Mayank Soni is a photographer and filmmaker whose work chiefly focuses on documentary and conservation photography. In 2023 he received the prestigious Lowell Thomas Award for his documentary for BBC Reel on the Re-Opening of the Trans Bhutan Trail. Another feather in his cap is the Smithsonian Award (2021) for his photograph titled ‘Lockdown Diaries’.
Mayank is deeply invested in the art of capturing the very soul of the moment, whether they are the Sufi Shrines of Srinagar or the daily life in the remote valley of Gurez at the Indo-Pak border, his portraits and landscapes reveal the true essence of his subjects — their strife, their smiles and their spirit.
Over the past decade he has shot extensively for National Geographic Traveller India and Lonely Planet Magazine India. He has contributed documentary films for BBC Reel and BBC Travel. Another dimension of his work includes working on campaigns for humanitarian organisations like UNICEF, Terre Des Hommes, Free a Girl, and Save the Children.
