Chate is a Photographer/Graphic Designer living in New York City. He began shooting pictures as a hobby but soon his work began showing up in magazines and websites. His pictures have appeared in newspapers and magazines in New York, New Jersey, Florida, Minnesota, Canada and as far away as London and India! For more than seven years he shot the Bollywood Fashion Awards, Bollywood Music Awards and Bollywood Film Awards from first-time models on the ramp to Amitabh Bachchan and Aishwaria Rai. He was Featured in Anokhi Magazine – one of the finest South Asian fashion magazines in North America, with a seven page spread in 2006 and again in 2008.
Chate is a native of Guyana and grew up in a traditional Indo-Guyanese family. In New York he developed an accelerated sense of community awareness, something that he inherited from his grandfather the late Bhola Nauth, one of the founding members of the Rama Krishna School and the Maha Sabha in Georgetown, Guyana. “I am Indian by ancestry, Guyanese by nationality and American by citizenship!” Chate says with pride. Naturally, whenever there is an Indian festival in the city, he is there capturing every moment.
His accomplishment as a photographer took him to India in 2003 where he was the official photographer for Pt. Satyanarayana Charka and the East West School of Dance, an award recipient at the Annual Pravasi Bhartiya Divas Conference.
Recent projects and collaborations include:
Chate is a native of Guyana and grew up in a traditional Indo-Guyanese family. In New York he developed an accelerated sense of community awareness, something that he inherited from his grandfather the late Bhola Nauth, one of the founding members of the Rama Krishna School and the Maha Sabha in Georgetown, Guyana. “I am Indian by ancestry, Guyanese by nationality and American by citizenship!” Chate says with pride. Naturally, whenever there is an Indian festival in the city, he is there capturing every moment.
His accomplishment as a photographer took him to India in 2003 where he was the official photographer for Pt. Satyanarayana Charka and the East West School of Dance, an award recipient at the Annual Pravasi Bhartiya Divas Conference.
Recent projects and collaborations include:
- Bollywood Fashion, Music and Movie Awards 2000 - 2007
- Official photographer for Pt. Satyanarayana Charka and the East West School of Dance, an award recipient at the Annual Pravasi Bhartiya Divas Conference - 2003
- Hari Om Sharan Farewell World Tour - 2005
- Amitabh Bachchan’s press conference for “Unforgettable Tour” in New York City - 2008
- “Unforgettable” concert at Nassau Coliseum - 2008
- “Children’s Hope India fund raiser at Cipriani’s on Wall Street - 2008
- IIT Bombay’s 50th Anniversary Gala at the Marriott Marquis on Broadway, NYC - 2008
- "Outdoor photo shoot" with Nature photographer Eddie Soloway and National Geographic photographer Michael Melford - 2009
- World renowned percussionist Sivamani fame at the Indian Consulate, NYC - 2010
- “National Geographic experience” in Cambodia at the Angkor World Heritage Site and various locations throughout Thailand, Laos and Myanmar from December 2009 through January 2010
- Gucci Fund Raising Gala at the Taj Pierre in honor of Giorgio Gucci, October - 2010
- IIFA Weekend and Awards in Toronto, Canada, June 2011.
- WISHWAS - Naeem & Ranjana Khan fundraising event, September 2013
- SAMMA summit - NYC September 2013
- SAMMA Trailblazer Awards - NYC September 2013
- IIFA 2014 Weekend and Awards in Tampa, Florida, April 2014.
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