Personal Information

Address: Sandesh Bhandare, 52/784, Lokmanya Nagar, Navi Peth, Pune – 411 030
Telephone: (91) 20 24335437, Mobile: (91) 9422309923

Website: www.sandeshbhandare.com

E–mail: sandeshbhandare@gmail.com

Date of Birth: 25/6/1963

Professional Information

Education Qualification: GD Art (Applied Arts) – 1985.
Professional Experience

  • Freelance Photographer, contributions to various magazines, newspapers such as Heritage India, Hindustan Times, Outlook, Outlook Traveler. India Today, etc.
  • Visiting lecturer MIER's MIT Institute of design, 2006–till date in photography for the student of graphic design; conducted workshops in creative photography.
  • Cover photographs for a bimonthly (Parivartanacha Vatsaru) attributed to social causes related to daily life of common man 2004–2007.
  • Cover photographs of working class people for a weekly 'Sadhana' 2006 onwards.
  • Worked with Newspaper Sakal (Pune) as photojournalist 1990–2000.
  • Worked with Newspaper Sakal (Mumbai) as Photojournalist (Chief photographer ) 1989–90.
  • Worked with Graphic Designers as Artist 1985–88.

Awards
  • Maharashtra Foundation (2007) – For the book Tamasha: Ek Rangdi Gammat.
  • World Cup Cricket (1996) – ‘Photograph of the day’ competition, & 3rd Position in Grand Award.
  • All India Art & Craft Society Delhi (1995) – Photo portfolio.
  • Alliance Française Young Artist Award (1994 and 1991).
  • SAARC Festival Delhi (1992).
  • Photographic Society Pune (1983)– An award for portrait photography.
World Cup Criket 1996 - photograph of day
- 3rd Position in Grand Award
 
Major Projects


Vaari Ek Ananda yatra– Photographs of the ancient socio–religious tradition of pilgrimage to Pandharpur. Culminated in the form of a book. 2008.

Bahuroopi – Photographs of street performers.

Tamasha – Photo documentation of Maharashtra’s folk art form Tamasha, a project funded by India Foundation for Arts, Banglore & Sir Ratan Tata Foundation. 2002–2003. www.indiaifa.org). Culminated in the form of a book.

Photography Assignment for the development of Advocacy materials on Early Childhood Care & Development for Foster Parents Plan International Inc. (New York)'s Liaison Office Plan India (New Delhi) 2002–2004.

Work on traditional forms of wrestling art in Maharashtra 'Akhada' (Traditional Arena) (1999–2001).

Photographic Research on an ancient architectural element 'Devali' (Niche) 1993–1999. (The entire collection of Devali photographs was bought by Mr. Ebrahim Alkazi, former director, National School of Drama, New Delhi. It is displayed in his collection at New York.)

Photographic Research on 'Pune Brahmins' from 1990–1995. Culminated in a book.

Exhibitions


Waari – Sudarshan Art Gallery, Pune. 22 June-30 June 2008.

CLICK – Contemporary photography in India, a Group exhibition at Vadhera Art Gallery, New Delhi, and London, 1-29 March 2008.

Relative values: Current trends in Indian photography – a group exhibition by Sandesh Bhandare, Gaour Gill, Kushal Ray, Vicky Roy, held by University of Southampton UK, with support of John Hansard Gallery, 23 June - 30 Sept 2007.

Bahuroopi – Exhibition at Sudarshan Art Gallery, Pune. July 25 - 1 Augest 2004, Museum Gallery Mumbai, Novermber 8, 2004.
 

Travelling Exhibition – "Tamasha – Ek Rangadi Gammat"


  • NCPS (Mumbai), 13 - 22 December 2003.

  • Balgandharv Art Gallery ,Pune 25 -29 December 2003.

  • Nasik, 2-6 January 2004.

  • Ahmadnager, 7-9 January 2004.

  • Solapur, 10-12 January 2004.

  • Sangali, 15-17 January 2004.

  • Panjim Goa, 1-4 February 2004.
  • Kolhapur, 6-9 February 2004.

  • Kolhapur, 6-9 February 2004.

  • Echalkaranji, 11-13 February 2004.

  • Seagull Foundation for Arts, Kolkata, 10-30 July 2004.

Akhada (Wrestlers) – Exhibition at NCPA (Mumbai) – 5-15 September 2001.

Devali (Niche) – Exhibition at NCPS (Mumbai) – 1-24 April 1999.

Pune Brahmins – Exhibition at NCPA (Mumbai) – 17-29 July 1995.


Group exhibitions

  • Yearly Monsoon exhibitions under the aegis of Friends of Visual Arts during 1991–2000 at Balgandharva Art Gallery, Pune.

  • Yearly Monsoon exhibitions under the aegis of Friends of Visual Arts during 1991–2000 at Balgandharva Art Gallery, Pune.
  • Artemediar Gallery, The Hague, Holland, 1998.
 

Books


Vaari Ek Anandayatra (Marathi) Manovikas Prakashan Pune, June 2008.

Mumbai University: Ornament of the city (Marathi and English) – Mumbai University Publication, January 2007.

Tamasha Ek Rangadi Gammat (Marathi), Lokavangmaya Gruha Prakashan (People’s Book House Publication), March 2006.

Brahmins (English) Kanak Publication, (New York - Pune, 2002).

Pune – Queen of Deccan, (English) Elephant Design Publication, March 1999.