Ritam Banerjee

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Ritam Banerjee
Born 1 Jan, 1976
Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India
Occupation Photographer
Website http://www.ritambanerjee.com/

Ritam Banerjee (born Jan 1976) is an accomplished Indian photographer and cinematographer, specialising in diverse fields like advertising, automobiles, fashion, food, architecture, interiors, portraits, corporate, travel, photojournalism, amongst others.

He has shot for reputed brands such as Audi, M.A.C, Hermès, Elizabeth Arden, Mercedes-Benz, Ford, Disney, Incredible India, Hershey's, Christian Louboutin, Royal Enfield, Unilever, McDonald’s, etc.

He has also worked with several fortune 500 companies like General Electric, Siemens, HSBC, Citigroup, Tata Steel, Procter & Gamble, Johnson & Johnson, Accenture, Bosch, Deutsche Bank, Novartis, Roche, Barclays Bank, State Bank of India, ABB, Nike, Microsoft, Citibank, Shell, Volkswagen.

His work has been featured in Vogue, Forbes, Rolling Stone, Cosmopolitan, People, Marie Claire, Bloomberg Businessweek, Stern, The Observer, Reader's Digest, Prevention, BBC Goodfood, Fast Company, Robb Report, L'espresso, India Today, The CEO, The American Lawyer, Outlook traveler, Femina, Verve, The New York Times, The Daily Telegraph, WSJ, The Financial Times, The Guardian, The Washington Post, Bild, The Times of India, The Hindustan Times, The Vancouver Sun, The National Post , ABC News, The Independent, L A Times.

Globally he is also represented by Getty Images.

He was the official photographer of the global sporting events such as BCCI Indian Premier League 2010, ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 and T-20 Cricket World Cup 2016.

Ritam Banerjee is also known for his theme-based calendars, exhibitions and workshops across the globe.

Apart from stills, Ritam has been awarded for cinematography at several international film festivals like Madrid International Film Festival, Columbia Gorge Film Festival and Tenerife International Film Festival in London.

Early life

Ritam Banerjee was born in 1976 at Jamshedpur in eastern India. As a child, he watched his father Robin Banerjee, an avid photographer, at work, and grew to love the camera. Introduction to Art and literature at an early age shaped up his distinct creative style. In 1996, Ritam joined Fergusson College, Pune, to study physics and photography and embarked on the stellar career in photography.

Career

Armed with a basic SLR camera, a 50 mm lens and two rolls of films, Ritam started experimenting with photography while he was still in college. Images from his first two film rolls were published in the leading Indian newspaper Times of India's Pune edition, giving him a head start. His work was noticed very early (1997) in his career when he was recognised by the Government of India.

In 1999, after finishing college, Ritam came to Mumbai and began his 17-year-old love affair with the city. The perfect expression of this love can be seen in his masterpiece ‘Mumbai: The city that talks to me’, his first solo exhibition.

The globe trotting photographer has the knack of seeing the world differently which drives him to capture moments and tell stories. His work has been part of several permanent displays and exhibitions around the world. Notable among them are 'Mumbai: The City that Talks to Me’ (November 2009, Mumbai), ‘Israel through Indian Eyes’ (October 2010, Mumbai), The Japanese Girl – A Pictorial Ode to the Land of the Rising Sun (Apr 2011), TRIPtych– A Visual Tribute to Travel (2015), 'Expressions of Freedom' - A tribute to Nelson Mandela at World Economic Forum in Davos (Jan 2014), MasterCard Worldwide Collection and Mumbai Airport.

Ritam Banerjee was the official photographer for BCCI Indian Premier League 2010, ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 and T-20 Cricket World Cup 2016. He captured the historic moment of Sachin Tendulkar, Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Yuvraj Singh holding the World Cup against the iconic backdrop of The Gateway of India.

Ritam Banerjee has photographed several celebrities such as Narendra Modi, Dalai Lama, Ratan Tata, Jimmy Choo, Mukesh Ambani, Chanda Kochhar, Klaus Schwab, Rajashree Birla, Her Highness Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden, Piyush Pandey, R Balki, Tom Cruise, Kristin Scott Thomas, Kylie Minogue, Shahrukh Khan, Aamir Khan, Naseeruddin Shah, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Sushmita Sen, Zeenat Aman, Waheeda Rehman, Hema Malini, Sonakshi Sinha, Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Mithun Chakraborty, Jackie Shroff, Ekta Kapoor, Akon, Buddy Guy, Alan Parsons, Anoushka Shankar, Astad Deboo, Taj Mahal, Amish Tripathi, Chetan Bhagat, Anita Desai, Sachin Tendulkar, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Pankaj Advani, Rahul Dravid, Neil Perry, Kylie Kwong, Vikas Khanna, David Rocco.

Ritam Banerjee is also known for his theme-based calendars and his views on photography in India. Ritam loves to share his ideas and experiences with amateurs and professionals alike. He has helped amateurs and photo-enthusiasts find their own photographic groove through various conferences and seminars. From University of Johannesburg, South Africa to Indian Institute of Technology, several reputed universities have invited him to teach photography. Recently he was invited to speak at the TEDx talk on “The Big Picture”.

Exhibitions and displays

  • MasterCard Worldwide Collection
  • Mumbai-the city that talks to me, Nov–Dec 2009, Gallery Art & Soul, Mumbai (Solo show)
  • The Last Communist, Nov 2009, Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai (In collaboration with artist Ajay De)
  • Display at Kala Ghoda Arts Festival, Mumbai
  • Journey V, Jan–Feb 2010, Mumbai (Group show)
  • Hope, Apr 2010, Mumbai (Group show)
  • Israel through Indian eyes, Oct 2010, Gallery Art & Soul, Mumbai (Solo show)
  • SOS Ladakh by NDTV Good Times, Oct 2010, Delhi (Group show)
  • Work on permanent display at the Mumbai Domestic Airport
  • The Japanese Girl – A Pictorial Ode to the Land of the Rising Sun, Mar–Apr 2011, Gallery Art & Soul, Mumbai (In association with artist Ajay De)
  • 'Expressions of Freedom' - A tribute to Nelson Mandela at World Economic Forum in Davos, Jan 2014
  • TRIPtych– A Visual Tribute to Travel, 2015

Seminars & Talks

Calendars

Awards

References

Video References

External links

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