Sharad Haksar
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Sharad Haksar is one of the awarded advertising
photographers from India
. Haksar is a Kashmiri
. Born in Chennai
, Sharad learnt his craft from lensman Iqbal Mohamed
and V.Karthik and then branched out on his own with Eye-Light Pictures. In the year 2002, he founded creative hotshop 1pointsize
and then went on to float One Eyeland, a virtual island for creative photographers.
2002 - 1 Merit at the PDN Pix Awards.
2003 - 1 Silver & 1 Bronze at the Spark Awards.
2003 - 1 Nomination at the New York Festivals.
2003 - 1 In-book in the D&AD
Annual.
2004 - 1 Gold, 1 Silver & 2 Bronzes at the IPA Awards.
2004 - 1 Gold & 1 Silver at the Spark Awards.
2005 - Named by Popular Photography as Top 10 Photographers of the Year.
2005 - Named Photographer of the Year (India) by Adobe Galgo.
2005 - Silver Lion at the Cannes Lions Advertising Festival.
2005 - 1 Gold, 1 Silver & 2 Bronzes at the Spark Awards.
2005 - 1 Gold, 1 Bronze & 1 Nomination at the New York Festivals.
2006 - 1 Nomination at the Clio Awards.
2006 - 2 Golds at the Abby Awards.
2006 - 1 Silver at the Asia Pacific Ad Fest.
2006 - 2 Merits in the Communication Arts Photo Annual.
2006 - 1 Merit in the Communication Arts Advertising Annual.
2006 - 1 Merit at the PDN Pix Awards.
2006 - 1 In-book in the D&AD Annual.
2008 - 2 Golds at the Pepper Awards.
2009 - 1 Gold at the Goafest.
Advertising
Advertising is a form of communication used to persuade an audience to take some action with respect to products, ideas, or services. Most commonly, the desired result is to drive consumer behavior with respect to a commercial offering, although political and ideological advertising is also common...
photographers from India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. Haksar is a Kashmiri
Kashmiri Pandit
The Kashmiri Pandits are a Hindu Brahmin community originating from Kashmir, a mountainous region in South Asia.-Background:The Hindu caste system of the region was influenced by the influx of Buddhism from the time of Asoka, around the third century BCE, and a consequence of this was that the...
. Born in Chennai
Chennai
Chennai , formerly known as Madras or Madarasapatinam , is the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal. Chennai is the fourth most populous metropolitan area and the sixth most populous city in India...
, Sharad learnt his craft from lensman Iqbal Mohamed
Iqbal Mohamed
Iqbal Mohamed is a noted Indian advertising & automobile photographer, an alumnus of Brooks Institute of Photography and also the founder of Light & Life Photography Academy. Top photographers like Sharad Haksar, G.Venkatram and Satyajit have assisted and learnt from him...
and V.Karthik and then branched out on his own with Eye-Light Pictures. In the year 2002, he founded creative hotshop 1pointsize
1pointsize
1pointsize is an Indian advertising agency. It was founded by photographer Sharad Haksar, art director CP Sajith and copywriter Anantha Narayan on April 14, 2002, in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.-Awards:2003 - 1 In-book entry in the D&AD Annual....
and then went on to float One Eyeland, a virtual island for creative photographers.
Awards
2002 - 1 Bronze at the Spark Awards.2002 - 1 Merit at the PDN Pix Awards.
2003 - 1 Silver & 1 Bronze at the Spark Awards.
2003 - 1 Nomination at the New York Festivals.
2003 - 1 In-book in the D&AD
D&AD
Design and Art Direction is a British educational charity which exists to promote excellence in design and advertising...
Annual.
2004 - 1 Gold, 1 Silver & 2 Bronzes at the IPA Awards.
2004 - 1 Gold & 1 Silver at the Spark Awards.
2005 - Named by Popular Photography as Top 10 Photographers of the Year.
2005 - Named Photographer of the Year (India) by Adobe Galgo.
2005 - Silver Lion at the Cannes Lions Advertising Festival.
2005 - 1 Gold, 1 Silver & 2 Bronzes at the Spark Awards.
2005 - 1 Gold, 1 Bronze & 1 Nomination at the New York Festivals.
2006 - 1 Nomination at the Clio Awards.
2006 - 2 Golds at the Abby Awards.
2006 - 1 Silver at the Asia Pacific Ad Fest.
2006 - 2 Merits in the Communication Arts Photo Annual.
2006 - 1 Merit in the Communication Arts Advertising Annual.
2006 - 1 Merit at the PDN Pix Awards.
2006 - 1 In-book in the D&AD Annual.
2008 - 2 Golds at the Pepper Awards.
2009 - 1 Gold at the Goafest.