Joy Saha is a Photographer, Traveller, and Visual Journalist who specializes in capturing compelling human and environmental stories through the lens. His work has been featured in over 100 world’s leading news outlets, including The Guardian, Financial Times, BBC, Wall Street Journal, TIME, National Geographic, GEO, Stern, Der Spiegel, 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 regularly contributes to ZUMA PRESS and undertakes commissions from NGOs, Newspapers, Magazines, Photo Agencies, Industries, & Business Clients.
Email: images.joy@gmail.com
Current Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh
Publications:
The Guardian, Daily Mail, World Bank, Financial Times, Mother Jones, 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, Asharq Al-Awsat, Berliner Morgenpost, BILD, CGTN, Global Times, Die Ganze Woche, Tagespost, Ecology 360, Focus Magazine, Food & Travel Magazine, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Foundation, Gente, Hamburger Morgenpost, Internazionale, Kids Magazine - Jo, La Capital, L'ECO, L'opinion, Luxemburger Wort, Neue Ruhr Zeitung, NEWS Magazine, Ouest France, The Courier, VSD Magzine, ilPOST, Tageespigel, Global Chronicle, Daily Sabah, Ilta Sanomat, Telegraf(Serbia), Kronen Zeitung, La Svolta, Aftenposten Junior and many more.
Awards:
2nd Prize in Mobile Category, Xposure International Photography Festival (UAE)
Shortlisted in Travel Category, Sony World Photography Awards
Grand Prize Winner, Earth Stories Photo Competition, International Photography Hall of Fame Museum
1st Prize in Street Category, Black & White Photo Award (Spain)
Shortlisted in the "Short Video" Category, Hamdan Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum International Photography Awards (HIPA)
TOP 30 in Xiaomi Imagery Awards
Remarkable Award in People Category and TOP4 in "UNDER35" Category, Urban Photo Awards (Italy)
Winner in Travel Category, Exposure One Photography Awards
2nd Prize in 9th International Artist of the Month Award, Circle Foundation of Arts Photo Contest
Shortlisted, Environmental Photographer of The Year
1st Prize, Stanislaus Arts Council Photo Contest (USA)
Remarkable Award in People Category and TOP4 in "UNDER35" Category, Urban Photo Awards (Italy)
Silver & Bronze Award, Better Photography Magazine Photo Contest (Australia)
2nd Place in Travel Category, MonoVisions Awards
Finalist in Greenstorm Global Photo Award (India)
2nd Prize in “Humans of The World” Photo Contest, Life Farmer Photo Contest
Finalist in CitiesToBe Photo Award (Spain)
Top 100 in Daily Life category, 35 Awards (Russia)
Winner, Bangladesh Tourism Board Photo Contest
Winner, Best of the Week Photo Contest, AGORA Awards
Winner, People & Places Photo Contest, The Societies of Photographers (UK)
Winner, Climatelinks Photo Contest
Exhibitions & Screenings:
Xposure International Photography Festival, Sharjah, UAE
Life Farmer Photo Exhibition, The Icon, Los Angeles
Black & White International Photo Exhibition, Man Ray Gallery, Imago Institue, Mexico
Chelsea International Photography Exhibition, Agora Gallery, New York
Indian Photo Festival, State Art Gallery, Madharpur, Hyderabad
INT'L All Media Juried Exhibition, Walter Piehl Gallery, Northwest Arts Center, Minot State University, North Dakota, USA
International Conference: 10 Years of Rana Plaza, Friedrich Ebert Stiftung Foundation, Berlin, Germany
Life Farmer Photo Exhibition, Officine Fotografiche, Rome
Stanislaus Arts Council Exhibition, Mistlin Gallery, Modesto, California
Faces of Climate Change Exhibition, Prospect Gallery, Utah
International Photography Exhibition - Jalon Angel, Plaza Santa Cruz, Zaragoza, Spain
Eyeshot Exhibition, Magazzino Arti Sceniche, Bologna, Italy
Rome Future Photography Museum Circuit - “Visions from Planet Earth” Exhibition:
National Roman Museum - Palazzo Massimo
Castel Sant'Angelo
MAXXI - National Museum of XXI Century Arts
GNAM - National Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art
National Galleries of Ancient Art - Palazzo Barberini
Merulana Palace