Sanchayan Chowdhury(A.CPE, A.APS, ES.CPE, HON.CPE) is a Freelance Photojournalist of Pacific Press Agency, Philippines and a Documentary Photographer. He was born in a rural place in Chattogram, Bangladesh. Currently He Lives In Tampere, Finland. Though he is professionally working as a Software Engineer, he would like to see his future as a documentary photographer. He takes photographs of mostly rural and underprivileged people who keep fighting and struggling against poverty through hardships. He started to learn and practice photography in 2010. Currently, He is the Joint General Secretary of the Chattogram Photographic Society(CPS) and a Founder member of the Foto Arena Bangladesh (FAB). He loves to take Documentary, Street, and Travel photography with a unique aesthetic style of taking candid moments.

He won numerous national and international awards in the photography:
01) Finalist - SIENA International Photo Awards 2024, ITALY.
02) 1 GPU GOLD, 2 FIAP SILVER and 1 FIAP HM in 15th Finland International Digital Circuit 2023 - Finland.
03) Category Winner (People) - World Travel Photography Awards 2023 (JRNY) - UK
04) Selected and Exhibited Photo in Bangladesh Press Photo Contest 2023.
05) 35awards - 8th International Photography Awards, One of my photo was selected for 35Awards 8th Edition Catalog out of 4.45 lacks Photos.
06) 2022 GLOBAL PRIZE HONORABLE MENTIONS, Photography 4 Humanity, United Nations, USA.
07) Winner 2022:The Year in Photo, Frsthand, USA
08) RUNNERS-UP in single category in the 10th Asian University of Women(AUW) Photo Carnival 2022
09) IAAP Gold Medal, IAAP Ribbon and Gilavar Ribbon with 9 Acceptance in Azerbaijan Photo Salon 2022
10) SILVER AWARD in A MOMENT IN TIME 2022 INTERNATIONAL JURIED PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS by The Camelback Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ, USA.
11) BRONZE MEDAL, 2 FIAP Honorable Mentions & 1 Circuit Honorable Mention IN JEWELS CIRCUIT 2022, ITALY.
12) BRONZE AWARD in ARTIST INVITATIONAL 2022 INTERNATIONAL JURIED VISUAL ARTS EXHIBITION by The Camelback Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ, USA.
13) UIF Gold Medal, Special Mention and 30 Acceptances in “26° Gran Tour delle Colline” Circuit 2022, Italy.
14) One of my photograph published in "PHOTOGRAPHERS Magazine #9 APRIL 2022"
Printed Version (Paper Magazine)
15) FIP GOLD MEDAL Award from "8th Miracle Image Intl. Salon 2022, India.
16) FIAP HM RIBBON INTERNATIONAL SALON NEW YORK (ISNY) 2022, USA.
17) SSS Ribbon in M M International Salon 2022, Bangladesh.
18) My one photograph published in ISP MAGAZINE 12&01 | NEW YEAR 2022
19) 35awards - 7th International Photography Awards, One of my photo selected to 35Awards 7th edition catalog out of 4.7 lacks Photos.
20) Finalist Siena International Photo Awards 2022
21) Winner of the "Visual Dialogue on Biodiversity, Climate Change and the Environment" Photography Competition, Islamabad, Pakistan, 2021.
22) Two Honorable Mentions Award in World Photography Awards 2021 by The North American Nature Photography Association (NAPA).
23) Winner FrstHand Story "Call Mother Nature Upside Down Again" 2021.
24) IAAP Ribbon - BAKU 2021
25) Gilvar Ribbon - BAKU 2021
26) FIAP Blue Ribbon - Azerbaijan Photo Salon 2021, Azerbaijan.
27) Salon Bronze Medal - Photon Circuit 2021 (CROATIA).
28) Club Ribbon - Photon Circuit 2021 (BOSNIA).
29) Club Ribbon - Photon Circuit 2021 (MONTENEGRO).
30) Special Award Reportage - International Tuscany Photo Award 2020, Italy.
31) Winner FrstHand Single Photo Call SPRING CELEBRATION TRADITIONS 2021.
32) 1st Place Amapix Online Street Photo Contest 2 2021
33) Campina Exhibitions Honorable Mention - 6th Campina 2021 International Exhibition of Photography, Romania
33) Honor Mention - Dhaka Photo Awards 2021
35) Honor Mention - Dhaka Photo Awards 2021
36) FIAP Gold Medal - BAKU 2020 is international contest of art photography, organized by Gilavar Photo Club of Azerbaijan.
37) FIAP Blue Ribbon - BAKU 2020 is international contest of art photography, organized by Gilavar Photo Club of Azerbaijan.
38) Top 1% best photo in the Contest and 2% Best Photographers -35Awards Street Life in Bright Color Contest 2020
39) Top 5% best photo in the Contest and 15% Best Photographers -35Awards Body Modification Contest 2020
40) Diploma - Phoenix International Photography Planet Award 2019 (PIPPA 2019).
41) SPS Certificate of Merit - 1st SPS International Photography Exhibition 2019, Bangladesh.
42) ICS HM AWARD - Amazshots International Photography Exhibition 2018, Bangladesh.

More than 100 photographs have been exhibited in different countries including Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Singapore, USA, Romania, Bosnia, Azerbaijan, Italy, Croatia, Georgia, Montenegro, Finland, Greece etc.