Body of Work-Prakash Hatvalne

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I have been into active photography for 5 decades, starting off in 1975 as an official photographer for the Directorate of Public Relations, Government of Madhya Pradesh. After some years in the government, I joined Bharat Bhavan as a photographer in 1982 and worked at the multi art and culture centre in Bhopal till 1987 when i turned fully to photo-journalism, something I found more exciting, adventurous and challenging.

Have worked as a News and Features Photographer for the past four decades now. My news and feature photographs have been have been published in various Indian and newspapers and magazines, including The Times of India, India Today, The Outlook, The Telegraph, Tehelka, plus foreign agencies and publications like BBC online, The Los Angeles Times, The Independent, The Sunday Times, The Guardian, Time Magazine, Gulf News, etc. Worked for over two decades with Associated Press (AP), the leading US-based news agency which took my work all over the world.

My last regular job was as chief photographer with The Times of India, Bhopal. At present I am working as a freelance documentary maker and provide themes and local logistical and technical support to foreign film makers mainly in the states of Madhya Pradesh, Chattisgarh and Gujarat.

EXHIBITIONS:
1985 – Bhopal Gas Tragedy, Bharat Bhavan, Bhopal
1990 – Exhibition in Oslo, Norway
1993 – Exhibition, MP Kala Parishad sponsored by Alliance de Francaise, Bhopal
2001 – Exhibition of images of Gujarat earthquake in Bhopal and Gwalior
2003 – Images of Bhopal Gas Tragedy shown in the 16th Festival of Photo Journalism, France
2003 – Exhibition, New Delhi
2004 – World Social Forum, Mumbai
2005 – Exhibition titled “The Woman”, Bharat Bhavan, Bhopal
2007 – Exhibition titled “In the name of Ram”, Bharat Bhavan, Bhopal
2009 – Exhibition titled “Depth of Field” , Bharat Bhavan, Bhopal

AWARDS & PRIZES
1988 – First prize on subject Land Pollution organized by EPCO,
2005 – First Prize in contest organized by Department of Public Relations Government of
Madhya Pradesh, .
2006 – Second Prize, Humanity Photo Award, China
2008 – Third Prize, Garuda International Photo Contest, Bali, Indonesia.
2009- First Prize – MP State Photography Competition.
2009 ­‑­ ­First Prize, “Friends of Earth International, Netherlands
2010 – First Prize, Photo contest organized by UNDP in New York, US.
2011 ­- Grand Prize winner, 8th Smithsonian photo contest, US,
2015 – Late Shri Mahendra Choudhary Memorial Photojournalism Samman by Government of Madhya Pradesh.

WORK RELATED TRAVEL:
France, US, China, Thailand, Indonesia, Dubai, Bhutan and Nepal.