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Smita Sharma @smitashrm

Photojournalist| Mom| @TEDFellow @tedtalks| Speaker| @IWMF Fellow | @natgeo |@thephotosociety| Author: We Cry In Silence| @AmnestyUK, @Fjawards, @onewm Awardee

Joined March 2012
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Smita Sharma@smitashrm
21 Mar 2022
My TED talk is finally out! So grateful for the opportunity to attend the TED conference, exhibit my work and speak in front of hundreds at Palm Springs. Special shout-out to my coach @CyndiStivers and @TEDFellow for their support. go.ted.com/smitasharma #Gender #TEDtalk

Smita Sharma: Powerful photos that honor the lives of overlooked women

In some parts of the world, girls are as likely to be married off or trafficked as they are to be educated. Photojournalist and TED Fellow Smita Sharma thoughtfully depicts overlooked girls and young...

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Honoured to be the recipient of The Alexia Vision Grant 2025 in the professional category. The support will help me continue “We Cry In Silence” with the next chapter on bride trafficking and associated toxic masculinity in India. Huge thanks to the jury 🙏🏽newhouse.syracuse.edu/center…

2025 Alexia Grant Recipients and Finalists

The Alexia supports student and professional visual communicators, helping them produce projects that inspire change by addressing socially significant topics.

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Puja Mishra Anand@Tuliptownship
19 Sep 2024
This SPR road is full of traffic congestion. Every day more than 75000 residents of sec 69,70,71,70-A are facing problem but authority is sleeping . @OfficialGMDA involve to permit illegal road cuts open greenbelt least not in solving traffic @TraGGM ffic @BJP4Haryana @cmohry
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Five lessons from the journalistic failings of Jan Grarup by David Campbell dispatchesviiinsider.substac…
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Sharing my work for @NPRGoatsandSoda about blind women who work as Medical Tactile Examiners (MTE) and can identify lumps at the very initial stages of breast cancer, even before they show up on imaging scans. #breastcancer npr.org/sections/goats-and-s…

Women who are blind play a critical role in identifying possible breast cancers

Dr. Frank Hoffman was appalled by the sheer numbers of cases of early-stage breast cancer that were being missed. Then he had an idea: What if "we were to specially train others to do it."

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Grateful for opportunity to speak at @SolveMIT. The conference is a space where minds converge in tackling the world’s most pressing challenges head-on. My talk was on the importance of visual storytelling in understanding critical issues of the world. youtu.be/jevVWsR4PaM?si=8XyV…

Smita Sharma, Photojournalist and TED Fellow

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Delhi friends, I'll be speaking this Sat, 3rd Aug at 4 pm at GP Pro Camera Store as part of the PhotoConnect event by Astitva Photo & Photo South Asia. Would love to see some familiar faces and meet some new folks. Here is the link to register - lnkd.in/gxNbC8vp See you !
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Today is the last day to attend @photoville. Sharing some images from the opening weekend and my exhibition : We Cry In Silence. The best part about this festival is the integration and celebration of community, art and photography. I’m honoured to be part of it.
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Boston friends, I'm speaking at Leica Gallery to present We Cry In Silence on May 22nd. I'll be signing books after my talk and the amazing @jsybylla will be hosting the event. Please come and say Hi! eventbrite.com/e/shattering-… #booktalk #trafficking

Shattering The Silence: Visual Stories of Human Trafficking

Artist Talk with Smita Sharma and Matilde Simas. In collaboration with Digital Silver Imaging and The Social Documentary Network

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Join me on May 7, Tue 7:30pm PST/ PDT- May 8th, Wed, 8 am IST| GMT 5:30 for the HCPC presentation. I’ll be sharing about a few projects and on how I use photography to educate the public on social issues. Link to register ⬇️ eventbrite.ca/e/hcpc-present…
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Thrilled to share that I'll be speaking at MIT at the @SolveMIT conference. Am deeply honored to share the stage with so many amazing people and lookign forward to being a part of this event.
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24 Apr 2024
Another speaker update for Solve at MIT 2024! Don’t miss hearing from these industry leaders. Register for the public opening plenary (May 22), live stream (May 22-23), or request an invite to attend the full 2-day event on @MIT's campus solve.mit.edu/events/solve-a… #SolveAtMIT
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Excited to present my work at Harbour City Photography Club, Canada. I’ll be sharing about my photography journey & how I navigate through long-term, personal work and make an impact. May 8 - 8:00 am IST | May 7 - 7:30 pm PDT | May 7 - 10:30 pm EST. eventbrite.ca/e/hcpc-present…

HCPC Presents Smita Sharma

Smita Sharma is a Delhi based photojournalist will be speaking on how she uses her photography to educate the public on social issues.

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We Cry In Silence published as a 14 page story @stern_foto Crime. Thanks to Angelika Hala for editing this piece so well. To support my anti trafficking campaign, you can buy the book. You will receive a copy of the signed book, print & a zine. smitasharma.com/book/book-we…
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Thrilled to be part of @evdayprojects & @WorldPressPhoto exhibit at Oldenburg, Germany. My work on India’s crop burning problem & regenerative agriculture that I worked on assignment for @nature_org for over a year is being currently shown. The exhibition runs until March 10.
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Sharing images from a story I worked on improving the working conditions of people working in garment supply chains for DER SPIEGEL. Tchibo, a German company that sources garments from India initiated the WE human rights program. Photo editing: Andrea Huss, Text: Kristina Gnirke.
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Please note this is happening tomorrow Feb 13 in India (8:30am IST) and today in the US (12 Feb - 10 pm EST) theviifoundation.org/event/s… Please do join and ask questions if you have any. @VIIPhoto PhotoWings
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Honoured to be invited by @theviiacademy to give a presentation. Will be in conversation with David Campbell. This event is free to attend. theviifoundation.org/event/s…

Telling Stories with Impact: Smita Sharma

Smita Sharma is an award-winning photojournalist based in Delhi. Her work focuses on gender issues, sexual crimes, and human trafficking. In some parts of the world, girls are as likely to be married...

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Happening today! I’ll present at the The Photo Society Presents at 12:00PM ET/ 10.30 PM IST. This event is free and open to the public. Link to register - tinyurl.com/tpssharma The session will be moderated by @alexsnyderphoto. Join us.
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James Whitlow Delano@jameswdelano
25 Jan 2024
Replying to @ARTWORKSProject @nataliafavre_ @oyewole__lawal @smitashrm @unbora
5/ @edwinoblak (R) is a self-taught photojournalist, and doc. photographer based in Nairobi, Kenya. Edwin's work focuses on socio-economic, cultural, political, & environmental issues, depicting a wider spectrum of life w/ the aim of addressing these issues within his community.”
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SunoIndia@SunoIndia_in
11 Jan 2024
Tune into Ep 10 of our Foreign Policy Podcast #BeyondNationAndState as host @Smita_Sharma explores the alarming scale of the human trafficking crisis in South Asia. She spoke with celebrated photojournalist @smitashrm, author of 'We Cry in Silence.' open.sunoindia.in/?eId=74c0e…

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SunoIndia@SunoIndia_in
11 Jan 2024
Replying to @Smita_Sharma @smitashrm
The episode dives deep into the roots of the issue—examining how the human trafficking network thrives, the legal & policing loopholes contributing to its persistence, socio-cultural perceptions of survivors, & the crucial need for responsible reporting. sunoindia.in/beyond-nation-a…
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