PORTRAIT OF CULTURE
Manoj Jadhav is a photographer and a visual expression artist based in Mumbai, India whose work focuses on intimate portraiture, imagery with classic, romantic visual language. His photographs occupy a realm between the past and present, resulting in a creation that feels vintage at once yet progressive and familiar. A passionate chronicler of Analog Photography and Alternative photographic practices, this alumnus from Sir JJ Institute of Applied Arts, Mumbai globe-trots around the world with his work assignments and visual arts projects.
24 years strong in his professional life, wearing his middle years graciously, he claims to be of no fixed address – London, Dubai, Singapore, Milan, Mumbai all home for him where he has lived and worked since earlier days of his career - still moving, a professional gypsy whose work has taken him to the most exciting assignments and across some of the most coveted brands.
Having worked with iconic American photographer Mary Ellen Mark on the World Heritage Project in India in 2006. He was also chosen by Luerzer's Archive, Vienna consecutively for two years in the 200 Best Ad Photographers Worldwide listing.
Credentials that have been recognized by the International Lomography Federation and also being nominated to be the Impossible Artist for India by Impossible Project in 2014.
He had his first photography solo exhibit in 2004 in Mumbai, Titled - Ten Women.
Since then, he has participated in many Indian and International Photographic exhibitions and Festivals.
His work was displayed at Saatchi art gallery - London, Art Limited - France, Impossible Project, Austria, and several other events and galleries across Europe. He was part of Hope for Haiti-India Cares - a charity art auction 2010, Mind Pixels - NGMA Mumbai 2015, Goa international Photofest 2014 & 1016, Serendipity Arts Fest, Goa 2016 in India.
Besides commercial work, he is also working on an upcoming photography exhibit scheduled for 2018 and his first photography retrospective book.
His fine art images are favored and brought by many art lovers and private collectors from India and the world over.
