Haider Khan (photographer)
Haider Khan is a photographer[1] and a director in the Indian film industry. Khan was the winner of the National Award, India, in the 2022 Sony World Photography Awards.[2][3][4][5][6] In 2024, he placed second in the wildlife & nature category at the Sony World Photography Awards.[7][8][9][10][11] His work was found notable and he was the only Indian to speak at the World Photography Organisation event PHOTO IS:RAEL in Israel.[12][13] He is also the official photographer with EARTH.ORG
Film
[edit]His directorial debut feature film Rohingya - People from Nowhere[14][15] was released on 15 November 2021 and has won International Awards.[16]
Documentaries
[edit]His documentary film, "LANGUR The Man Monkey," has been selected to compete as an Indian documentary film at the 29th Kolkata International Film Festival.[17][18]
The documentary on "Black India", also got selected as short documentary / film at the several international film festivals.[19][20][21]
Photography
[edit]As a photographer he shot the launch campaign of Being Human and Being Strong and has shot cover photographs for magazines including GQ, Filmfare, Stardust, and People, and was the official photographer for events like Femina Miss India, Grasim Mr.India, and Gladrags Megamodel.
Awards and recognition
[edit]- 2024 Honourable Mentioned at International Centre of Martial Arts for Youth Development and Engagement, Busan South Korea under the auspices of UNESCO
- Winner of 2022 Sony World Photography Awards[2]
- Winner/Gold at PX3 2021 Prix de la Photographie de Paris[22]
Trivia
[edit]- He was once sketched by famous Bollywood actor Salman Khan[23]
References
[edit]- ^ "Photographer in focus: Haider Khan". The Peacock Magazine. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
- ^ a b Baruah, Sweta (February 23, 2022). "SWPA National Awards 2022 Winner Announced". smartphotography.in.
- ^ Dusad, Mitali (Feb 14, 2020). "CAPTURING LIFE". First India.
- ^ Mellado, Justine (March 24, 2022). "Les magnifiques clichés finalistes du Sony World Photography Awards 2022". Creapills (in French).
- ^ Stewart, Jessica (Mar 11, 2022). "Awe-Inspiring National Award Winners of the 2022 Sony World Photography Awards". My Modern Met.
- ^ Prideaux, Sophie (February 8, 2022). "65 stunning winning pictures from the Sony World Photography Awards 2022". The National News.
- ^ "2nd Place; King Without a Throne: Poached or Dehorned by Haider Khan". worldphoto.org.
- ^ "Sony World Photography Awards finalists". Discover Wildlife. February 27, 2024.
- ^ "Nuclear fields and insect feasts: The Sony World Photography awards – in pictures". The Guardian. April 19, 2024.
- ^ "Sony World Photography Awards 2024: The year's best images unveiled". CNN. February 27, 2024.
- ^ "Las increíbles fotografías premiadas en los Sony World Photography Awards 2024". National Geographic. April 10, 2024.
- ^ "The World's Best Photographers – In collaboration with SONY and the World Photography Organisation". PHOTO IS:RAEL. 26 November 2022.
- ^ "Haider Khan is the only Indian to speak at the World Photography Organisation event in Israel". Urban Asian. November 24, 2022.
- ^ "A film on Rohingya refugee crisis". The Times of India. June 1, 2020.
- ^ "Rohingya, où quand Bollywood s'empare d'une crise humanitaire". Lepetitjournal. June 2, 2020.
- ^ "WINNERS NYIFA JANUARY 2021" (PDF). New York International Film Awards. Feb 10, 2021.
- ^ Dasgupta, Priyanka (December 8, 2023). "'Langur man' lands in city as docu competes at KIFF". Times of India.
- ^ "'Monkey Man' at KIFF to compete in Indian docu films section". Millennium Post.
- ^ "2022 NOMINEES – SHORT FILM".
- ^ "Halifax Black Film Festival". Halifax Black Film Festival.
- ^ "Xposure brings the world to Sharjah via spellbinding short films". Sharjah 24. February 14, 2023.
- ^ "ROHINGYA People from nowhere".
- ^ "Filmmaker Haider Khan recalls the time he was sketched by Salman Khan, calls it the "best gift" of his life". The Times of India. August 28, 2020.