About

Suvra Kanti Das

Bangladesh

Suvra Kanti Das (b. 1979), from Chandpur, Bangladesh, is a photojournalist who documents contemporary social and political events, covering conflict, political unrest, environmental disaster and social injustice.

After completing his Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, he decided to enroll at the Pathshala South Asian Media Institute. By 2012, he had left an engineering job to become a full time photojournalist. 


World Press Photo Involvement:
2025 World Press Photo Contest winner
2020 Joop Swart Masterclass nominee

Suvra Kanti Das on Social Media: 
Instagram: @suvrakantidas

Suvra Kanti Das
Portrait credit: Mahmud Zaman