Manjari Sharma (b. 1979) is a photographer based in New York City. Rooted in the study of relationships and personal mythology Manjari's work has been recognized as walking the line of fine art and traditional portraiture. 
 
Manjari was chosen as the Critical mass top 50 in 2010 and has been praised and featured by various magazines and photography critics. She was selected as a featured photographer and for the cover of PDNedu spring issue 2010; she received ASMP best of show in 2010 and eight honorable mentions at the IPA Lucie awards. She was recognized as a winner for the NYC Strand photo contest, judged by Lesley Martin and Darren Ching from Aperture amongst other honorable judges. In addition Manjari's images were recently selected by John Paul Caponigro for a show in Colorado and her work has received press from The Morning News, Burn Magazine, 1000 Words Magazine, Deep Sleep magazine, Slideluck Potshow, PDN Photo of The Day Blog, Flak Photo, Fraction Magazine, Exposure Compensation, Nymphoto blog, Leica and Lenscratch amongst many others.
 
In the past few years Manjari 's work has been showcased in several group and solo exhibitions both in the US and internationally. In addition to the Critical Mass 2010 show 'Across the divide' her work has been exhibited at Nudage an International group exposition in Spain, The Photographic Centre North West, Seattle, Kris Graves Projects in Brooklyn, NY and at the Center for Fine Art Photography,Fort Collins, Colorado. Manjari has had a solo show of her work "Paani" at the Kopeikin Gallery in Los Angeles 2011 and also with Richard Levy Gallery in Alburqurque, NM in Fall 2010.
 
Manjari uses her vulnerability and experience of culture shock to inform and enhance her image making process. She is constantly seeking out new contexts and stories to commit to film. She has shot extensively in the US, India and Brazil exploring the mythologies of these places and the people that inhabit those lands.
 
Manjari grew up in Mumbai, India and before moving to the US she worked for her national news daily The Times of India as a photo journalist and a leading south asian photo magazine called Better Photography. She holds a bachelors degree in Visual Communication from S.N.D.T University, Mumbai and a BFA in photography from Columbus College of Art and Design in Columbus, Ohio. She lives in Brooklyn and is represented by the Richard Levy Gallery in Albuquerque, NM and Paul Kopeikin in Los Angeles.

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