Smita Sharma

Smita Sharma is an award-winning photojournalist and visual storyteller based in Delhi, reporting on critical human rights, gender and social issues in her own community as well as in the Global South on assignments for Human Rights Watch, National Geographic Magazine, and other publications.

From documenting the effect of pregnancy on girl’s education in Kenya to child marriage in Nepal, and sex-trafficking across India and Bangladesh, Sharma is committed to representing people with dignity and telling underrepresented stories with impact.

Sharma is a TED Fellow and an IWMF Reporting Fellow. She is the recipient of Amnesty International Media award for Photojournalism, One World Media Award for her short film “Rebel with a Cause” and Exceptional Women of Excellence award by Women Economic Forum. Her work has been exhibited and shown globally including at the UN Headquarters in New York.

She is a member of The Photo Society, a community of National Geographic Magazine photographers and part of Women Photograph and Diversify Photo community. She has taken HEFAT training in Mexico City and is available for assignments globally.

Sharma is a graduate from the photojournalism and documentary photography program of International Center of Photography, New York and has a post graduate diploma in Journalism from University of Pune.