I am Amit Kumar Das. I have been in this trade in the mysterious photographic arts for well since 2010. I am both a stills photographer and a cinematographer, thus bringing an unerring sense of style and composition to all of my work. Amit’s visuals capture the imagination, challenge preconceptions, and merge a classical ethos with urban grit and 21st Century tech-savvy.

Born and raised at Kolkata in Eastern India, I took my first photograph at the age of 16, over 14 years ago. I spent much of the early years developing this craft while working in the various commercial facets of the photography trade. During this time I developed a significant love-hate relationship with photography and actually gave up shooting a number of times. During these down times, I have worked as full-time web developer across India. My passion for photography developed into a full obsession about 10 years ago when I decided to only shoot the subjects that would interpret my view of the world. For the most part, this meant a combination of beauty mixed with a bit of darkness. Although fully digital, I still create my work as if I was shooting film and I do everything “in camera” with little or no post production. My approach to creating art is more from the perspective of a sculptor than a photographer, spending hours making small changes in light and body line until the final image is perfect. I spend most of my time shooting portraits, bodies in motion and teaching Photography.