ABOUT ME
Akash Pamarthy is a documentary photographer based in Richmond, Va., currently working for Richmond Times-Dispatch as their photo intern. His photography focuses on searching for answers to equality and humanity through a lenses of culture, immigration and identity.
" Experiencing life in it's raw form and all the beautiful people I meet and photograph in my journey is why I love my job. There is always a small piece of myself I leave working with them and great things about life I learn and pick from the wonderful humans which shapes me into a better person everyday," says Akash.
Akash graduated from the George Washington University in 2020 with a M.A degree in New Media Photojournalism. He is a current MFA candidate and worked as an Instructor teaching Introduction to Basic Photography at Ohio University. He worked as a photography intern for the Detroit Free Press and worked as a contributor for the America Reimagined Project by Boyd's Station. When he's not running around with his camera, you can find him playing 8ball pool.
His work was published on Richmond Times- Dispatch, Lee Network, NPR, Detroit Free Press, Columbus Alive, USA Today Network, Boyd's Station, CNN and NHK World-Japan.
He is the NPPF Kit King scholarship recipient, Paul Schutzer memorial award winner and Chris Hondros scholarship recipient at Ohio University, and the Ohio News Photographers Association 2022 Chuck Scott Student Photographer of the Year. He attended the XXXIII Eddie Adams Workshop class.
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