Sharad Haksar

Sharad Haksar is India's most accomplished and acclaimed photographer with accolades from all over the world. A Cannes Silver Lion winner and a D&AD nominee, Sharad is the only Asian to snag a Gold, Silver, 2 Bronzes and 21 honorable mentions at the prestigious IPA Awards.

Popular Photography selected Sharad as one of the Top 10 lensmen in the world in 2005. The same year Adobe Galgo named him the Photographer Of The Year in India. A year later, Luerzer’s Archive listed him as one of 200 Best Photographers in the world. Till date, Sharad Haksar has won over 200 regional, national and international awards. Sharad acquired his craft from masters like Bill Megalos, Constantine Manos, Robert Farber, Sol Negrin and Iqbal Mohamed. The Maine workshops and innumerable brand shoots have honed his skills as an artist with a keen eye for advertising, fashion, still life, travel, and conceptual photography.

Driven by ideas, Sharad is the mastermind behind the world’s first camera lens calendar that he has patented. The innovative piece of art is chiseled from a single block of aluminium and has dates running till the year 2032.

Sharad operates out of Chennai, from his studio, Eye-Light Pictures. Being a passionate creative person with...

AWARDS:

2017
2 Honorable Mentions at the International Color Awards
7 Nominations at the International Color Awards
1 Silver in Graphis Photography Annual
4 Merits in Graphis Photography Annual

2016
Rated as one of the Top 3 Commercial and Advertising Photographers in the World by TopTeny
5 Nominations at International Color Awards

2015
1 Honorable Mention at International Color Awards
1 Nomination at International Color Awards
10 Honorable Mentions at PX3 Awards
11 Honorable Mentions at International Photography Awards

2014
1 Silver at APA (American Photographic Artists)
5 Honorable Mentions at International Photography Awards

2012
5 Entries in Communication Arts Photography Annual
3 Bronzes at International Photography Awards
2 Honorable Mentions at International Photography Awards
2 Nominations in Goafest
1 Nomination in New York Festivals

2011
Luerzer’s Archive Top 200 Photographers
1 Nomination in Goafest

2010
Luerzer’s Archive Top 200 Photographers
1 Bronze at International Photography Awards
3 Honorable Mentions at International Photography Awards

2009
1 Gold in Goafest
1 Entry in Luerzer’s Archive

2008
5 Golds in Pepper Awards
6 Silvers in Pepper Awards
5 Bronzes in Pepp...

Art Houz, Chennai: 5th - 7th September, 2014 (Solo Show)
Art Houz, Chennai: 10th - 12th April, 2015 (Solo Show)
Affordable Art Fair, Singapore: 16th - 19th April, 2015
Visual Art Gallery, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi: 5th - 10th May, 2015 (Solo Show)
Art Corridor, The Taj West End Hotel, Bengaluru: 19th - 25th March, 2016 (Solo Show)
Art Bengaluru, Sublime Galleria, Bengaluru: 19th - 28th August, 2016
Art Houz, Chennai: 25th - 27th November, 2016 (Solo Show)
India Art Fair 2017, New Delhi: 2nd- 5th February, 2017
Sublime Galleria, Bengaluru: 10th February - 4th March, 2017 (Solo Show)
Visual Art Gallery, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi: 1st - 7th June, 2017 (Solo Show)