Mr. Prasant Ravi

• Name: PRASHANT RAVI
• Gender: Male
• Email : prashantravi27@gmail.com
• Department: Mass Communication

• Diploma in Photography
• Basics to Advance Photography
• Photo journalism
• Photo Editing
• Digital Photo Creation
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Started career in the year 1999 as freelance photographer andaspired to become a photojournalist,

• Freelance Photojournalist and heading portal www.biharphoto.in, stock & news photo agency. Associated as curator of Instagram #biharphotoproject
• Worked as Chief Photographer “Dainik Bhaskar” Patna.
• Worked as Photojournalist in The Indian Express,Bihar Bureau.
• Freelance photo journalism for BBC online, Open Magazine, Forbes,Greenpeace, AFP, other agencies and media houses .
• Worked for International media House- New York Times “IndiaInk”,BBC Online News portal-www.news.bbc.co.uk., Gulf News,Sunday Post,Emirates News, Fortean times, Mc Graw Hill construction news post.
• Documentation work for UNFPA, UNICEF, Greenpeace, CEEDand Save the Children.
• UNFPA used the photo andpublished year Planner for 2013, samephoto used by them for UNFPA greetings card in 2010.
• Senior Photojournalist in “Down To Earth” Environment Magazine(Bihar,Jharkhand,West Bengal,UP)
• Staff Senior News Photographer “The Pioneer” English National Daily, New Delhi.
• Stringer/Contributor of Associated Press News Agency, in Bihar(May ’05 – June’08).
• Assigned Features for DARPAN- In-flight magazine Mccluskieganj, Radio GAGA, Mahatma Gandhi’s AshramMotihari, Buddhist Circuit and Many more.
• Assigned Story for Exotica, the society and life magazine.
• Worked for PTI News & Photo agency for one and half year fromAug 2004.
• Year 2002 associated with OUTLOOK (Hindi {2002} & English)Magazine for about two & half years.
• In the year 2001 Started contributing In Hindustan & HindustanTimes,Patna.
• Covered the Flood in Bihar for Greenpeace.
• Worked for Sulabh India (Mag.) Jansatta (Hindi Daily),Rajasthan Patrika (Hindi Daily)
• In the very beginning of my career contributed to the Rashtriya Sahara (Hindi daily) newspaper for feature page.

• Faculty in Mass Communication(July 2015) & CEMS Department ((Feb 2020)Photography) inPatna Women’s College, Patna.
• Guest Faculty in Bachelor in Journalism & Mass Communication Patna College, Patna University(July 2011 to till date) ,
• Guest Faculty in Bachelor in Journalism & Mass Communication,AMITY University, Patna (Feb2018 )
• Guest Faculty in Masters in Journalism & Mass Communication,AMITY University, Patna (Feb2018 )
• Guest Faculty in Master in Journalism & Mass Communication in Darbhanga House, PatnaUniversity.(Since 2018 to till date)
• Guest Faculty in Master in Journalism & Mass Communication,Aryabhatta Knowledge University,Patna (Dec 2023 )

• Participated in the group excavated the Archaeological site at “Waina” in Balia (UP) in the year1995conducted by BHU, Varanasi.
• “Art Appreciation Course” from National Museum Institute of History of Art Conservation and Museology, New Delhi in the year 1998.
• Photographs of Two Monuments installed in Gyan Bhavan (Workshop by Building Construction Department, Govt. of Bihar)
• Cover Photo in the Book “Ruled Or Misruled-The Story and Destiny of Bihar ” by Bloomsbury Publication.
• Contributed in the book “Folklore of Gujarat” published by National Book Trust, New Delhi.
• Air quality index of Patna report and Rooftop survey report for clean energy (Solar) by CEED.
• Documentation on Maternal Health and Child Care,Unicef.
• Documentation for Unicef program “Choo lo Aasmaan” on girls education and empowerment.
• Documention Work for Population foundation, UNFPA and Save the children.

Diploma in Photography, Camera Art Institute, Triveni Kala Sangam, New Delhi. 1998

• Online Certificate course in Digital Journalism, Reuters, 2021.
• Board (Xth), 74.8% from Bihar School Examination Board,1991.
• Intermediate Sci. (+2),65.8% from Bihar Intermediate Education Council (1993) Bachelor in Export management.
• Advance Diploma in Photography and Graphic Design (Shaw Academy), 2020-21
• Pursuing Graphic Design Course from Shaw Academy
• Certificate course in Photography and Light painting from FTII, Pune.
• Certificate Course in Visual Story Telling from FTII, Pune.
• Certificate Course in Podcasting and Audio Media from FTII, Pune.
• Certificate Course in Fundamentals of Film Direction from FTII,Pune.
• Certificate Course in Smartphone Doumentary from FTII,Pune.

• Second Prize in Photo journalism Section in the photo exhibition cum competition by Department. of Youth & Culture,Bihar (2004).
• First Prize in Better Photography magazine “Photographer of the year-2006” in Festival Section.

• Two solo Photo exhibitions Titled “Magic Realism” in year 2005 and 2006 at Patna Bookfair.
• Bihar Lalit Kala Academy , Kala mangal 2013, Exhibition, at Academy Gallery,Patna