Sujata Setia
Portrait Photography Specialist
Following an accomplished career in television and radio journalism in India, Sujata moved to the UK to complete her Masters in International Relations from King's College London.
Her tryst with photography came with the birth of her daughter - Aayat, who became both her muse and inspiration. A hobby that started with capturing Aayat with her fur sibling - Mustang, quickly turned into a full time profession as Sujata's storytelling visual narratives captured the attention of news media globally. Her works have been published in the Guardian, The Daily Mail, ABC news, CNN and Huffington Post amongst others.
She specialises in artistic child, family and animal portraits and has taught photography to over 5000 students in 20+ countries. She was also visiting faculty at Spain's premiere photography institution EFTI.
Over the past four years, Sujata has focused on photographing sensitive marginalised narratives through the series "A Thousand Cuts' and “Changing the Conversationâ€.
She is the recipient of several international awards including “Winner - Critics' Choice†Lensculture 2024, Creative Category SWPA 2024, British Journal of Photography - Female in Focus 2022; Photographer of the Year. - Tokyo International Foto Awards 21', Gold Winner - Open Awards at Association of Photographers 21', Portrait Award Winner - The Independent Photographer 21' and Indian Photo Fest 21'.
Her works have been exhibited widely including a solo exhibition at the City Hall in London, G5A Foundation, Mumbai, Headon Photo Fest in Australia, an OOH exhibit across UK supported by the advertising agency adamandeveDDB and Campaign Magazine and the most recent exhibit in India of her series focusing on the Rohingyas, as part of the largest refugee conference supported by Action Aid India and The Azadi Project. She has also showcased her work as part of group exhibits across UK, US, Belgium, Japan, Iran, Italy and India.
Sessions
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08-Mar-2025