Tereza Cerenova

 

Melanie Eclare

 

Laura Pannack

 

Rosaline Shahnavaz

 

Annie Leibovitz

 

Bharat Sikka

 

Prabuddha Dasgupta

 

Kalpesh Lathigra

 

Irving Penn

 

Ashish Shah

 

Harry Borden

 

Jason Bell

 

Steve McCurry

 

Rankin

 

David doubilet

 

Mitchell kanashkevich

 

Ami vitale

 

William klein

 

Timothy allen