Purnesh Dev Nikhanj

Purnesh Dev Nikhanj is an international award-winning photographer, architect, screen-writer, and mixed-media artist based out of Chandigarh. He is the only photographer to have won the Trends Excellence Award for Architectural photography twice and a silver spot at PX3, Paris. He has closely worked with international and acclaimed design practices like Woha, Blocher Partners, MMoser, Mindspace architects, Studio Ardete, etc. He draws from deep psychological interests to represent space in various contexts. His forte lies in experimenting with illusions, patterns, and abstract perspectives for storytelling. His personal work is majorly in the field of architectural and landscape photography and video-making. In all his signature series, such as Lost in Paradox, Beyond, Child's play, etc. he explores psychological, philosophical, and existential ideas.