L Ramachandran
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| Born | L Ramachandran November 11, 1979 Valangaiman, Thiruvarur, India |
| Occupation(s) | Photographer Cinematographer |
| Known for | Fashion, celebrity, and art photography Cinematography |
| Website | lramachandran |
L Ramachandran (born November 11, 1979) is an internationally known photographer and artist.[1][2][3][4] He worked for magazines such as Playboy and Maxim and authored five photography books.[5] L Ramachandran received an honorable doctorate degree from The International Tamil University USA.[6] In 2019, he made a Guinness World record with his team for the most faces painted in four hours.[7][8][9]
Early life
L Ramchandran was born on November 11, 1979 in Valangaiman, a small town in the Valangaimantaluk of Thiruvarur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. He joined Fine Arts College of Kumbakonam, however he was not able to complete his studies due to his poor financial condition.
Career
L Ramachandran started his career as an assistant painter and created banners for products and films. He moved to Chennai and got an opportunity to work in the medicine. He found an opportunity to work in a film company to design logos and promotional content. He discovered his interest in photography and started to teach himself the trade. L Ramachandran started his own advertisement agency, Tharansia.[10]
L Ramachandran did shoots for celebrities and national brands. He attended a seminar in Miami and was selected to participate for Playboy magazine. He met Jarmo Pohjaniemi who was the CEO for Shoot the Centrefold.[11][12] Jarmo Pohjaniemi got impressed by the photography skills of L Ramachandran and taught him advanced photography.[13][14] After several rounds, the institute announced L Ramachandran as the first Indian Playboy magazine photographer.[15] After that he worked with many playmates and international photographers. His work was published in Playboy and other magazines.[16][17]
Exhibitions
| Gallery | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Bangkok Art Fair | Bangkok | 2013 |
| Artapart Fair 5th Edition | Singapore | 2014 |
| Busan International Art Fair | Korea | 2015 |
| Seoul International Art Fair | Korea | 2015 |
| Singapore Bank Art Fair | Singapore | 2015 |
| Gwanngju ‘15 Art Fair | Korea | 2015 |
| Coex Hall 34th Korea Galleries Art Fair | Seoul | 2016 |
| Top 60 Master's Contemporary Art Exhibition | Italy | 2017 |
| L Ramachandran's Art Photography | Croatia | 2017 |
| Melodrama of Melting Mesmerism[18] | India | 2017 |
| Solo Gallery Exhibition- LRC Art Photography | Croatia | 2017 |
| Medley of Art Exhibition[19] | India | 2018 |
| Solo Exhibition Chohyung Gallery | South Korea | 2019 |
| Human Art Festival | South Korea | 2019 |
| Art Gwangju Gallery | South Korea | 2019 |
| Chennai To Madras | India, Chennai | 2020 |
Books
- Medley of Art
- Queen of Fantasy
- Apsaras
- Ethereal of light
- Choreographing the chiaroscuro
- Chennai To Madras
Awards
- IPA – International photography award – 2011 Los Angeles
- Photographer's forum magazine – 2011 United States
- STC best student award – 2012 United States
- STC best student award – 2013 Santorini
- TEA award – 2013 India
- STC beat lighting (Hensel) – 2014 Miami
- HP award – 2016
- B&W spider award – 2016
- ATIM's Top 60 Masters’ contemporary artist award – 2017[20]
- B&W Spider Award – 2017
- PX3 Award – 2017
- TIFA Award – 2017 Silver winner
- Honourable Doctorate from International Tamil University – 2018
- Honourable Doctorate from St.Andrews Theological University – 2019
- Behind the Success of Transgender Special Award - 2019
References
- ^ S, Gowri (September 6, 2018). "Against the grain". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
- ^ Sethia, Kinjal (July 21, 2017). "Story of India's 1st Playboy Photographer". HotFridayTalks. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
- ^ "L. Ramachandran's "Medley of Art" – The Grand Inauguration of his Gallery Exhibit and Book Launch". Ritz Magazine. September 10, 2018. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
- ^ "Medley of Art – Gallery Exhibition". Cinemaplusnews. September 4, 2018. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
- ^ "From Farmland To Photographer: This photographer's aesthetic journey into playboy". thenewsminute.com. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
- ^ "Medley of Art – Gallery Exhibition by L Ramachandran. | News Broadcasting Agency from Tamilnadu". Retrieved May 8, 2019.
- ^ "Most faces painted in 4 hours (team)". Guinness World Records Limited.
- ^ "Medley of Art for World Peace – Guinness World Record Achievement Certification". Retrieved May 8, 2019.
- ^ "Guinness Record certificate achievement Meet 'Most faces painted in 4 hours'". Expressnews. March 23, 2019. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
- ^ "When I shoot my subjects I see God in them". dtNext.in. February 28, 2016. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
- ^ Das, Sucharita (September 5, 2018). "Playboy playmates up city glam quotient". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
- ^ "A Beautiful Success Story of L Ramachandran". Shoot The Centerfold®. May 12, 2014. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
- ^ Bhatia, saumya (November 16, 2014). "When I take shots, I see god". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
- ^ Das, Sucharita (September 6, 2018). "Playboy playmates up city glam quotient". The Asian Age. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
- ^ Dilip, Mangala (November 9, 2014). "'I had a Dream and Now I'm Living it,' Says Playboy's First Indian Photographer [Photos]". International Business Times, India Edition. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
- ^ Vijayan, Naveena (May 23, 2017). "Playing it right". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
- ^ "Medley of Art – Gallery Exhibition". India News Tamil. September 4, 2018. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
- ^ "Curtain raiser – Medley of Art by L Ramachandran". Expressnews. September 4, 2018. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
- ^ "Curtain Raiser – Medley of Art Gallery Exhibition L Ramachandran". Retrieved May 8, 2019.
- ^ "2017 ATIM'S Top 60 Masters of Contemporary Art Ceremony". ArtTour International Magazine. May 30, 2017. Retrieved May 8, 2019.