User talk:Shomebasu

SHOME Basu has been photographing from the age of sixteen. Being the picture-editor for Open, Outlook Business & Outlook Money magazines he covered a variety of assignments from politics, features & business. Before that he was with the India Today group as a photographer. Later he traveled to many places & documented the lives of the unknown people suffering from poverty & conflict. Arsenic poisoning at the Indian & Bangladesh borders was one of his first assignments, which was viewed internationally. He was among the first Indian photojournalist to reach Afghanistan post Taliban. He believes that journalist become the window for many who has little scope to speak to the world. His camera has been a tool to capture such for the world. His recent works on Kashmir has got him an international fame while at the same time he was injured himself on his head & landed up in a hospital in Srinagar. He has worked fro many publications like India Today, Business Today,Outlook group, Marie Claire,Cosmopoliton, Outlook Traveler, Open, Wall Street, Amnesty international, UNICEF & many more. His profile was recently reported on Asian Photography magazine. He lives in New Delhi with his wife Nayanima who is also a journalist covering the foreign affairs along with trade & when Shome is not shooting pictures he loves to spend time at the kitchen cooking all kinds of food, mainly from the conflict places.Presently he is engaged on two book projects. Website: http://shomebasu.photoshelter.com/ One can read his blogs at: http://shomebasu-pictures.blogspot.com/

COMMENTS:

Enjoyed looking at your Calcutta stuff, Shome I enjoyed looking through your site. You certainly have a range of coverage across India. Very impressive, my friend! Look forward to catching up in detail. STEVE Raymer -Professor of Journalism Indiana University & Photographer National Geographic Magazine

INBETWEEN PERIODS - A DAY & LIFE OF GIRL CHILDREN IN A SCHOOL IN NORTH KASHMIR'S BOMAI BY SHOME Basu I had a quick glance at your set of pics, and as usual they are strong with some lovely ones in the mix. Ed Kashi, Photojournalist

lovely work both the color and b/w.. (im partial to b/w myself but its increasingly harder to find editors who agree...) keep up the good work... and thanks - David Burnett, Photojournalist