Supratim Bhattacharjee is an award-winning photographer who focuses on in-depth visual storytelling projects specializing in environmental and humanitarian issues pertaining to climate change. Supratim started his first project on Sundarbans. His projects are usually long-term depicting environmental, social, and humanitarian issues. His first long-term project ‘Sinking Sundarbans’ (2009 – Ongoing) has been appreciated widely and is an eye-opener for global climate activists. This environmental and humanitarian project got selected as the “UNICEF photo of the year”, in 2021. This project depicts how the world’s biggest mangrove region is under the threat of rapid climatic change. His work has already been shown at major environmental conferences and he has won a Royal Photographic Society award in the. His works have also been published in Time, The Guardian, UN, Le Figaro, etc. He has also captured the damage that fossil fuel extraction has caused & its deadly impact on the environment. Depicted on his yet another long-term project called- ‘Curse of Coal’ (2014- Ongoing). This environmental and humanitarian project has been selected as the “UNICEF photo of the year”, 2020. His works were displayed at the Climate Adaptation Summit and Global Center on Adaptation, The Netherlands. He intends to portray the grim reality of human life in South Asian nations moving forward with the utmost honesty while upholding the dignity of the human race.
