Showkat Nanda

Showkat Nanda is a Kashmir based photojournalist primarily interested in fine art photography and filmaking.He also likes documenting social life and issues.He started photography as an amateur at the age of 9.He has a Masters in Mass Communication and Journalism with a specialization in Photography and Filmmaking.He has won a national award for a short film in 2006(the first and the only award won by any student from the media department of Kashmir University).The 7-minute short film was screened in International Film festivals held in Australia,Russia and South Africa.He has also worked with a well know international news agency as a photographer.He presently teaches phtography,photoediting and film appreciation to Mass Communications undergraduates and works as a photojournalist and Feature writer/Reporter for a Kashmir based Daily,Rising Kashmir.