Biography

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Completely self taught as a photographer he specializes in documentary and people photography. An avid traveller, working and playing with natural light and subjects of social and cultural interest is his forte.

He is currently working on a long term photo and video documentary called - 'Bangalore Techies' and on a project on 'Fear and Gender in Public Spaces'. He is also pursuing a photo project called 'Bangalore - The Urban Jungle' which takes a look at Bangalore and its uncontrolled and chaotic development.

Vinayak has done projects for various organizations including Greenpeace, EDC.edu, Primafila, World Wide Media (TOI group) and ICTS.

Exhibitions

Group Exhibitions

1. Bangalore Photography Festival 2007 ( April 15th-21st 2007, Leela Galleria, Bangalore )

2. Frames Of Mind 2007 ( June 8th-10th 2007, Bharathiya Vidhya Bhavan, Bangalore )

3. Musafir 2007 ( November 2nd-4th 2007, Karnataka Chitrakala Parishad )
Announcement in Deccan Herald
Announcement in The Hindu

4. Frames Of Mind 2008 ( August 29th-31st 2008, Bharathiya Vidhya Bhavan, Bangalore )

5. All India Photographic Salon 2008 ( Organised by the Photographic Society of Madras, Sep 17th - 20th 2008, Lalit Kala Academy Hall Chennai)


6. Art, Space and the City (Organised by the Goethe Institut Bangalore, Dec 3rd - 19th 2008, Max Mueller Bhavan Bangalore )
Press coverage in The Hindu

7. Bengaluru Mandis (as part of the Bengaluru Habba 2009)(Organised by the Bangalore Photography Club, Feb 15th - 22nd 2009, Max Mueller Bhavan Bangalore )
Press coverage in The Hindu

8. The Other Side of Our City (Organized by Timeout Bengaluru at the Olive Beach, July 25th - 31st 2009, Olive Beach, Bangalore )
Press coverage in Timeout Bangalore

9. Spirit of Peace (Organised by the Young Horizons, Jan 24th - 25nd, 2010, Indian Council for Cultural Relations Kolkata )
Press coverage in Zee News

10. Spirit of Peace, May 17th - June 13th, 2010, Vasa Konsthall, Goteborg, Sweden
Announcement

Solo Exhibitions

The Beauty Of Everyday Life (June 15th , 2007 , at the Escola de Restauracion in Pontevedra, Spain )
Press coverage in La Voz de Galicia
Review in LA GALERIA

Exhibitions curated by Vinayak

Off-Limits , A Photo Exhibition with the students of Srishti School of Art,Design and Technology , Bangalore (Jan 28th, 2009, at 1 Shanti Road, Bangalore).

Books

Bengaluru Mandis (2009) , Published by the Bangalore Photography Club

Press

1. His work has been published in the Spanish art magazine O Ollo Publico.
A luz do fotografo Vinayak Das, na revista das artes 'O Ollo Publico'

2. His photos have been published in The Deccan Herald, Mint, Timeout Bangalore, Huffington Post etc.

Contact
Vinayak Das can be contacted via email at vinayak.das@gmail.com
Vinayak Das can be contacted by phone at +91 9986656552