Awards:

1) Top prize in the 2nd Water Integrity photo competition organized by the Water Integrity Network (WIN). Sweden. 2011   

2) Top prize in the “KLICK! - Your View of Human Rights and Globalization - international photo competition organized by Deutsche Welle Global Media Forum in Bonn, Germany.2011

3) Documentary Award from Humanity Photo Award 2011 organized by CFPA & UNESCO. China

4) Silver award and award of excellence from China international press photo contest 2011, China

5) Winner of Invisible award from World Wide Gala award 2011, UK

6) UNICEF photographer of the year award 2011, Germany, 3rd place

7) CIWEM Environmental photographer of the year award, 2010, UK

8) Winner of PDN Photo Annual 2010 organized by Photo District News Magazine, USA

9) winner of  the international ‘ Travel photographer of the year ‘  title from the international travel photographer of the year competition  ( TPOY 2009 ), the most prestigious award in travel photography. UK .2009

10) Fellowship from Panos South Asia , Nepal 2009

11) Honorable mention from The International Photographer of the Year Award ( IPA) 2009, USA

12) 7th Vevey international photography Grant from Switzerland. 2009

13) Humanity photo Award from China. 2009

14) Third place in photojournalism category from 3rd annual photography masters cup competition 2009.UK

15) The Reporters without Borders audience prize from the “Anthropographhia “ photojournalism Competition on human rights.Canada.2009

16) Silver award in daily life stories from China International Press photo Competition.China.2009

17) Special award  from Days Japan international photography competition, Japan. 2009

18) Kindernothilfe Media Award, Germany. 2008

19) Visual Maker of the Year from the Visual Cultural Awards 2008, USA, and
Award of Excellence  in Photographic Essay category, Award of Excellence in Photographic Story category, Gold in Photographic Essay category.

20) Honorable mention from 19th annual Gordon Parks Photography Competition, USA. 2008

21) Honorable mention from Photographer’s Forum annual photo competition, USA. 2008

22) Second place from the Gallery Art and Design annual photo competition, USA. 2008

23) Bronze award in Economic, Science & Technology News Stories from China International Press photo Competition.2008

24) First place in the 19th annual Gordon Parks Photography Competition, USA. 2007

25) Second place in UNICEF Photo of the Year competition, Germany. 2007

26) First Place/Golden award from Asia Press Photo Competition, China. 2007

27) Selected as one of the 30 Emerging Photographers (PDN 30) by Photo District News Magazine, USA. 2007

28) Third place from Days Japan international photography competition, Japan. 2007

29) World Press Photo Award, The Netherlands. 2006

30) First place from Photographer’s Forum annual photo competition, USA. 2006

31) Second place from the Gallery of Art and Design annual photo competition, USA. 2006

32) Akash’s photography book, “First Light”, receives both American Graphic Design, and Creativity 36 design awards, USA. 2006

33) First place (Total five awards) from the Friend of the Earth photo competition, The Netherlands. 2006

34) First Place/Golden Award from Asia Press photo competition, China. 2006

35) Bronze and Honorable mention from the China International Press photo competition, China. 2006

36) “Best of show” from the Center of Fine Art Photography, Colorado, USA. 2005

37) Young reporter Award from Scoop Photo Festival of Photojournalism, Paris. 2004

38) First and second place in Photojournalism from Popular Photography’s annual photo competition USA, 2004

39) World Press Photo Joop Swart Master Class, The Netherlands. 2002

40) Humanity Photo Award, China. 2002