ABOUT ME
Hi, Im Siddharth, an Indian photographer, storyteller and a National Geographic Explorer based out of New Delhi, India. I grew up with a sensitivity towards nature and people, and being more curious about conveying my ideas to the world, I soon approached the medium of photography to express my thoughts visually and artistically. My works are predominantly based on social stories, climate change, migration, refugees, followed by a blend of travel and lifestyle stories, characterised by both black & white and colour suitable mediums.
Covering a diversity of assignments in the last 10 years across length and breadth of India and parts of South Asia, my photographs divulges into fluid and cohesive stories where I have immensely photographed distinct landscapes, people, cultures, sustainable architectures, biodiversities, valued resources and built environments in people's homelands; envisioning the risks posed by climate impacts.
Reviewing the happenings in a formidable world around me, my photo projects etches the truth of environmental depletion, ranging from the traditional stories from the Himalayan geography to the eccentric Yamuna river traced by spiritual and religious influences from the past to present. My projects invoke a diverse chamber of subconscious thoughts marked by aesthetic paradigm shifts and evaluations.
Over last few years I have fetched visuals for popular clients including Rotary International, NRCL Dutch, The Guardian, AJWS, The Wire, The Hindu Frontline, Travel & Leisure, Svasa Life, Fountain Ink, Indian Quarterly, ICAEW, UNICEF, Christian Aid, SEEDS, European Commission, United Way, Honeywell, Raspberry Pie, Designboom, Axis Four, Partners for Resilience (PfR) and many more.
Exhibitions, Interviews, Awards and Grants
Chess Changing Lives in India
Rotary clubs in India are working to make the game accessible to everyone by providing free chess boards, coaching, and tournaments in underserved schools and communities. This is a story about more than a game: it’s about education, equity, and empowering the next generation through chess. Made this video with the kind editorial support from Rotary International.
2026
FOTOSLOVO Interview and Feature
2026
Icarus Complex Magazine
The Silent Disaster makes its headlines across environmentally committed Icarus Complex Magazine. While it glimpses upon the indigenous mountain communities and climate change, the magazine also amplifies the visual project through the lens of resilience and adaptation within their art and culture segment. Giving the project a unique and powerful platform.
2025
The NOD Magazine
A Precious Legacy, a Perilous Ecosystem | The latest victim of climate crisis? Pashmina and the tribe that depends on it.
2025
The Telegraph | Interview
"Take out your camera and start exploring"- Meet Siddharth Behl, Photographer and National Geographic Explorer!
2024
Frontline
And unquiet flows the Yamuna: The photo essay maps the river not just in its present state but also in its past forms, through historical facts connected to the Yamuna, legends and beliefs, and architectural landmarks that have either resisted the fury of the waters or vanished in its tides.
2024
Travel+Leisure
Through The Lens: The Silent Struggle Of Climate Crises In Changthang, Ladakh: In depth article and photo project featured in the very popular Travel & Leisure Magazine.
2024
Svasa Life | Lifestyle Magazine
The Silent Disaster- A Complete Story
2023
National Geographic Explorers Grant
Grant Details: Explore more about me on the National Geographic Explorer Page
2023- 2025
LOUPE Magazine
Detailed interview about my project "Men, Machines and Dust" followed by a complete project photo essay based on the sustainability issue.
2023
Magnum Photos
Portfolio Review: A Detailed project overview and portfolio review with Magnum photographer Richard Kalvar.
2022
Frontline
Changpas in Ladakh see life disrupted by climate change: Detailed photo project featured as a full print issue with Frontline Magazine covers the story of Changpas and how the mountain communities are impacted by persistent climate crisis in one of the coldest regions on earth... Ladakh.
2022
Exhibition at Galeria Quarentina, Chile
The Silent Disaster- Changpa's of Changthang: An online solo exhibition for Galeria Quarentena, Santiago, Chile
2021-2022
Chennai Photo Biennale Grant
Chennai Photo Biennale | Environmental Photography Grant
2021-2022
Angkor Photo Festival
Project Being LOST featured in Angkor Photo Festival- Virtual Edition- Click for Details
2020
UNESCO | Virtual Photo Summit
Speaker at Virtual Photo Festival, by GiveIndia and UNESCO. View More
2020
GATHER ART Gallery, Taiwan
Exhibited work in GATHER ART Gallery in Kaohsiung City, Taiwan.
2020
Naples, Italy
The year 2020 was the most unprecedented time of our lives. A time where we never knew we’d face a life threatening pandemic across the world. Eerie yet beautiful, the audio visual narratives continued to reverberate in such difficult times... across beautiful and artistic streets of Italy. Italy was worst hit in the first wave of covid in the year 2020, and while many stayed inside their homes, this digital installation art made a way to inspire and unite people from all the continents. My favourite photo project ‘Being LOST’ was screened in April 2020.
View Full video: Here
2020
Indian Photo Festival
Exhibited work at Indian Photo Festival and masterclass workshop with Alexa Keefe, Hyderabad, India.
2019
Maribor Photo Festival
Exhibited work at Maribor Photo Festival, Slovenia
2019
Foundry Photojournalism Masterclass
Foundry Photojournalism Workshop Scholarship and Masterclass with Photojournalist and VII Founder Ron Haviv, followed by portfolio review with American Photojournalist Kirsten Luce in Kolkata, India.
2018-2019
Arthshila Museum, Bihar, India.
Exhibited story Afghan Refugees in an exhibit in Bihar Museum, Patna
2018
Neel Dongre Awards for Excellence in Photography
Neel Dongre Awards for Excellence in Photography- Exhibited work on Afghan Refugees at India International Centre, New Delhi, India.
2017-2018
National Media Fellowship | National Foundation for India
Solo exhibition on personal project on Street Children, exhibited at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, India.
2016-2017
Neel Dongre Awards for Excellence in Photography
Exhibited and curated personal project "Men, Machines and Dust" based on C&D waste factory at India International Centre, New Delhi, India.
2015-2016
Exhibitions- Nepal Earthquake
Exhibited Nepal Earthquake Recovery and Restoration Images for multiple non. prrofit corporate stakeholder organisations like PwC, Godrej, Macquarie, Mahindra Comviva.
2015-2016
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