SHAAN KEN RAO is a multi-disciplinary artist born and based in New York City. He is half-Japanese and half-Pakistani. Shaan graduated with a BFA in Photography from Parsons in 2021, and has a large body of documentary and fine art photography. Along with his photographic work, Shaan has also exhibited a mixture of paintings/collages and video work that contextualize his documentary photography and give a deeper insight into his own psyche at All St Gallery (77 Easy 3rd Street, NY, NY), Millennium Film Foundation (167 Wilson Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11237), and at the Gala Art Center (15-08 121st St, Queens, NY 11356). Shaan is also the frontman of the band, DINHO DINHO (https://open.spotify.com/artist/5oKN0BL4kOjno9nNW1JfTk) which in the last year has played at classic NYC venues like Mercury Lounge, Bowery Electric, Arlene’s Grocery, The Delancey and more. Otherwise he has worked in various photo industries, having done shot on-set photography for two of award winning director, Aisha Amin’s short films, as well as video editing, post processing/retouching, and darkroom processing for the personal and commercial work of Kenji Toma. Currently, Shaan assists the renowned landscape photographer, Victoria Sambunaris with her practice.