Afzal Khan aka “Nilbatteysanata
– A Travel, Landscape, Street & Portraiture photographer, I take pictures of people, beautiful landscapes and architecture.
Born and grew up in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. Studied Electrical Engineering. Presently working as an International Digital Marketing Consultant serving Worldwide Clients.
An avid traveler, backpacker and photographer – Being a Traveler explored almost major part of India from Kashmir to Kanyakumari and in between all major destinations.
Started Photography or capturing pictures by chance due to passion and being a traveler to record my memories, to explore my vision towards seeing things. Self-taught photographer among all the types of photography, Photojournalism is my preferred category.
With Photojournalism my goal always is to show the beauty, grace, strength and enthusiasm of people with an effective story telling using photography as the medium. I focus on non-models mostly and place regular people in natural situations that highlight an aspect of who they are. I look for a sense of bringing their natural state in my work to reflect the everyday life trends in the society.
Being a photographer received Awards & Preconditions about my work from the National and International Photography Community. My work has been published on Chiiz.com, 35Awards.com, WPFC Magazine and has received recognition from photography dedicated Clubs, Instagram & Facebook Groups and Community.
Photography Awards & Prizes Won:
- 2nd Prize [Nature Category] organized by Nehru Yuva Kendra, Govt. of India (NYKS Photography Exhibition, 2022) at Bhopal.
- 3rd Prize [Monument Category] organized by Nehru Yuva Kendra, Govt. of India (NYKS Photography Exhibition, 2022) at Bhopal.
- 3rd Prize [Faces of India] organized by Nehru Yuva Kendra, Govt. of India (NYKS Photography Exhibition, 2020) at Bhopal.
- 2nd Runner-up Winner for Chiiz Coffee Table Magazine, 2022
- 1st Prize Winner IG Bhopal, 10 minutes Street Photography Challenge, 2020
- 1st Prize Winner for Chiiz.com Pushkar Fair Competition, 2019
- Ranked 7th among 1,000 of photographers for “Photo of The Year 2019” Photography Competition by WorldPhotographersclub.com
Connect with me:
Instagram Handle: https://www.instagram.com/nilbatteysannata/