Garima Agarwal, a NIFT postgraduate, is an independent documentary photographer based in Delhi. Her work primarily focuses on children, education, mental health and empowering human stories. She has worked upon multiple campaigns for Corporate Social Responsibly (CSR), brochures, NGO’s, and documentary projects. She has always been driven by the fact that education plays a vital role in shaping up one’s life, hence the majority of her work revolves around the education process, children and related mental health issues.
As part of the curation team, she has worked as Head of Operations for three City Experience Festivals editions. Her work has been published on various platforms including Sahapedia, AFP News Agency, 101 India, Man’s World Magazine, Inspiro India, Tasveer Journal, eShe Magazine, etc.
Grants & Awards
2018: Sahapedia Grant
2015: Jury Commendation award, TOTO Funds the Arts
Workshops & Portfolio Reviews
2021: Chobi Mela - Shortlisted for New Waves of Documentary, Practice as Research,
by Pathshala South Asian Media Institute and the VII Academy
2020: Tarzeer Pictures (For 16th Angkor Photo Workshops) - Selected for Portfolio Review
2020: Art Chain India - Selected for Portfolio Review
Exhibitions
2020: Selected for AIFACS 13th All India Photo Exhibition, New Delhi
2016: Selected for Digital Presentation, Indian Photo Festival, Hyderabad
2016: Where the road leads, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi
2014: NiceFoto, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi
City Experience Festival Editions
2019: Hum Fida e Lucknow
2019: Andaz e Agra
2019: Ras Se Bana Banaras
