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Joy Saha is an Award- winning Photographer and Visual Journalist who specializes in capturing compelling human and environmental stories through the lens. His work has been featured in over 100 world-leading publications, including The Guardian, Financial Times, BBC, Wall Street Journal, TIME, National Geographic, GEO, Stern, Der Spiegel, World Bank, Amnesty International, and The Daily Telegraph of London.
With a profound interest in Documentary photography, Joy is passionate about exploring the diverse aspects of human life and depicting the pressing environmental challenges of our time. He uses photography as a powerful storytelling tool to shift perspectives and inspire action. His projects highlight daily life, vulnerable communities, and the impacts of climate change, emphasizing the urgency of global solidarity. He is on an endless journey of portraying human struggles and environmental impacts to evoke empathy and drive meaningful change.
Joy received many international awards from some of the world’s most prestigious photo contests. He is the Winner of the Architecture & Design category (Professional Competition) at the Sony World Photography Awards and a 2nd Prize recipient in the Mobile category at the Xposure International Photo Award. He attended the fully funded week-long Xposure International Photography & Film Festival in Sharjah, UAE, on invitation from the Sharjah Government Media Bureau. He was also awarded the Grand Prize at the Earth Stories Photo Contest, organized by the International Photography Hall of Fame and Museum (USA). His photographs have been exhibited widely in group exhibitions across the United States, Europe, the Middle East, and South Asia, with showcases at prominent venues such as Somerset House in London, Agora Gallery in New York, the National Roman Museum in Rome, and the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung in Berlin.
Joy regularly contributes to ZUMA PRESS and undertakes commissions from NGOs, Newspapers, Magazines, Photo Agencies, Industries, & Business Clients. He is an alumnus of the Oxford Climate Journalism Network at the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, University of Oxford.
EMAIL: images.joy@gmail.com
EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMMES
2025 Professional Programme I Oxford Climate Journalism Network (OCJN), Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, University of Oxford
2015 - 2018 Bachelor of Business (Marketing), University of Dhaka
PUBLICATIONS
The Guardian, Daily Mail, World Bank, UN, Financial Times, Mother Jones, The Observer, USA Today, BBC, Wall Street Journal, The Daily Telegraph, The Times, National Geographic, Amnesty International, GEO, Stern, View, Der Spiegel, La Croix, Deutsche Welle, TIME, ABC News, Die Zeit, Le Figaro, The Week, China Today, Die Presse, Iran Daily, Global Times, 20 Minutes, Yahoo News, MSN, Die Welt, Business Insider, Le point, Daily Express, Sunday Morning Post, Berliner Morgenpost, BILD, CGTN, Global Times, Ecology 360, Focus Magazine, Gente, Hamburger Morgenpost, Internazionale, La Capital, L'opinion, Luxemburger Wort, Neue Ruhr Zeitung, NEWS Magazine, Ouest France, The Courier, VSD Magzine
AWARDS
2026
Winner, Architecture & Design Category (Professional Competition) – Sony World Photography Awards
Winner, Food & Farming Category, British Ecological Society Photography Contest
2025
1st Place, Reportage Category, International Photo Competition, National Science Museum, Thailand
2nd Place, Photojournalism Category, Monoawards
GPU GOLD, Arbella International Photo Contest (Turkey)
Winner, Visual Story Photo Contest, The Independent Photo
Jury Mention, Andrei Stenin International Press Photo Contest (Russia)
TOP 30, Xiaomi Imagery Awards
International Artist of the Month Award, Circle Foundation of Arts Photo Contest
Shortlisted, Hamdan Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum International Photography Awards (HIPA)
2024
Grand Prize Winner, Earth Stories Photo Competition, International Photography Hall of Fame Museum
2nd Prize (Mobile Category), Xposure International Photography Award
