Souvid Datta

Souvid Datta was born in 1990, Mumbai, and moved to London aged 10. Since then he has been raised between the two metropolises, within an artistic and politically active family. He developed an interest in the fields of multimedia journalism, social justice and conflict studies. While completing his University studies in International Law and War Studies, he began professionally pursuing multimedia journalism and has since completed commissioned and personal projects across Europe, N.Africa, Central America, Afghanistan, S.Asia & China working for clients including TIME, The Guardian, The New York Times and Vice. In his eyes, visual storytelling is a powerful tool for self-expression, informing public debate and documenting history.

Statement: My work focuses on under-reported contemporary issues, attempting to highlight human aspirations and failures, in communities where social injustice and inequality are rife. I am interested in the lives of ordinary people who find themselves in extraordinary circumstance; in those individuals and groups who quietly challenge the prevailing orthodoxies of the world in which they live.