Sandeep Rasal is an independent Photographer, Film maker and Photojournalist  India (Mumbai).

Presently Contributor Getty Images and Freelancing for The Hindu Newspaper, Nur photo agency (Italy) and SOPA images (Honk kong) and doing Independent Documentaries

Raan Paakhara- The 3rd Meihodo International Youth Visual Media Festival (Japan) 2021- Outstanding Award, New Generation Film Festival NGFF(Serbia) 2020- Honorably Mention  Global and Humanity Impact Short Film,  International Science Film Festival of India 2020- Award Nomination, Festival del Cinema di Cefalù-2021 (Italy)- official selection, ECOCINE - International Environmental Film and Human Rights Festival(Brazil) 2021- official selection, Cine Voyage International Film Festival (India)- Official selection, kinofestival "Light of the world (Yaroslavskaya) 2021- Official Selection.

 

In Search of Water- Veracruz World Film Festival (Mexico) 2020- Official selection, New Generation Film Festival NGFF(Serbia) 2020- Honorably Mention, ECOCINE - International Environmental Film and Human Rights Festival(Brazil) 2021- official selection, Festival del Cinema di Cefalù-2021 (Italy)- Semi Finalist, Gbeck Future Film Festival (Canada)-2021- official selection, Abbey Film Festival (London)- 2021 Honorably mention, ICAN/HANNA International Film Festival (Pennsylvania) – 2021 Official selection, International Nature Film Festival Gödöllő(Budapest) 2021- Official selection, Flatness Film Awards- Finalist

 

Changing Shades of Ulhas River (Documentary)- XPO North Film Festival Scotland- 2018, Special Tribute Section of Micro μ Film Festival Greece 2018. Jagran Film Festival 2018 screened Film at Varanasi, Official selection International ecology film festival to save and preserve- Russia 2018, Official selection  International Nature Film Festival Godollo 2019

 

Journey from slum to soccer (Documentary) – Semi Finalist- Just be you performing arts youth film festival 2018, Official selection Palermo Sports film festival 2018, Official selection IFFM short film festival 2018, Official selection Edu doc – stories of education 2018

 

Bare foot Football (Documentary)-  Official selection  Edu doc – stories of education 2018

 

He received his Bachelor's degree of fine arts from Pune Uni (2008) and GD Arts Applied Arts Raheja School of Arts Mumbai (2004) after completing education he started as Lecturer and Photography Department HOD in BVP COFA, Pune for 4 year's than moved to Bombay where he worked as Photojournalist with DNA newspaper. Love for travel photography took him to way which gave him the opportunity to travel a lot and use equipment( Top corn, Everyscape, Immersive media, Jedi etc) which is only Indian street view (Wonobo) After which he preferred being an Independent at present he is Contributing photographer with Getty Images and Freelancing for The Hindu Newspaper, Nur Photo(Editorial Footage) earlier worked for SOPA Images Press agency, BBC online, Open Magazine, Tehelka and do personal and professional projects. He is Also a Filmmaker and did Films for NGO's like Atma, Anandi Foundation, Oscar Foundation and Spark - A - Change. He has traveled and shot in almost all parts of  India.

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