T.M. Krishna–PARI Award 2026 recognises seven young photojournalists
Seven young photojournalists were awarded the T.M. Krishna–PARI Award 2026 for their work documenting underrepresented communities. The ceremony highlighted the intersection of art and journalism in social advocacy.
Why it matters
The award recognizes the role of visual storytelling in bringing attention to marginalized groups and social issues.
The T.M. Krishna–PARI Award 2026, which honours individuals whose work bridges art and journalism while amplifying the voices of historically underrepresented communities, was presented to seven young photojournalists during an event at Lalit Kala Akademi in Chennai on Friday.
Carnatic musician and author T.M. Krishna presented the awards to K. Mukesh, Karthikeyan R., Keerthi S., Hairunisha K., Noor Nisha K., K. Ravikumar and Subagomathi Muppidathi. The awardees were trained by photographer M. Palani Kumar, who leads the People's Photographers Collective. Each of the seven recipients also received a cash prize of ₹30,000.
Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Krishna said: "The idea is that this award is just a little step to inspire them to do more and thank them also for what they did; also see them do much more in this intersection of photography and journalism."
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