Pranab Kumar Aich is an Indian filmmaker and photographer from Odisha, India.
He is the winner of the Sony World Photography Award in 2009 held in Cannes for his work on the environment.
[1][2][3] He is known for his multiple award-winning short documentary City's Step Child,[4][5] Manayun My Wonderland,[6] and Torch.
[9][10] He started his career in New Delhi working as a volunteer for NGOs like Goonj, American India Foundation and Manzil to gain an in-depth understanding of humanitarian issues.
In 2009, while studying in AJKMCRC, he became the first Indian Student to win Sony World Photography Award held in Cannes where he was trained by legends in documentary photography like Mary Allen Mark, Susan Welchman, Adrian Evens.