Manjit Singh Hoonjan
Calcutta, India
Manjit Singh Hoonjan is a photographer, living and creating in Calcutta, India. The origin of his passion for photography is the deep love and connection that he feels for the city: its unique architecture, vibrant markets, colorful urban landscapes and magical ambiance which turn Calcutta into a living and breathing photographers' heaven.
He believes that the cultural richness, heritage and the urban narrative of Calcutta in general could not be the same without the people living here. That is why a major part of his photography is focused on inhabitants of Calcutta and is dedicated to them.
His photos were published in several magazines, including Financial Times, U.K. Magazine (How To Spend It),Elle Décor (India), Esquire (Malaysia), Graphiti (The Telegraph, Calcutta) as well as Lonely Planet. He has been published on a few collectives online too.
He runs a special interest tour company called Calcutta Photo Tours, which conducts heritage and cultural walking tours in Calcutta. It is the first photo tour company in Calcutta.