Photographers

Pirainila Krishnarajah

Pirainila Krishnarajah is a Media Studies graduate from University of Jaffna. Her focus of interested lies with in community based issues. She directed a documentary film based on Transgenders in Jaffna called "Naangkalum Irukkiram". Pirainila is a social activist and writer that wants to integrate using photography more in her work to give her subjects a passionate voice through the media she is using.

Riyal Riffai

Riyal Riffai is a free-lance videographer, photographer and bass guitarist in a couple of underground bands. He is based in Colombo and has been chronicling the protests at GotaGoGama and Independence Square since they began in early April 2022.

Parilojithan Ramanathan

Parilojithan Ramanathan is a multidisciplinary artist, with profound work based on lens based medium. He successfully completed BFA specialization in painting at the Ramanathan Academy of Fine Arts, University of Jaffna. (2018). He is co-founder, of We Are From Here, community based art project (since 2017). His work has been showcased in group exhibitions and festivals such as: Humanity & Earth, Colomboscope and Kochi Muziris Students Biennale.

Nayanahari Abeynayake

Nayanahari Abeynayake is a photographer from Galle. The southern coast is her primary photographic location where she and her father used to travel to various locations on a tiny motorbike capturing the beauty and hardships in every day life. Her interest in photography was sparked while taking photos with her sister's camera for her own amusement. She then joined Hegoda school of Photography. Since then photography has become the element that sustains her spirit.