COMPETITIONS CLOSED
The Sony World Photography Awards 2025 are now closed. Stay tuned for the upcoming announcements and exhibition news.
The Sony World Photography Awards 2025 are now closed. Stay tuned for the upcoming announcements and exhibition news.
Racism in India: The African Portraits
"Anywhere in the world, it takes a black person to tell us what racism really feels like.
On January 31st, 2016, India woke up to yet another news of a shocking mob attack against a Tanzanian student. This particular one was appalling enough to earn international press and force the nation into a period of soul-searching.
Since the incident, I've been travelling across the country to meet Africans and learn about their experiences. I make portraits as a personal response to give them recognition. "It's as if they don't accept us as human beings" is what I keep hearing amidst all the heartrending stories. "Some of us are from royal families, but here we are treated like shit", one person told me.
I feel passionately for this developing project because it carries such a relevant and urgent message. It is about Africans, but it is just as much about India and its chronic racism problem that has thus far not received enough airtime. A country that aspires to be a superpower is now at the cusp of coming to terms with good old fashioned racism. Through my project, I seek to put Africans as well as the racism they face in the consciousness of the Indian public."
The Sony World Photography Awards 2025 are now closed. Stay tuned for the upcoming announcements and exhibition news.