Vinod Venkapalli is an Independent photographer based in Hyderabad. He holds a Post Grad Degree in Environmental Engineering from IIT Dhanbad and worked in a consulting firm before quitting the job to pursue his interest in arts.

He recently showed his work at KG+ in Kyoto. He is part of the curatorial team of Indian Photography Festival. He is a recipient of Toto Photography Award. Vinod has won the Telangana State Award twice.

Vinod freelances as a photojournalist and his images are published in The New York Times,The Guardian, The Washington Post, Aljazeera, Reuters, MSN South Africa, Daily Mail, Yahoo News UK, U.S. News & World Report, The Star (Malaysia), National Post, Haaretz, Investing.com and The Peninsula Qatar.

EXHIBITIONS / PROJECTIONS / SLIDESHOWS:

  • Our India - Gather Art, Taiwan

  • Indian Photography Festival

  • Eyes on India- Eyes on Main Street, USA

  • Pune Design Festival

  • Serendipity Arts Festival, Goa

  • Coloreel, Vizag

  • Satya Art Gallery, Ahmedabad

  • Auckland Festival of Photography

  • Head on Photo Festival

  • Street Photo Thailand

  • Focus Photography Festival – Blow Up, Mumbai

  • Glasgow Visual Arts Festival -Frames

  • Blow Up – Angkor Projections

  • UNICEF, Hyderabad

PUBLICATIONS:

  • PDN POTD

  • The Caravan Magazine

  • Geography and You Journal

  • Radio 7 Live – Italia

  • LensCulture – Collectives Spotlight #4- That’s Life

  • Book- ‘Goddess of Folk’- Kakatiya Heritage Trust

  • 10 Emerging Street Photographers of India, Better Photography Magazine

  • Michael Areas set of ’10 Interesting Photographers’

  • Kyoorius Magazine

  • Headlined in ‘Street Photography around the world’ in ISP Magazine

  • PH Magazine 45th Issue

  • ‘Capture – The Annual’

TALKS/GUEST LECTURES:

  • Indian Photo Festival

  • RR Centre for Photography

  • Loyola Academy

  • Symbiosis (Counselling Session)