I am an award-winning freelance photo/multimedia journalist based in San Diego, CA. I am also a Postdoc in Radiation Oncology at UC San Diego. My art and academic background were highlighted in the May 2018 issue of San Diego Voyager Magazine:

http://sdvoyager.com/interview/check-rishi-dekas-artwork/
https://profiles.ucsd.edu/rishi.deka

My photos have been internationally published. I can be reached at dekart@rishideka.com or 858.705.1870. Clients have included:

USA Today
Rolling Stone
Deutsche Presse Agentur (DPA International)
SINA (China)
Orange S.A. (France)
Gruppo Mediaset (Italy)
Rex Features (United Kingdom)
Reason Magazine
San Diego Voyager Magazine
UWIRE
Daily Utah Chronicle
University of Utah
UC San Diego
The Triton
Zuma Press Wire Service
Alamy Live News