Prashant Manchikanti first started his artistic journey with film photography before moving onto the digital medium. He regularly shoots street scenes, landscapes, portraits and still life. His techniques are influenced by photographers like Yousuf Karsh, Ansel Adams, and David Alan Harvey.
He is a life member of the Telangana Photographic Society (formerly the Andhra Pradesh Photographic Society - APPS) where he regularly coordinates various exhibitions for the society as a member of its exhibition committee. The latest exhibition of the Society was the annual organised in collaboration with the Telangana state government and the Tourism Department at the State Gallery of Art in Hyderabad with 120 photographs on display from 40 different photographers.
He coordinated and curated a concept group photo exhibition started at the Goethe-Zentrum Hyderabad. The first edition of Perspektiven in September 2014, which received close to 100 entries, exhibited the works of 36 photographers. The second edition in 2015 was equally a success with close to 50 photographs on display.
In 2015, Prashant had held his first international solo exhibition in Hamburg, Germany as a part of the India celebrations in Germany. His exhibition was based on Cinema and Cinema Culture, which was received with much acclaim in Germany. He has also exhibited in numerous group photography shows.
He is known for creating unique perspectives in his images blending the ethos of human emotions and reactions. His works of photographic art hang on walls across the globe. He works closely with internationally renowned photographers to constantly create conceptual art photography and travel photography while conducting photography workshops regularly for groups and on one-on-one basis in various locations.