Zubin Pastakia lives and works in Bombay, India.

Commercially, Zubin has photographed for architects, interior designers, film-production houses, artists, product-designers and for various publications.

For more work and latest updates visit his blog http://peripheralvision.blogspot.com

Awards & Fellowships

• 2009 – "Honorable Mention Award" at Lens Culture International Exposure Awards for "The Cinemas Project" series
• 2008 – Toto Funds the Arts Award for Photography for "The Cinemas Project" series
• 2008 – India Habitat Centre Fellowship for Photography for "The Built Landscape" series
• 2007 – Sarai & The Centre for the Study of Developing Societies Fellowship for "The Cinemas Project" series

Featured Publications

• 2010 – Lens Culture, "The Cinemas Project" Photo Feature
• 2009 – Visual Arts Journal, India Habitat Centre, "The Built Landscape" Photo Feature
• 2008 – SPADE Architectural Journal, "Learning to Look" Photo Feature
• 2008 – Platform Magazine, "The Built Landscape" Photo Feature
• 2008 – Indian Horizons, "Photographs from Bombay's Cinema Halls" Photo Feature

Exhibitions

• 2009 – 5 x 8, Group show hosted by Tasveer, New Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore
• 2008/2009 – The Big Picture, Group show hosted by Gallery Sumukha & Welcom Art Gallery, Bangalore

Teaching/Workshops

• 2009 – A Critical Introduction to Photography, conducted 3-day workshop at KRVIA , Mumbai

Education

• 2004 – New York University, USA, Certificate in 16mm Filmmaking
• 2003 – Bard College, USA, Bachelor of Arts