AS i AM Awards Night

For over six decades, APD has worked to help persons with disabilities live full, independent lives. This year, we took that work into a new space: how disability is seen and represented.

AS i AM is a national photography and videography challenge by APD that invited storytellers across India to capture the real, everyday lives of persons with disabilities. We encouraged participants to step away from the two lenses the world usually reaches for: pity or inspiration.

The response brought in entries from across the country, built towards a permanent image library that media and brands can draw from, and is judged by some of India’s leading names in film, photography and advertising, including R. Balki, Santosh Sivan, Josy Paul, Sneha Iype, Ishaan Nair, Luis Miranda, Mohit Ahuja and para-athlete Manasi Joshi.

The winners will be announced in Mumbai on 2 December 2026, the eve of the International Day of Persons with Disability.

The event will bring together the jury, winners, partners, and friends of APD to celebrate the stories that came out of this initiative and to look at what comes next.

More details will be shared soon.