“THE 1 YEAR, 5 CONTINENTS,
21+ COUNTRIES” JOURNEY
From November 2017 to November 2018, Saunak led the The Global Pursuit with Pursuit of Portraits (PoP) across 5 continents to over 21+ countries with the goal to bring the creative community together.
Saunak spent time in Vietnam, China, Thailand, Malaysia, India, Indonesia, Singapore, Spain, Morocco, Portugal, United States, South Africa, Kenya, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, and Cuba reaching a global network of over 50 million people.
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“WE ARE PHOTOGRAPHERS” PODCAST
“We Are Photographers”; a podcast interview on The Global Pursuit by Kenna Klosterman; Lead Host + Community Connector at Creative Live with Saunak Shah; Founder of Pursuit of Portraits tells the story behind the momentous journey.
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“As an Indian-born person of color living in New York, it was important for me to positively impact youth from all walks of life and backgrounds. To seek the humanity of meeting people in person and lead by example that no goal is out of reach with the right drive and determination”
– Saunak Shah
“Pursuit in nairobi” spotlight
Pursuit in Nairobi, Kenya / Sunday, May 20th 2018
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“Connecting Continents” Interview with the curator mag
“In our own small way, we are creating impact by alleviating the disconnect that social media often creates. We are entering into a marketplace of curated experiences, lasting connections and meaningful exchanges; one meet at a time. For me, it’s less about the immediate, I’m more interested in the bigger topics that can change peoples perception, biases or stereotypes.”
– Saunak Shah
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“THE SPACE BETWEEN US” SOLO SHOW, New YORK
Saunak’s first solo gallery show; “The Space Between Us” debuted at Parasol Projects from July 4th – 7th, 2019 in Nolita, New York in partnership with Printique captures Saunak’s journey through 21 countries over 5 continents on The Global Pursuit. The show saw over 500 attendees in person and reached over 5 Million followers that followed the exhibition online via stories.
THE COLLECTION WAS A DISPLAY OF PEOPLE ACROSS VARIOUS RACES, CULTURES, SEXUALITIES, AND GENDER EXPRESSIONS AND CREATED A SPACE THAT CELEBRATED DIVERSITY AND INCLUSIVITY; HIGHLIGHTING THE GLOBAL CONNECTION WE ALL SHARE.
“A REMOTE YEAR” EXHIBITION, Bogotá
The Global Pursuit (Remote Year Edition) is a personal project that Saunak started when he met 36 traveling companions for the first time in Hanoi, Vietnam back in November 2017 on a year long program with Remote Year. Over the following year Saunak travels with these companions and captured their portraits in the city of their choice. The project covers 11 of the 21+ countries visited on The Global Pursuit. Fueled by the passion of storytelling and portraiture this project aims to highlight facets of personal and professional growth that come with travel.
Below are their stories…
SAUNAK SAYS, “IN A MARKETPLACE WHERE NOMADIC WORK CULTURE IS STILL UNCOMMON, IT WAS IMPORTANT FOR ME TO TELL A STORY THAT BRINGS FORTH THE HUMANITY OF PEOPLE AND SHOWCASE HOW SENSE OF PLACE IMPACTS PRODUCTIVITY AND STATE OF MIND”.
The Global Pursuit (Remote Year Edition) debuted at LAB1 in Bogota, Colombia on Saturday, October 27th, 2018.
“Through the collective meet-ups hosted while on “The Global Pursuit” and on-going programming efforts with Pursuit of Portraits, we’ve have 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”.
– Saunak Shah