About Preston Merchant Archive

I am a New York-based photographer working on "IndiaWorld," an exploration of the people and cultures of the global Indian diaspora, which encompasses some 20 million people in dozens of countries. At present, the project includes the United States, United Kingdom, Trinidad, Guyana, Kenya, South Africa, Singapore, Malaysia, India, Australia, Fiji and the United Arab Emirates, with more to come. My work has been published, in print or online, in India Abroad, esquire.com, Toronto Star, The Indian American, You Magazine (UK), Metro (UK), RaveSQ, Mantram, Pravasi Bharatiya, India West, Sepia Mutiny, Funworld, Oxford American, sajaforum.org, Mumbai Mirror, Irish Times, Washington Post, and other places. I am a graduate of Sewanee and the University of Florida and a member of the South Asian Journalists Association (SAJA). I can be reached at +1 917 532 4970 or by email (merchant[at]speakeasy[dot]net).