Harsha Vadlamani is an independent photojournalist and filmmaker whose work explores the many inequalities that influence migration, health and the environment across India. His work has appeared in National Geographic, The New York Times Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, GEO, Al Jazeera, Le Monde, Financial Times Magazine, Rest of World, CNN, BBC, Scientific American, Foreign Affairs, Neue Zürcher Zeitung, Nature and Wired, among other publications.

A chemical engineer by education, he began his photography career in 2008 by working on several commissioned projects documenting communities in HIV/AIDS interventions in southern India. Over the next three years, this work resulted in several publications and more importantly, greatly helped him understand rural India and continues to influence his current work. He had during this time also worked towards a master’s degree in journalism from Osmania University, Hyderabad.

Harsha Vadlamani was invited in Global Artist Committee of Asian Art Association in April 2022.

2022 Amnesty Media Awards- Finalist
2022 Asian Press Photo- Winner, Contemporary Issues
2022 News Photo Awards- Shortlisted, Healthcare Category
2022 Chennai Photo Biennale Awards- Winner, News and Current Affairs: Single Image
2022 Chennai Photo Biennale Awards- Shortlisted, News and Current Affairs: Photo Story
2021 National Geographic Society- Grant recipient, COVID-19 Emergency Fund for Journalists
2020 Unsung-Srishti Digilife Grant- Nominee
2016 Imagely Fund-Honourable Mention

2021 Indian Photo Festival, Hyderabad, India- Artist Talk
2021 Victoria and Albert Museum, London- Turbinebagh
2020 International Center of Photography, New York- #ICPConcerned Global Images for Global Crisis
2020 Verzasca Foto Festival, Switzerland- Shortlisted and Digital Projection
2020 Indian Photo Festival, Hyderabad, India
2020 Photometria Festival, Greece
2020 Round Lemon/Leeds City Museum- Protest for Progress
2018 Indian Photo Festival- Slideshow
2016 Worldvision India- Ek Nazar
He had also founded and edited Galli, an online publication that featured visual storytelling from India between 2011 and 2015.