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