SANCHAYAN CHOWDHURY
CHITTAGONG, BANGLADESH

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Sanchayan Chowdhury (A.CPE, A.APS, ES.CPE, HON.CPE) is a Freelance Photojournalist of Pacific Press Agency, Philippines and a Documentary Photographer. He was born in a rural place in Chattogram, Bangladesh. Currently He lives in Tampere, Finland. Though he is professionally working as a Software Engineer, he would like to see his future as a Photographer. He takes photographs of mostly rural and underprivileged people who keep fighting and struggling against poverty through hardships. He started to learn and practice photography in 2010. Currently, He is a Founder member of the Foto Arena Bangladesh (FAB). He loves to take Documentary, Street, and Travel photography with a unique aesthetic style of taking candid moments. He won numerous national and international awards in the photography: 01) Photographer of the Year - URBAN Photo Awards 2024, Italy. 02) HIGHLY RECOMMEND ( SPORT CATEGORY), SIENA Drone Photo Awards 2024, ITALY. 03) Black and White Photo Awards 2024 (Silver Mention Street) - Spain. 04) Finalist - SIENA International Photo Awards 2024, ITALY. 05) 1 GPU GOLD, 2 FIAP SILVER and 1 FIAP HM in 15th Finland International Digital Circuit 2023 - Finland. 06) Category Winner (People) - World Travel Photography Awards 2023 (JRNY) - UK 07) Selected and Exhibited Photo in Bangladesh Press Photo Contest 2023. 08) 35awards - 8th International Photography Awards, One of my photo was selected for 35Awards 8th Edition Catalog out of 4.45 lacks Photos. 09) 2022 GLOBAL PRIZE HONORABLE MENTIONS, Photography 4 Humanity, United Nations, USA. 10) Winner 2022:The Year in Photo, Frsthand, USA 11) RUNNERS-UP in single category in the 10th Asian University of Women(AUW) Photo Carnival 2022 12) IAAP Gold Medal, IAAP Ribbon and Gilavar Ribbon with 9 Acceptance in Azerbaijan Photo Salon 2022 13) SILVER AWARD in A MOMENT IN TIME 2022 INTERNATIONAL JURIED PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS by The Camelback Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ, USA. 14) BRONZE MEDAL, 2 FIAP Honorable Mentions & 1 Circuit Honorable Mention IN JEWELS CIRCUIT 2022, ITALY. 15) BRONZE AWARD in ARTIST INVITATIONAL 2022 INTERNATIONAL JURIED VISUAL ARTS EXHIBITION by The Camelback Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ, USA. 16) UIF Gold Medal, Special Mention and 30 Acceptances in “26° Gran Tour delle Colline” Circuit 2022, Italy. 17) One of my photograph published in \"PHOTOGRAPHERS Magazine #9 APRIL 2022\" Printed Version (Paper Magazine) 18) FIP GOLD MEDAL Award from \"8th Miracle Image Intl. Salon 2022, India. 19) FIAP HM RIBBON INTERNATIONAL SALON NEW YORK (ISNY) 2022, USA. 20) SSS Ribbon in M M International Salon 2022, Bangladesh. 21) My one photograph published in ISP MAGAZINE 12&01 | NEW YEAR 2022 22) 35awards - 7th International Photography Awards, One of my photo selected to 35Awards 7th edition catalog out of 4.7 lacks Photos. 23) Finalist Siena International Photo Awards 2022 24) Winner of the \"Visual Dialogue on Biodiversity, Climate Change and the Environment\" Photography Competition, Islamabad, Pakistan, 2021.