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Ghani Zaman
44, Orissa Housing Board Colony , Lewis Road, , Bhubaneswar.751002,
ORISSA,INDIA.
MOBILE- 91-9437032639.

www.photomission.com



Permanent Address 2, C.R.Avenue, Kolkata-700072

Fax 91-674-2430828
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Academic Qualification BA (Geography Hon’s.) 1973, Guwahati University.
Advance Course in Photography, Chitra Bani, Calcutta.
Technical Qualification Trained in Teaching Techniques – NCERT, Chennai 1985

Trained in Grass root level communication, World Vision, India


Field Experience A) 5 Yrs. as ‘All Purpose Man’ on board M/V Logos. (Registered Singapore), under Educational Book Exhibits, U.K. 1972- 1976
B) Owner of restaurant ‘Shalom’ at Kolkata 1977 – ‘80
C) Community Development Coordinator – CASA, Kolkata ’81-‘84
D) Area Coordinator with World Vision 1985 – ’89.
E) Traveling and photographing various part of the world as Stock Photographer –1990 till date.
F1) Visiting Faculty at Dept. of Architecture, College of Engineering Technology under Biju Patnaik University of Technology, Bhubaneswar

Teaching Architectural Photography since 1997
F2) Visiting Faculty at Pillo Modi College of Architecture, under Biju Patnaik University of Technology, Bhubaneswar
Teaching Architectural Photography since 2006


GExhibitions of Photographs-

1. ‘Our Children Our Future’ 1990.
2. ‘World of Photographs’ 1991, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 2000, 2001 in Bhubaneswar. Every year on 19 August. The participants are all students of photography
3. 2003 in Shillong and Kohima.
H) Facilitator to various depts. of Govt. of Nagaland.
I) 1st. Visual Art Exhibition in Orissa ‘PIX & TOONS’
10th – 16th Dec. 2002.

Achievements Winner of the Millennium Photo Project, Canada, 2000.
[This was a project where 7000 photographers World Wide recorded what happened between 12 noon of 31st Dec.1999 till 12 noon1st Jan. 2000. A total of 2,50,000 photographs were submitted for the project. Out of the total only 50 were declared as ‘Photographers of the Millennium’. I was selected as one of them.]

Team Management
· Member of the consultative body under NCERT, Govt. of India for formulating the curriculum for minority educational intuitions in Orissa, Jharkand, West Bengal and Assam. Jan. 2008
· Leading member of the team to teach ‘Communicative English and Soft Skills to students of Temple City Inst. Of Engineering and Technology under Knowledge Trust, Bhubaneswar. Dec.2007- Jan 2008
· Visiting Lecturer to North East India Projects office in Denver, Colorado, USA October – Dec. 2007
· Team leader for Training of Lay and Clergy members in Communication Skills of the Khasi Jynthia Presbyterian Church of North Eastern India, Shillong, Meghalaya May- June 2007
· Summer Camp for Children 2006 for ‘SchoolScape’ Bhubaneswar. School children
9 – 15 yrs old. School Scape is an Educator’s Training Centre.
· “ Colours of Childhood” at Konarak April 2005 for Loyola Centre for Communication and Culture. 5 Days Camp for 150 children from all walks of life.
· Master of Ceremony at “HIV/Aids and Uniform Intervention”. Program conducted in collaboration with Assam Rifle Wives Association and Impulse Ngo Network in Shillong 2005.
· Training program for 75 Officers of the Dept. of Veterinary & Animal Husbandry 2004 at Kohima on “Inter Personal Relations”
· Training program for 35 Officers of I.E.C. of State Health Dept., Kohima.2003. ‘Communication Skills’
· Summer program for 30 Children, Shillong 2003. Cartooning & Acting
· Summer program for 30 Children, Kohima 2003. Cartooning, Acting and Photography.
· Training program for 65 officers of I.E.C. of State Health Dept. Kohima.2002 ‘Graphic Designing & Street Theatre’

Presently working as:
1. 1997 till date-Visiting Faculty to Biju Patnaik University of Technology, the College of Engineering Technology (CET) in the Dept. of Architecture. Teaching Architectural Photography.
2. Consultant to Village Council of Yinjenkimong, Dist. Mokokchung, Nagaland on Village Development Plans for Economic Enhancement.
3. Free Lance Documentary Photographer.
4. Still Photographer for S.E.E.D.S., New Delhi on the topic of Urban Risks.
5. Founder and Vice President – Photo Mission Inc. USA.
6. Training Consultant to Impulse NGO Network, Shillong, Meghalaya
7. Consultant on Local Area Development to Director General of Police, HQ. Kohima, Nagaland