About K. Venkatesh
That art transcends all boundaries and barriers is personified in K. Venkatesh, a freelance photographer.
Without any formal qualification or training in photography, Venkatesh, through his sheer comprehension and keen observations, has honed his skills as a lens man.
His photography captures the vivid dimensions of life – the weird and queer, humble and extravagant, traditional and the– in all its essentials.
In his enthusiasm to capture life in lens, Venkatesh has served a cause without much ado. His albums featuring transgenders signify the changing times and expose the dexterity of a marginalised community. He has following gallery to his credit.
Associations
K. Venkatesh is currently working as retainer for Eenadu Telugu Daily at Bangalore since 35 years. He is been regularly associated with various national weeklies such as India Today, Sunday Mid-Day, Sunday, out-look and Rastriya Sahara and international agencies; at same time he has done few short time assignments for some of most reputed news agencies such as BBC Online, Reuters, etc. He has also done short-term assignments for London Times, Los Angeles Times, Helsinki Times and Time magazine. Free-lanced Asian age and DC, for 15 years, contributed Lankesh patrike.
Recognition
- Rajyotsava Award (2005)
- By Karnataka State Govt. for his contribution in the field of Photo Journalism
- Member of the Karnataka Madhyama academy
- Press club Varshada Vyakiti (2017)
- Press Club Award for Best Photographer (1991-92)
- By Karnataka Union of Working Journalists
- Karnataka Madhyama Academy Award (2015)
Short term Assignments
- London Times
- IT Story
- Los Angeles Times
- IT Story
- Helsinki Times
- IT Story
- Time Magazine
- Kidney Story
Reguler Associations
- Telgu Daily Enadu
- Working as a retainer for the past 35 years
- BBC Online
- Free-lancing for the past 6 years
- Outlook magazine
- Free-lancing for the past 5 years
- India-Today
- Free-lancing for the past 10 years
- Reuters News Agency
- Free-lancing for the past 8 years
- The Asian Age
- Free-lancing for the past 8 years
- Sunday Mid-Day
- Free-lancing for the past 6 years
- Rashtriya Sahara
- Free-lancing for the past 4 years
- City Tab
- Free-lancing for the past 3 years
- Bangalore Eveninger
- Free-lancing for the past 3 years