The TOTO Awards for Photography, which were inaugurated in 2008 in association with Tasveer, are now supported by the Arts and Photography Foundation. These awards have applauded photographers who have evoked mood, told stories, documented important histories or practices, and extended the medium to include texts, graphics and other interventions in the space of the image. The jurors for these awards, which are given for a thematically connected series of photographs, comprise established photographers, curators, critics, architects and leaders of prominent photography organisations.
2025 Longlist – Photography
We are thrilled to announce the longlist for the 2025 TOTO Award for Photography,
supported by the Art & Photography Foundation.
This year, we received an overwhelming 126 applications. After much deliberation, we are
excited to share that nineteen outstanding photographers have been longlisted for this
prestigious award.
Here are the names of the longlisted artists, in no particular order:
Kimidi Sai Suren, New Delhi
Shivam Harmalkar, Goa
Anubhav Deka, Guwahati
Muskaan Gupta, Dehradun
Afzal Khan, Patna
Saish Solankar, Belgaum
Preksha Kothari, Rajsamand
Ruba Sathish, Chennai
Neel Bhattacharjee, Howrah
Vibusha R, Bengaluru
Soyeohang Rai, New Delhi
Ashin K, Wayanad
Ningthoujam Victor Singh, Bishnupur
Akshay Jain, Gurugram
Anirban Pal, Hooghly
Pratik Khatri, Banas Kantha
Amey Dilip Halge, Surat
Riya Panwar, Dehradun
Jithindas K, Malappuram
Congratulations to all the longlisted photographers! We look forward to the next stage and celebrating the exceptional talent within the photography community. Stay tuned for
updates!
The Art & Photography Foundation is dedicated to furthering the awareness, education and conservation of Indian art and to preserving and promoting Indian cultural heritage by connecting the arts to the community
Toto Funds the Arts (TFA) is a not-for-profit public trust set up in memory of Angirus ‘Toto’ Vellani, who was intensely passionate about music, literature and films. TFA encourages and supports emerging talent in the arts in India
Past Winners
Dhiraj Rabha, Aakriti Chandervanshi (2024)
Aswin Sharma, Anuja Dasgupta (2023)
Farheen Fatima, Prakash Bhuyan (2022)
Hari Sai Srikar, Nilargha Chatterjee (2021)
Jatin Gulati, Kush Kukreja (2020)
Vinod Babu, Ritaban Ghosh (2019)
Aishwarya Arumbakkam, Taha Ahmad (2018)
Sutirtha Chatterjee, Kekhriezhazo Miachieo (2017)
Nikhil Roshan, Abhishek Ganeshgudi (2016)
Soumya Sankar Bose, Sameer Raichur (2015)
Amirtharaj Stephen, Pooja Jain (2014)
Nikhil Patel, Niha Masih (2013)
Adil Hasan, Indu Anthony (2012)
Vidisha Saini, Haris Pathirikodan (2011)
Nikhil Arolkar, Ajay Hirani (2010)
Sohrab Hura, Amit Madheshiya (2009)
Siddharth Jain, Zubin Pastakia (2008)