Practitioner of Art, Visual storyteller

Photographer Filmmaker based in Goa-India

Shivam Harmalkar is a photographer and filmmaker from Goa, India. His work spans documentary photography, cinema, and visual arts. His practice centres on lens-based explorations of culture, memory, place, and contemporary social realities. An internationally exhibited photographer and National Award-winning filmmaker, he remains actively engaged in visual education, workshops, and long-term documentary projects across India

  • What Remains – a travelling exhibition by Goa Open Arts × Museo Camera, Gurugram, India (February - April 2026)

  • The world you and me - Xmage , Paris Photo, The Grand Palais, Paris, France (November 2025)

  • Seen/Unseen, (Grant winner) A photographic exhibition, Museum of Goa (November-January 2026)

  • Side by Side, A multimedia Art exhibition (Dashavtari Trunk) , Museum of Goa (November-January 2026)

  • Xmage, world culture and art centre Shenzhen, China (Awarded Runners-up prize) (November-December 2024)

  • “Whispering Reflections” Xmage, Atlantis, The Palm, Dubai, United Arab Emirates (December 2024)

  • "A World That Warms the Heart" Global Photography Exhibition" at Divan Kuruçeşme in Istanbul, Türkiye. (December 2024)

  • “Heartwarming world”, Photography Exhibition, Sentul Pavillion in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (December 2024)

  • Xmage, Global Photography Exhibition, Mexico City, Mexico. (December 2024)

  • Xmage, Global Photography Exhibition, Shanghai, China (December 2024)

  • Xmage, Global Photography Exhibition, Hong Kong. (December 2024)

  • Vogue 7th Edition, Boomer Gallery London, UK (September 2024)

  • Cycle Diaries, Museum of Goa (October - November 2024)

  • Gaze, Analogue Exhibition, Kalachaya Cultural Centre, Pune - India (August-September 2024)

  • Srijan, Darpan art Gallery (Awarded Best Photographer) Pune - India (May 2023)

  • ‘Lavani - a traditional dance of Maharashtra’ Nine Fish Art Gallery - Mumbai, (Video art) (January-February 2023 - Exhibition of Photographs of Sudharak Olwe, Curated by Gourmoni Das)

  • Spirit of Vari, Parimal Art gallery, National Centre of Performing Arts, Mumbai (September- October 2022)

  • Maharashtra Mantralay, Mumbai in Partnership with Maharashtra tourism. (October 2022)

  • Srujan, Raja Ravi Verma Art Gallery, Pune - India (May 2022)

  • Aaryaman, (Awarded Best Photographer) Pune-India (2021-2022)

Exhibitions

Qualification/Achievements

• Official Selection of Film ‘Saavat’ at 55th International film festival of India (Indian Panorama) 2024

•B.A in Visual Arts and Photography from Symbiosis International University.

•Best Story at the 50th International film festival of India 2019 ( 72 hours filmmaking challenge).

•National award Pratibha Samman 2021, for the work in the field of filmmaking and photography.

•Best film at the Marathi short film festival 2020 (Marathi Bhasha Manch).

•Prize winner at 2 National and 7 state-level short film competitions.

• Adjunct Faculty, AITD, Goa University (2025-2026)

•Artist Talk at Della Leaders Club, Mumbai, November 2022

•Worked as an educator under Photography promotion trust in Tribal regions of Orrisa. 2022

•Derived workshop At Karjat, Maharashtra under the guidance of Shri. Sudharak Olwe. 2022

•Derived workshop at MSFDA Pune university (PPT) 2023

•Derived workshop for Haryana CM Office (PPT) 2023

A little about my process

Small clip from of my talk from the last day of exhibition