Sri Loganathan Velmurugan

Born in 2000, Sri Loganathan Velmurugan is a news photographer with The New Indian Express in Hyderabad. He holds a bachelor's degree in journalism and a master's in mass communication. During his college days in Chennai, he interned with the same organisation, which laid the foundation for his career.

Starting as a freelance photojournalist with Hans Lucas News Agency and Zuma Press, based in Paris and the US, he covered politics, spot news, daily life, and sports. Over nearly five years, he has refined his expertise in editorial, sports, lifestyle, and industrial portraits.

Sri Loganathan is passionate about both breaking news and in-depth stories. He values understanding the root of issues and building connections with people to document their experiences with sensitivity and depth.

His notable assignments include the Tamil Nadu and Telangana Assembly Elections, the Covid Pandemic, Jallikattu Festival, Chennai Floods, ICC Cricket World Cup 2023, Chess Olympiad, Chennai Open Tennis, and Kulasai Dasara Festival. His work also highlights interreligious conflicts in rural India.

His photographs have been featured in leading publications such as National Geographic Magazine, The New York Times, The Guardian, Time Magazine, Forbes, BBC, CNN, and Al Jazeera. Despite being a native of Tamil Nadu, Sri Loganathan navigates assignments in Hyderabad and rural Telangana with ease, building strong connections with the people whose stories he documents.