Ashok Panda (born 28.01.1969), presently works as Chief Staff Photographer of Odia daily Samaya and contributes photographs to several State level and national newspapers and websites. He began his professional career as a photojournalist with Eastern Press Agency (1984-1995) and then joined Samaya (1996). He also contributed to The Asian Age (1997-2000) and The Times of India (2000-2011) and several other publications like The Patriot, Newstimes, Eenadu and Sanmarg.P.B.D
His photographs of 1999 Orissa Super cyclone made him known in media circle all over the country. Later he held several exhibitions of selected photographs of the Super Cyclone titled ‘Mahatandav’. He had two more exhibitions titled ‘The Camera Cries: Five Years of Orissa Tragety’ (2001) and ‘Sky is the Limit'(2002). All his exhibitions won popular and critical acclaim.
He has received several awards including Best Photographer Award by www.orissadiary.com (2011) and Prerana (2011), Panchama Veda Best Photography Award (2010), Satabdira Kalakara Best Photographer Award (2010). He has also won the Photography Contest organised by Ministry of I & B on 2000.Biju patnaiak sports state award 1917
Born at Baisingha, Mayurbhanj to Pitambar Panda and Annapurna Panda, he studied at ITI, Balasore. He did a Diploma in Photography and Videography from State Council for Technical Education and Vocational Training.
TRAINING
- Diploma in Industrial Training Institute, Balasore
Diploma in Photography and Videography , state council for technical education and vocational treaning,govt of Orissa.
- Date of Birth 28.01.1969
EXHIBITIONS
- Organised three exhibitions of my own photographs in Bhubaneswar, titled
`Mahatandav—on Supercyclone’ (2000),
- `The Camera Cries—Five years of Orissa tragedy’ (2001)
- `Sky is the limit’, (2002) respectively that have won critical acclaim.
All the exhibitions are inaugurated by Chief Minister Naveen Pattnaik, Jayadev Bhawan
LIST OF AWARDS RECEIVED
2016 : Best sports Photo Journalist Biju Pattnayak State Award by Govt. of Odisha.
1998-99 : Best photojournalist awarded by Samay, daily Oriya newspaper Orissa Press Academy award
2000 : Best Photo Journalist award by BusyAd Newspaper 2000 : Photo contest winner on India’s 50th Republic Day
awarded by I & B Ministry, New Delhi 2001 : Rajiv Gandhi award by Rajiv Gandhi Forum
Bhubaneswar Samman by Bhubaneswar Development Organisation Excellency award by Orissa Media Forum
2002 : Utkal Karate Award by Utkal Karate School
Chinta ‘O’ Chetna award Youth Award by `Youth’ Sur Tarang award Citizen Award by Hot News
2003 : Bhubaneswar Samman by Prerna
2004 : Bhubaneswar Sabuj Samman by Prerna Manthan award by
`Manthan’
2005 : Rajadhani Mahotsav award
2006 : Kalinga Bharti award
2006 : Amit Art Media Award by Amit Art 2007 : Bolgarh award by Bolgarh Cultural Samiti
2009 : Jatiya Jana Jagruti O Loka Bidya Samit Award. 2010 : Satabdi Kalakara Best Photography Award.
2010 : Panchama Bed Best Photography Award 2011 : Best Traffic Photographer Award
2011 : Best Photographer Award by PRERANA
2011 : Best Photographer Award by www.orissadiary.com 2016 Best photojournalist award by SABUJA ODISHA
EXPERIENCE
| 1986-1995 : Eastern Press Agency 1996-2000 : The Asian Age, leading national daily 2000-2011 : The Times of India,. Also contributing to The Patriot, Newstimes,Eenadu, Sanmarg and websites Orissadiary.com, Insightorissa.com,Orissamatters.com and orissacinema.com..orissacentral .com www.photonews.co.in |
1996 : To continuing Accredited photojournalist of State Govt for Oriya daily `Samay’
| 1986-1995 | : | Eastern Press Agency |
| 1996-2000 | : | The Asian Age, leading national daily |
| 2000-2011 | : | The Times of India,. Also contributing to The Patriot, Newstimes,Eenadu, Sanmarg and websites Orissadiary.com, Insightorissa.com,Orissamatters.com and orissacinema.com..orissacentral .com www.photonews.co.in |