ABOUT ME

Maansi Srivastava is an Indian-American documentary photographer and photo editor focusing on widespread social issues through a lens of family and community. This June, Maansi will begin a year-long photography fellowship with the New York Times.

Most recently, Maansi joined the NPR Visuals team as a contract photo editor. She commissioned photographers, assisted across multiple desks, and took on photo assignments. Over the summer of 2022, she completed a photo internship with the Washington Post. For three months, Maansi took on daily and long-term photo assignments in a fast-paced newsroom environment. She is a 2022 graduate from George Washington University, where she received a BFA in Photojournalism and minored in Criminal Justice.

While in school, Maansi completed a year-long photo editing internship at AARP. She was given the opportunity to conduct photo research, commission photographers, and make images for its publications. She also spent six months as a reporting intern at D.C. Witness, a local news organization that covers criminal proceedings at D.C. Superior Court.

Her work has appeared in The Washington Post, NPR, Rolling Stone, AARP, StopMotion DC, and GW Today. She has also assisted other photographers with cover photoshoots, commercial, and editorial assignments.

Maansi's photographs have been awarded by College Photographer of the Year (CPOY), Women Photojournalists of Washington (WPOW), and the Curious Society. During her senior year, she joined the 2021 Eddie Adams Workshop class. Maansi has made two photo-based zines: The Place We Call Home and Roots Hanging From the Banyan Tree, which will be available to order this spring.

Maansi is currently available for assignment and assisting inquiries around D.C., Virginia, Maryland, and Delaware.