About Ritayan Mukherjee

Ritayan “Rikh” Mukherjee is an independent photographer and ex-shipping industry professional. His work has widely published by different national and international platforms. In 2016, Ritayan nominated as a fellow for The People Archive of Rural India (PARI) and in December 2018, Ritayan got selected as a grantee for prestigious Sahapedia Frames Photography Grant. He also has a contribution to two books – Calcutta, Then; Kolkata Now by Roli Publication and People like Us by The People’s Archive of Rural India. Currently, he is accomplishing his childhood fantasy about living with nomads! He’s also a nominator for World Press Photo’s 6X6 program.