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Poulomi Basu is an Indian transmedia artist, photographer, author and activist. Her work has become widely known for advocating for the rights of women in various isolated communities and conflict zones around the world. Her lens focuses on stories that often go ignored or underreported, particularly the perspectives of women of colour. Basu was featured on the BBC World Service show ‘The Conversation’ along with Lynsey Addario as one of the “two exceptional photojournalists who have made significant contributions to the field”.

Basu's work has been internationally exhibited and she won the Magnum Emergency Fund in 2016 and was a Magnum Foundation Human Rights Fellow in 2012. She was shortlisted for the Tim Hetherington Visionary Award and the Catchlight Fellowship in 2017 with Blood Speaks, shortlisted for the MACK First Book Award for Centralia, and the FOAM Paul Huff Award amongst others. Basu is the Director of Just Another Photo Festival, a travelling guerrilla visual media festival that democratizes photography by taking it to the people and forging new audiences. She published her first photo book 'Centralia' in 2019.