kaveer rai

Kaveer Rai, a Mangalore/ Portland based photographer, picked up the camera at a young age and went about capturing day to day moments into photographs, His photography sessions began with a handy-camera lying in the house and they have come a long way since then. He wanted to click pictures that changed or touched people in ways that could make the world a better place. What started as an effortless hobby took a sharp professional turn when Kaveer got recognised by the National Geographic Moment Award in 2010. Kaveer’s career for four and half years as a creative visualiser for an advertising firm come to an end when he decided to pursue his passion for photography. To kick-start his photography career, he earned a degree in documentary photography from Pathshala, Bangladesh, and is all set to speak to the world through his photography. Kaveer was one of the five candidates in the world selected for a master class with Stephen Alvarez in Puerto Rico, organised by National Geographic and Nokia 2014. He won the National Geographic Cover Shot 2 online edition and the winning photo was featured as the cover of ‘afaqs Reporter’ in 2015. USAID and Forest Plus organised a photography contest in 2016 where his picture got an honorary mention. He then went on to study on a year long scholarship in DMJX (Danish school of media and Journalism), Denmark in 2017. He currently works as a freelance photographer, his ability to create visual narratives on humanitarian and environmental stories makes him appropriate for the job, while his abstract touch is always an advantage. 

Recognitions:

2021 | Winner | MIWA: Water in India: Heritage, Religion, Life around Water.

2020 | Winner | Slideluck Editorial Grant – Everything is Connected.

2020 | Winner | Sahapedia Frames Photography Grant.

2020 | Nomination | World Press photo Joop Swart Master Class.

2019 | Nomination | Unsung Foundation & Srishti Grant for Photography.

2019 | Nomination | World Press photo Joop Swart Master Class.

2018 | Featured ‘Adipur –Chaplin Town’ story in ‘The World Post’, Instagram.

2018 | Featured in of homes across the world, Format Magazine', Instagram.

2014 | Winner | Won National Geographic Cover Shot 2 online edition, Featured on Afaqs Reporter.

2013 | Winner | Master Class with Stephan Alvarez in Puerto Rico National Geographic + Nokia.

2010 | Winner | National Geographic Moment Award.

Exhibitions:

Cyclone Fani | Belmont University: The nature of the future | Nashville, Tennessee, USA | March 2022 – May 2022

Cyclone Fani | Then there was us | Climate Change Exhibition (Open Eye Gallery), Liverpool, UK | January 2022 – March 2022

Cyclone Fani (Multimedia) | Foto Wien, Vienna, Austria | March 2022

Cyclone Fani (Multimedia) | Images Gibellina - photography festival, Sicily, Italy | July 2021

Cyclone Fani (Multimedia) | Imago Lisboa, Carpintarias de São Lázaro | Lisbon, Portugal | October 2021

Taste of Water | MIWA: Water in India: Heritage, Religion, Life around Water. Erfurt, Germany | July 2021

Cyclone Fani (Multimedia) | European month of photography, Rethinking nature, Luxembourg | May 2021

Cyclone Fani (Multimedia) and print | Internationale Photoszene Köln, Germany | May 2021

Cyclone Fani (Multimedia) | Photo Vogue Festival, Milan, Italy | November 2020

Dreams not remembered | Indian Photo Festival, Hyderabad, India | November 2020

Moments of Aging | Aarhus Fine Arts Center, Aarhus, Denmark | March 2018

Taste of Water | Venkatappa Art Gallery, Bangalore, India | 2016

Taste of Water | Matheran Green Festival, Mumbai, India | 2016

Water | Focus Photography Exhibition, Venkatappa Art Gallery, Bangalore, India | 2013