alakananda nag
Photographer
BIOGRAPHY
www.alakanandanag.com
Alakananda Nag was born in June 1977 in Calcutta, India. She began her career as a photojournalist in 2009. She has since worked on journalistic projects based on social issues in India and the United States including : Welcome to Haven – a look at a South Bronx neighborhood in New York, one of the poorest in the United States; Sunderbans – The Forgotten Islands, In Transit – Tibetans in India., among others.
She graduated in Documentary Photography & Photojournalism from the International Center of Photography, New York. She worked in TV commercials in Bombay for nine years before she decided to switch careers. She worked as a Chief Assistant Director, & Executive Producer. She went on to work as a Producer for TV commercials.
She is presently working on her long term project : Armenains of Calcutta. Having grown up in the city, she was familiar with the Armenians as a people. She has now returned to explore deeper and tell their stories.
Awards : Winner - Cannes Lions 2010 for the TV spot 'LJ Collective' for BBDO India.
Winner - Hubert Bals Fund Award by the Rotterdam Film Festival, 2008
Winner - Celebrate Bandra photo festival 2009
Scholarship for workshop with Magnum photographer Abbas awarded by Bilder Nordic School of Photography, Norway.