Dimpy Bhalotia

Dimpy Bhalotia
Born1987 (age 37–38)
NationalityIndian
Alma materLondon college of fashion, University of the Arts London
Known forPhotography
StyleStreet Photography
AwardsPhotographer of the Year, iPhone Photography Awards, 2020[1]
Websitewww.dimpybhalotia.com

Dimpy Bhalotia (born 1987)[2] is an Indian street photographer based in London[3][4][5] and Mumbai. In 2020, she was one of the winners of the British Journal of Photography's Female in Focus Award,[6] and won the Grand Prize Award in the iPhone Photography Awards.[7]

Life and work

Bhalotia was born and grew up in Mumbai, India. After school, she moved to London and gained a BA in Fashion Design Technology: Womenswear from the London College of Fashion, University of the Arts London.[8][9][10]

Her work has appeared in The Guardian,[11] The Washington Post,[12] The Telegraph[13] and L'Officiel.[14] The paperback edition of the novel Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line (2021) by Deepa Anappara used photographs by Bhalotia in its cover design.[15]

Awards

  • 2019: 2nd Place, Italian Street Photo Festival[16]
  • 2019: 1st Place, The Independent Photographer[17]
  • 2019: 2nd place, series, iPhone Photography Awards[18]
  • 2019: Grand Winner, Photobox Instagram Photography Awards (PIPA)[19]
  • 2019: 1st Place, StreetFoto San Francisco[20]
  • 2020: Grand Winner, Paris International Street Photo Awards[21]
  • 2020: 1st Place, Gold star Award, ND Awards[22]
  • 2020: 1st Place, Fotografia Alicante Monovisions Award[23]
  • 2020: 2nd Place, Oneshot: Movement, International Photography Awards (IPA)[24]
  • 2020: 2nd Place, People, International Photography Awards (IPA)[25]
  • 2020: Grand Prize Winner, Photographer of the Year category, iPhone Photography Awards (IPPAWARDS)[26][27][28][29][30] for her photograph "Flying Boys" photographed in Banaras, India[31][32]
  • 2020: Gold in Advertising, Budapest Foto Awards[33]
  • 2020: Gold in Special/Smartphone Photography; second place in Special, The Prix de la Photographie[34]
  • 2020: VI Concurso Internactional de Fotografía Alicante[35]
  • 2020: 1 of 20 Single Image category winners, Female in Focus Award, British Journal of Photography[36]
  • 2021: 1st Place, The Spider Awards[37]
  • 2022: 3rd place, Lifestyle category, iPhone Photography Awards (IPPAWARDS)[38]

Publications with contributions by Bhalotia

  • #ICPConcerned: Global Images for Global Crisis. Glitterati. By David Campany. ISBN 978-1943876228. Published in conjunction with an exhibition at the International Center of Photography in New York, 2020. Bhalotia contributed a photograph.[39]

Group exhibitions and during festivals

  • Brussels Street Photography Festival, Brussels, Belgium, 2019[40]
  • PhoS Sofia Street Photography Days, Bulgaria, 2019[41]
  • El Barrio Art Space PS109, New York, USA, 2019[42]
  • Treviso Photographic Festival, Treviso, Italy, 2020[43]
  • The State Historical Museum of the Southern Urals, Chelyabinsk, Russia, 2020[44]
  • CLB Berlin Gallery for The Independent Photographer[45]
  • Posters on the Streets, New York 6 locations, USA, 2020[46]
  • Fédération Internationale de l'Art Photographique, Turkey, 2020[47]
  • International Centre of Photography, USA, 2020[48]
  • Paris Espace Beaurepaire, Paris, France, 2021[49]

References

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  3. ^ IANS. "Mumbai-Born Dimpy Bhalotia Wins Photographer of the Year at the 2020 iPhone Photography Awards For 'Flying Boys' | India.com". www.india.com. Retrieved 2022-08-17.
  4. ^ Miller, Jessica (2021-09-24). "Using smartphones for street photography". Amateur Photographer. Retrieved 2022-08-17.
  5. ^ "Mumbai woman's photo 'Flying Boys' shot on iPhone X wins IPPAWARDS 2020". Deccan Herald. 2020-07-23. Retrieved 2022-08-17.
  6. ^ "'Fearlessness and freedom': winners from the Female in Focus awards – in pictures". The Guardian. 2020-10-29. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2022-08-17.
  7. ^ "Perspective | These are the winners of the 13th annual iPhone Photography Awards". Washington Post. 2020-07-22. Retrieved 2024-01-18.
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  10. ^ Fairclough, Steve (2022-03-08). "12 top UK woman photographers you must follow". Amateur Photographer. Retrieved 2022-08-12.
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