1st Place, Primary Colors – New York Center for Photographic Art
Winner, Travel Category, Exposure One Photography Awards
Honorable Mention, Travel / Culture Category, ND Awards
Remarkable Award in People Category and TOP4 in "UNDER35" Category, Urban Photo Awards
2023
Winner, Street Category – Black & White Photo Awards (Spain)
2nd Prize in “Humans of The World” Photo Contest, Life Farmer Photo Award
Silver & Bronze Award, Better Photography Magazine Photo Contest
Shortlisted, Environmental Photographer of The Year
2020 - 2022
Winner, People & Places Photo Competition, The Societies of Photographers (UK)
Winner, Bangladesh Tourism Board Photography & Videography Contest
NPAS GOLD, Lockdown International Exhibition of Photography, National Photographic Art Society (Sri Lanka)
Finalist, UNESCO Youth Eyes on Silk Roads Photo Contest
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2026
Sony World Photography Award Show, Somerset House, London
Ras Al Khaimah Art Festival, Al Jazeera Al Hamra Heritage Village, UAE
City of Latina International Photo Exhibition, Duilio Cambellotti Museum, Piazza San Marco, Latina, Italy
2025
Chelsea International Photography Exhibition, Agora Gallery, New York, USA
Biodiversity Photo Exhibition, Espace des Arts, Les Pavillons-sous-Bois, France
Art Through the Lens, The Yeiser Art Center, Kentucky, USA
Hoepfner Foundation Intl Photo Exhibition, Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Karlsruhe, Germany
Annual International Exhibition, Meadows Gallery, University of Texas at Tyler, USA
Indian Photo Festival – State Art Gallery, Hyderabad, India
Breath of the Earth, Kielce History Museum, Poland
World Water Day Photo Exhibition, Milan Malpensa International Airport, Italy
International Phoneography Competition, Fotofoto Gallery, Huntington, New York, USA
Black & White International Photo Exhibition, Man Ray Gallery, Imago Institute, Mexico
Arts North International, Hopkins Center for the Arts, Minnesota, USA
International Jalon Angel Photo Exhibition, Plaza Santa Cruz, Zaragoza, Spain
iPhonography Exhibit, Plymouth Center for the Arts, Massachusetts, USA
Beauty Through the Eyes of Artist, 33 rue Véron, Montmartre, Paris
FOKUS International Exhibition, Galeria FAB, Tirana, Albania
Magic Silver Show, Clara M. Eagle Gallery, Murray State University, Kentucky, USA
International Agriculture, Forestry and Human Photography Competition, General Directorate of Forestry Conference Hall, Turkey
2024
XPOSURE International Photography & Film Festival, Expo Centre Sharjah, UAE
Eyeshot Open Call Exhibition, Magazzino Arti Sceniche, Bologna, Italy
Life Farmer Photo Exhibition, The Icon, Los Angeles, USA
Visions from Planet Earth,” Rome Future Photography Museum Circuit, Italy
Stanislaus Arts Council Exhibition, Mistlin Gallery, Modesto, California, USA
Greenway Art Prize Exhibition, White Bay Power Station, Rozelle, New South Wales, Australia
In the Lens '24, Water Tower Gallery, Kalisz Art Culture Centre, Poland
Life Farmer Photo Exhibition, Officine Fotografiche, Rome
International All Media Juried Exhibition, Walter Piehl Gallery, Northwest Arts Center, Minot State University, Minot, North Dakota, USA
CORE SKILLS & CREDENTIALS
Technical Skills
Advanced handling of Sony full-frame mirrorless cameras, professional G-Master optics, and expert drone operation for aerials.
Professional proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, non-destructive RAW workflows, color grading, and archival asset management.
Interpersonal Skills
Strict professional integrity, deep empathy, and personal resourcefulness; utilizing persuasive storytelling and community engagement to build trust within marginalized communities; exercising cross-cultural communication and adaptive crisis management in complex, high-pressure field conditions.
Trainings
Masterclass: 2-day Masterclass with GMB Akash, Photojournalist at Panos Pictures
Workshop: Visual Storytelling by Abir Abdullah, Photojournalist at European Pressphoto Agency (EPA)
Workshop: Designing a Successful Career in the Artworld by Dr. Wiktoria Michalkiewicz
Certification: Digital Investigation Techniques from Agence France-Presse (AFP)
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