Varun Khandare Email & Phone Number

Current Projects:1. The Visual Journal (2020 and beyond) - My ongoing, personal mobile photography project that is based on the concept of snapshots within the everyday life. This project draws inspiration from my own experiments with mobile photography in the past three years where I used a variety of mobile devices, everything from iPhones to ones running Android from different manufacturers (and even windows mobile while it was still in existence) to test their photographic capabilities. This body of work strives to be a non-linear personal narrative based on thoughts, experiences, people, objects, places and spaces.2. Untitled Project - archiving photographic works created by me in the last 10 years from 2009 to 2019, both as an amateur as well as a professional.Key Accomplishments:1. Commissioned by Conde Nast Traveller Magazine (UK) to shoot for their Lifestyle Photo Feature ‘Neighbourhood On The Up’, documenting the Meharchand Market of New Delhi.2. Commissioned by Imtiaz Ali, Filmmaker and Founder of Window Seat Films Pvt. Ltd to shoot an Independent Documentary Project covering the making of the Indian Feature Film, Highway.3. Featured by the Kuala Lumpur Photography Festival in 2014 as a part of their exhibition ‘Vibrant Festivals’ in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.4. Featured by the SeeMe Creative Collective of New York in 2013 as a part of their exhibition ‘Creatives Rising’ in New York, USA.5. Assisted photographer Prasad Naik & Fusion Films Pvt. Ltd in coordinating & executing photoshoots for various clients including Advertising & Talent agencies, Film Production Companies, Publications as well as Independent private clients.

New Delhi, Delhi, India

I was a member of a remote global team assigned to a multi-national client project. We were responsible for gauging the quality and contextual accuracy of online advertisements displayed to search engine users. The work also involved examining the relevance of the digital ads in a local context based on personal knowledge of contemporary culture, current events, pop culture, news and media for specific markets.

New Delhi Area, India

Key Responsibilities:1. Entrepreneurship - aTypicalJournal was an online Startup venture that I co-founded in 2014. It primarily served as a Lifestyle News Portal covering areas of interests such as Travel, Shopping and Culinary experiences. Having been at its helm of affairs, I have had hands-on involvement across the two key verticals mentioned below.2. Creative Design - Conceptualization of key visual elements such as the logo, colour palette as well as the image library. Being an online lifestyle news portal, the website for aTypicalJournal is the most critical component to its everyday operation. I have been personally involved in the designing of its UI/UX elements at the early stages as well as the periodical revisions. 3. Content Strategy - As a modern-day Online News Portal, aTypicalJournal is driven by high quality content that is in-line with the needs and expectations of its readers. From the early stages of inception to the present day, I have been overseeing the sourcing, curation as well as creation of our editorials, features and articles.

Lesotho, Southern Africa

Key Responsibilities:1. International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme - Imparting the Information Technology in A Global Society (ITGS) Course at both Higher as well as Standard Levels.2. International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme - Executing the role of an Extended Essay Advisor for students interested in writing their research papers in ITGS.3. International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme - Assisting students in meaningfully pursuing the Creativity aspect of the CAS component through relevant creative projects in the practice of photography.4. University of Cambridge IGCSE - Imparting the Computer Studies Course along with setting and assessment of coursework.5. IT Management - Actively involved in the planning, implementation and overhauling of the IT infrastructure and services pertaining to the growing needs of the college in order to best facilitate the educational and administrative objectives. Specific tasks involved the constant monitoring and management of the Campus LAN, Central Server, Email and Cloud-Based Services as well as the administration of staff and student databases.

Bachelor Of Computer Applications, Computer Science

Activities and Societies: Audio-Visual Designer and Coordinator for the annual Inter-collegiate Festival Unify 2005

Certificate Course - Testing Times In The Classroom: Challenges Of 21St Century Education, Education

This online course considered key challenges of 21st Century education. The course covered topics including; what education means.

Certificate Course - The Art Of Photography, Film/Video And Photographic Arts

Diploma Of Professional Photography, Photography

Senior School Examination Certificate

School: Army School, Mhow

Secondary School Examination Certificate

School: The Army Public School, New Delhi