Praveen K. Chaudhry
Political Scientist, Documentary Photographer
Praveen K. Chaudhry is a documentary photographer based in New York City. His interest revolves around everyday human interactions in conflicts zones, mostly the nomads, and weavers. He just finished a body of work based in Kashmir, Ladakh, and Tibet, and is currently working on nomads in Antalya, Turkey. His photographs have been exhibited in Café Galería Amparo, Puebla City, Mexico (2017), Teatro Cine Morelos (Morelos Cinema), Cuernavaca, Mexico (2016), Museo Casa del Risco, Mexico City, Mexico( 2016), Tecnológico de Monterrey, Querétaro, Mexico (2016), Marvin Feldman Center FIT/SUNY, New York City (2016), Museo de la Ciudad de Querétaro, Mexico (2015), Galerie Romain Rolland - Alliance Française de Delhi, India (2011).
He is a recipient of the State University of New York (SUNY) Chancellors Award for Scholarship and Creative Activities. Before joining FIT, State University of New York, he taught at Swarthmore College, Lafayette College, Ohio University, the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Delhi. He was also Visiting Faculty at Observer Research Foundation as well as Nelson Mandela Center For Peace and Conflict Studies in New Delhi. He has multiple publications. Praveen holds a Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Pennsylvania. Currently, he is a Professor of Political Science at FIT/SUNY.