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Dayanita Singh

1961 - Today

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Dayanita Singh (born 18 March 1961) is an Indian photographer whose primary format is the book. She has published fourteen books. Singh's art reflects and expands on the ways in which people relate to photographic images. Her later works, drawn from her extensive photographic oeuvre, are a series of mobile museums allowing her images to be endlessly edited, sequenced, archived and displayed. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 14 different languages on Wikipedia. Dayanita Singh is the 156th most popular photographer, the 1,574th most popular biography from India and the 2nd most popular Indian Photographer.

Dayanita Singh is most famous for her innovative approach to photography, particularly in the realm of bookmaking and the presentation of photographic works as art. She is known for her intimate portraits and explorations of themes such as memory, identity, and the concept of the archive.

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Among PHOTOGRAPHERS

Among photographers, Dayanita Singh ranks 156 out of 148. Before her are Mika Ninagawa, Boushra Almutawakel, Maks Levin, Zohra Bensemra, Shadi Ghadirian, and Leila Alaoui. After her are Susan Gerbic.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1961, Dayanita Singh ranks 1,066. Before her are Kerry Saxby-Junna, Jill Sterkel, Rodney McCray, Adrian Heath, Crystal Bernard, and Allen West. After her are Kalpana Saroj, Charlie Nicholas, Mary King, Nigel Worthington, Padmasree Warrior, and Darrell Walker.

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In India

Among people born in India, Dayanita Singh ranks 1,574 out of 1,861. Before her are Floyd Cardoz (1960), Aditi Rao Hydari (1986), Santosh Yadav (1967), Indraneil Sengupta (1974), Shweta Tiwari (1980), and Sunitha Krishnan (1972). After her are Krushna Abhishek (1983), Shiny Abraham (1965), Sukhwinder Singh (1971), Nina Wadia (1968), Kavita Kaushik (1981), and Hardeep Singh Nijjar (1977).

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Among PHOTOGRAPHERS In India

Among photographers born in India, Dayanita Singh ranks 2. Before her are Julia Margaret Cameron (1815).

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