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Saunak Shah is an Indian-born, New York City-based travel & portrait photographer, graphic designer & creative director with over 15 years of experience.

Saunak is the Founder of Pursuit of Portraits (PoP), a Brooklyn-based collective that represents diverse global creators via curated experiences, brand activations, shared narratives, content creation and community building.

Saunak is a Brand Ambassador for Google Pixel & American Express, Adobe Express.

Saunak traveled on the Global Pursuit over 1 year to 5 continents and over 21+ countries with Pursuit of Portraits. Through the collective meet-ups hosted while on “The Global Pursuit” and on-going programming efforts, Saunak (via PoP) met over 10 thousand people in-person and created impact (not just in impressions or buzzwords but IRL) by placing community-first; supporting talent over trend, diversity over monopoly and humanity over autonomy.


COMMISSIONED WORK
Saunak has worked with Delta, Marriott Bonvoy, Procter & Gamble, Land Rover, Adobe, IBM, Microsoft, Citibank, Google Pixel, OPPO Mobile, Huawei Mobile, Fujifilm USA, Tumblr, W Hotels, 66 North, Scotch & Soda, Kimo Sabe Mezcal, Skillshare to provide visual design, influencer marketing, integrated marketing, community engagement, content creation, photography, social strategy, consulting and storytelling in various capacities.

Saunak is currently based out of Brooklyn, New York.

Click here to view Saunak’s Design Portfolio.


 ARTICLES + INTERVIEWS



EXHIBITIONS


PANELIST/CURATOR


PUBLICATIONS

  • Cosmopolitan (India); the world's largest selling magazine // Featured Photographer – Feb 2020 Issue

  • Pursuit of Portraits Magazine; a print biannual of portrait photography // Founder, Editor-in-Chief and Creative Director – Spring 2017

  • Pursuit of Portraits Magazine; a print biannual of portrait photography // Founder, Editor-in-Chief and Creative Director – Fall 2016

  • LIFE on Instagram; a photography annual published by Penguin Books, U.K // Featured Photographer – Fall 2016

  • MusoTrees; a Kuala Lumpur-based print publication on journey and destination // Contributing Photographer (Volume 2) – Spring 2016