How I Shot the Dharavi Series: Lessons from 3 Years Inside a Community
Dharavi is often defined by the outsider's gaze. My goal was the opposite. Here's what I learned about access, trust and patience in documentary photography.
Documentary & Commercial Photographer | National Geographic Featured | 11 Years
I'm a Mumbai-based documentary and commercial photographer with 11 years of experience. My work spans environmental portraiture, corporate photography and editorial assignments across 22 countries. Featured in National Geographic, TIME and Condé Nast Traveller.
Technologies I use to bring ideas to life.
My professional journey and companies I've contributed to.
Commercial and documentary photography. Clients: Tata, Godrej, National Geographic, TIME, UN India.
Covered news, culture and politics across Maharashtra.
A curated selection of what I've built.
3-year documentary photo project on lives and livelihoods in Dharavi. 60-image series published in TIME and exhibited across 6 cities.
Portrait series of remote Himalayan communities. Featured as National Geographic's Photo of the Day three times.
Lead photographer for the 2023 annual campaign. 40+ locations, 12 states, 200+ portraits of beneficiaries.
How I can help you achieve your goals.
Product, campaign and brand storytelling photography for corporates and startups.
Executive portraits, team headshots, conferences and corporate events photography.
Long-form documentary photography for NGOs, foundations and media publications.
Weekend and intensive workshops on documentary, portrait and travel photography.
Finalist in the Contemporary Issues category.
Awarded three times for Himalayan portrait series.
Best documentary photography for the Dharavi Project.
Thoughts, ideas and insights from my experience.
I'm always open to discussing new projects, creative ideas, or opportunities to be part of something great.