The Beginning > Right after high school I left for America. I did my BFA in Photography from The Rhode Island School of Design and then moved to New York, assisting Nathaniel Goldberg and holding random jobs to stay afloat.  I moved back to Delhi and assisted Bharat Sikka  before branching out on my own.  When I began, I enjoyed the hands on process of printing and developing so much, I was happy to spend all my time in the dark room watching my photos magically appear. When I understood the craft more, I began to realize how much I love the grandeur of natural light. Since I photograph people a lot, the time spent interacting with my subject is somewhat therapeutic and incredibly important to me.

My love affair with photography began when I learnt to shoot film.

Inspiration > I absolutely love going through photo books, especially those of Dayanita Singh, William Eggleston, Stephen Shore and Alec Soth. There is really nothing that compares to the feeling of running your fingers over an image – I could spend all day in a good bookshop. ID magazine is also pretty rad. W magazine for their sheer size and editorial spreads.  A bike ride, great song, moment of calm or a delicious meal – inspiration can come from anywhere. I am also drawn to clean design, be it clothing, architecture or fonts. Alec Soth, Stephen Shore, Rene Dijkstra, Bharat Sikka, August Sandler, Susan Sontag are individuals who work in photography that always continue to inspire me.

Digital references > DAZED  NOWNESS

Work History > Mawi/Le Mill – Portraits of twelve Indian women wearing the London based jewellery brand – Label Ritu Kumar – Ten self-portraits of everyday Indian women Bombay – Electric/Nor Black Now White – A shoot of remodeled vintage saris with model Indira Amin,  age 77 – Dodo/Le Mill – Jewelry shoot with Lisa Haydon

Above: source | AW12 Nor Black Nor White look book

Above: Rifq, printed shirt.

Above: Rifq, 14th road.

Above: source | SS12 Payal Khandwala look book

Above: Two girls on a couch, Madrid 2012.

Above: source | Lazymanxcat for Love Birds

Above: source | R and C Jeans campaign

  Above: From the series “Twelve”, in collaboration with Mawi London