Biography

Kalpesh Lathigra

British

Born 19th July 1971 London

Kalpesh is regularly commissioned to shoot documentary essays and portraits of actors, authors, film directors for a variety of clients. He continues to work on long term personal projects

Education

1993 PgDip in Photojournalism , London College of Printing

1990 Higher Cert in Law, University of Hertfordshire, UK

Awards

Taylor Wessing/NPG Portrait Prize

(inclusion in exhibiton) 2010

Descubrimientos PhotoEspana

(Portfolio Review) 2009

Winston Churchill Fellowship 2005

W Eugene Smith Fellowship 2004

Shortlisted Amnesty International Award 2004

World Press Photo 1st Art 2000

Magazine Photographer of the Year(UK) 2000

Exhibitions

Group

2010 Taylor Wessing/ NPG

2010 Warzone/ Noorderlicht

2010 Sifest/ Italy

2009 Descubrimientos PhotoEspana

2007 Brooklyn Industries Contemporary Art Gallery, NYC

2007 PhotoEspana, Madrid

2006 Noorderlicht Another Asia, Netherlands

2005 Center of Fine Arts, Denver

2000 World Press Photo 2000

Clients

The New Yorker

The Guardian Weekend Magazine

The New York Times Magazine

The Financial Times Magazine

The Telegraph Magazine

The Independent Magazine

The New Review

D Magazine Italy

Marie Claire

Sunday Times Magazine

Geo

Newsweek

Time

Unicef

Christian Aid

Save the Children

Actionaid

WWF ( World Wildlife Fund)