jagath dheerasekara's photostream

Jagath Dheerasekara is a social documentary photographer of Sri Lankan origin based in Sydney, Australia. He works chiefly on social and contemporary themes and his work has been accepted and exhibited at international photographic exhibitions held in several countries including Austria, Australia, India, United Kingdom and Sri Lanka. These include international exhibitions such as Royal Photographic Society of UK and Hasselblad Austrian Super Circuit, Maitland International, Sydney International, Southampton International etc. Most of the exhibitions were under the patronage of either the Photographic Society of America, the International Federation of Photographic Art or both or the Royal Photographic Society. In 2005, he worked with Photo Voice, a UK based organisation conducting photographic workshops for youngsters affected by the tsunami in southern Sri Lanka to help them report their lives on their own. jagath is a regular contributor to the Explore Sri Lanka magazine. In July last year, he took part in the Urban Changes documentary photography project focusing on the Mumbai City along with 6 other international photographers at the invitation of Goethe-Institut of Mumbai.He was nominated for the US Spider Award (professional category) 2007. Jagath is actively involved in teaching photography. In 2005, He worked with Photo Voice, a UK based organisation conducting photographic workshops for youngsters affected by the tsunami in southern Sri Lanka to help them report their lives on their own. Recent most project was Day and Beyond which comprises of a long duration workshop and exhibition by 10 photographers from different part of the country (http://dayandbeyond.blogspot.com/). Jagath's series titled "space of youth" is chosen to exhibit at the Singapore International Photography Festival in October this year. The same body of work has been chosen to exhibit at the digital show of the Chobimela V International Photography Festival in Dhaka n Bangladesh.

- Festivals -

- 2008 October - Space of youth at Singapore International Photography Festival in Singapore
- 2008 November - Fisher's Ghost Art Award Festival, NSW, Australia
- 2009 January - Digital Show of the Chobi Mela V International Photography Festival in Dhaka, Bangladesh

- Solo exhibitions -

- 2004 Camera Sketches in Stockholm (at the invitation of the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Stockhom)
- 2006 Song of the Unsung at the Foyles Gallery in London

- Collective exhibitions -

- 2003 Tones of black and shades of white at the Indian Cultural Centre, Colombo
- 2006 Cinnamon Peelers, Imagine Tropics at the Goethe-Institut, Colombo
- 2007 Cushioning mind an body, My Oasis of Silence at the Goethe-Institut, Colombo
- 2007 Urban Changes - Cymroza Art Gallery, Mumbai
- 2008 - Urban Changes - Pune
- 2008 - Urban Changes, Goethe-Institut Hall, Delhi
- 2008 - Urban Changes, Goethe-Institut Hall, Karachchi
- 2008 - Urban Changes, Goethe-Institut Hall, Banglore
- 2008 - Urban Chanages, Gothe-Institut Hall, Colombo

- Bodies of work -

• Space of youth
• Cinnamon peelers
• JJ Gallery - life around flyover bridge (Mumbai)
• Sweet sugarcane (Mumbai)
• Immigrant (London)
• Port workers (Colombo)
• Autumn to winter (Sweden)
• Children at cancer hospital
• My oasis of silence
* Survivors to winners (burn victims)
* Children in conflict with law