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Ashok Sinha
Photography, United States New York New York
 
230 E 18th Stteet
Suite 5F
Tel: 646 5221099
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Brief Summary
Ashok is a photographer based in Manhattan, but he considers the whole wide world to be his home. After graduating from college, he spent a decade of his life constrained inside the cubicles and conference rooms of soulless corporations, until he could no longer bear to contain his creative impulses. Since then, Ashok has worked in more than thirty countries and his photographs have appeared in many magazines and publications, as well as in advertising campaigns for big companies, including some he used to toil for.

Whether making portraits or capturing the sense of place of a far-flung location, Ashok is intent on keeping his viewpoint original and his compositions compelling, and making every image breathtaking and thought provoking. Ashok’s hard work and creative aesthetic have earned him recognition from the industry as well as the opportunity to exhibit at galleries in New York and beyond. Learning about new cultures (whether near home or abroad) is Ashok's passion. He has a bag packed and ready for travel on a moment’s notice.

Regardless of where he goes, his inquisitiveness about the human condition sometimes results in unexpected outcomes—as in the case of his humanitarian endeavor, The Cartwheel Initiative, which brings the power of art to children living in the aftermath of war and disaster.
 
Clients
American Express
American Federation for Aging Research
Australian Financial Review Magazine
British Airways High Life Magazine
Budget Travel Magazine
Canon USA
Conde Nast Germany
Discovery
Financial Times
Harper Collins
HSBC
Hyatt
Irish Times
National Geographic
Random House
Sobieski Vodka
Time Inc.
United Nations
University of Toronto
Professional Experience
EXHIBITIONS

2012
Juried Group Show, “Home”, Umbrella Arts Gallery, New York, NY
Benefit Auction, Housing Works' Design on a Dime, New York, NY
Benefit Auction, Family Dynamics, Zach Feuer Gallery, New York, NY

2011
Solo Installation “Exacting Proportion”, Mixed Greens Gallery, New York, NY
Juried Group Show, “Portraits”, Center for Fine Art Photography, Fort Collins, CO
Juried Group Show, “Faces of the Economy”, Art for Change Gallery, New York, NY
Juried Group Show, “Dinner”, Umbrella Arts Gallery, New York, NY
Group Exhibition, “Meeting of the Art Waters”, Wilkes-Barre, PA

2010
Juried Group Show, “WoRK”, New Orleans Photo Alliance, New Orleans, LA
Juried Group Show, “The Work Office”, Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, New York
Juried Group Show, “Artists for Advocacy”, New York, NY
Benefit Auction, “Young Photographers Alliance”, New York, NY

2009
Juried Group Show, Association of Photographers (UK) Open Awards Show, London

2007
AVZ Show, Galapagos Art Space, New York

LECTURES /PRESENTATIONS

2012
Guest Speaker, Intl Center of Photography, New York
Guest Speaker, Columbia University, New York
Guest Speaker, College of Staten Island, New York
Pre-selection Committee, 2012 Plural+ Video Festival, United Nations, New York
Panelist, Brainstorm! 2012 by Asian American Arts Alliance, New York

2011
Guest Lecture, New School, New York
Guest Speaker, B&H Photo, New York

2010
Guest Speaker, College of Staten Island, New York
Asia Profile, New Tang Dynasty Television, New York
New York Monthly Group PhotoSalon, SoHo Photo Gallery, New York
Guest Speaker, B&H Photo, New York

PROJECTS
Co-Founder, The Cartwheel Initiative, USA

EDUCATION

2006 International Center of Photography, New York, Continuing Education
2002 New York University, Leonard N. Stern School of Business, New York
1999 Columbia University, New York
 
Awards and Recognition
2012
American Society of Media Photographers, Best of 2012
International Photography Awards - Honorable Mention (Architecture)
International Photography Awards - Honorable Mention (Travel)
International Photography Awards - Honorable Mention (People)

2011
PDN World In Focus - Finalist
CENTER Awards - Shortlist (Project Launch, Curator’s Choice, Editor’s Choice)

2010
CENTER Project Launch Award - Finalist
PDN World In Focus - Category Winner
Lucie Foundation Scholarship Shortlist

2009
Planet Magazine Global Travel - Category Winner
International Photography Awards - 1st Place & Honorable Mention (Architecture)
International Photography Awards - Two Honorable Mentions (People)
International Photography Awards - Honorable Mention (Sports)
International Photography Awards - Honorable Mention (Travel)
Travel Photographer of the Year (UK) Finalist
Association of Photographers (UK) Open Awards - Winner
International Color Awards (UK) - 3rd Place
Travel Photographer of the Year (UK) - Shortlisted

2008
International Photography Awards - 3 Honorable Mentions (People)
Planet Magazine Global Travel - Honorable Mention

2007
Travel Photographer of the Year (UK) - Highly Commended
BBC Photographer of the Year (UK) - Category Winner
International Color Awards (UK) - Honorable Mention
Popular Photography & Imaging Annual - 1st Place (Travel)
 

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