I did this interview for Antje over at The Local Tribe. The questions I was asked :
01. You’re a brilliant lifestyle photographer. What’s the story behind your journey into photography?
02. How do you prepare for a photo-shoot?
03. When you work on commercial photography as opposed to your personal work, what’s something you refuse to compromise on?
04. You must have quite a collection of cameras. What’s your favourite to take photos with?
05. Of all the projects you’ve done and people you’ve photographed, does any specific moment or picture stick out in your mind?
Some of my favourite photographs from some of my favourite assignments below, each image is linked to the story on the blog with more images from that assignment.
The latest assignment I photographed was behind-the-scenes for Luxottica’s Vogue Eyewear. The full story isn’t out on the blog yet, but here are three of my favourite photographs from the entire story. These photographs have not been published earlier either. I enjoyed myself thoroughly working on this assignment because of a handful of things : my client was great – professional, polite, gave me complete creative freedom based on the brand brief; I photographed some of India’s leading bloggers wearing some stunning eye wear; the location – Dusit Devarana hotel in New Delhi – was a dream to photograph at! And I got some stunning photographs from this assignment. Thank you Aditi Kapoor.
The photograph below is from the assignment where Adobe took me to Los Angeles to cover their creativity conference, Adobe Max 2015. This photo is from the set of photographs I shot at the photo walk that was being led by photographer Chris Orwig. The entire Los Angeles and Adobe Max experience was amazing. What a stunning conference! Surrounded by some of the most creative brains in the world – three whole days of learning and interactions to soak up. It was absolutely fantastic and perspective-altering. This assignment sticks out in my mind mainly because I was one of the first influencers Adobe India has ever invited to cover the conference for them! It was thrilling and humbling. Thank you Julie Nicholls and Laureen Cheran.
The following six photographs are from what is probably going to be one of the most important assignments of my career. Starwood Hotels & Resorts hired me to photograph the launch of their St. Regis brand in India. There was Polo and many dinners at city palaces across Jaipur, Rajasthan to celebrate this launch. I got to photographs everything at close quarters and comprehensively enough to collect an unforgettable set of experiences on my camera. Having a wonderful client who is also one of the most professional people I’ve ever worked with, was a massive contributor to this being one of my favourite assignments. Thank you Anjali Mehra.
These last two photographs are from my one month long trip to New York. It was an exhilarating experience to gain access to some of the most amazing apartments to live in, courtesy Airbnb and to photograph some of the most awaited fashion shows at New York Fashion Week. I sharpened my #EyesForStreetStyle skills photographing some of the most stylish people in one of the world’s most stylish cities. It was mind-blowing. Most times I just found myself standing at a street-corner, in awe. That I’d finally made it to New York. I’d been planning this trip for years and finally, there it was! That I got to enjoy this with Akanksha Redhu, was the cherry on top.
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