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Dinesh Khanna Photography – Telling Stories in Color

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Dinesh worked variously as a Calculator Salesman, Garments Quality Checker and a Busboy in an Upper Eastside Bar in New York in his early years. This rather confused career path was due to his teenage belief that if he followed in his Photographer Father’s footsteps he would be yet another victim of the Indian caste system. This rebellion further led him to a 12 year long career as a Client Servicing Executive in Advertising where he finally achieved ‘burn-out’ at the ripe old age of 33 years and which left him with a burning desire to become a Professional Photographer.

So in 1990 he finally succumbed to what can probably be blamed on genetic coding – the desire to make images – both as a means of making a living and as a form of creative expression. The last 18 years have seen him involved in creating images for Advertising, Editorial and Corporate clients, specifically in the area of Food, Still-life, People and Interiors.

Also a body of Personal Work which has been exhibited in Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Bangalore, London, Edinburgh, San Francisco and New York. His latest Exhibition was “Tirtha – a Spiritual Journey” in December 07 in New Delhi. Besides this he has done 2 Pictorial Books – “Bazaar” and “Living Faith” – which were a result of over a decade of traveling through the traditional markets and religious centres of India. 18 years into the journey Photography is not just a profession and a passion but his means of understanding and feeling the world and life around him.

Besides continuing to do commercial assignments for International Magazines, Advertising Agencies and Corporates, Dinesh is also currently working on 3 Projects, which are very close to his heart, on “Benaras – Everyday in Eternity”, “Earning Dignity – from Art, Craft and Trade” and “Telling Stories – London, Paris & New York”.

Dinesh’s feelings about Colour: “Color is almost a language in India. It’s in food, clothes, on walls, in architecture. Color is such an integral part of life that to take it away would be killing a part of the story. As a photographer, I find color challenging. Black-and-white photography is almost easier as it makes the image alien to the way the mind sees things. Color is always around us. To transcend that, to show reality the way it is, and yet, have an interesting composition or an interesting moment is far more challenging.“

Ryan Reason Photography

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Ryan Reason, a native resident of Las Vegas, started photography at the age of ten and spent a lifetime following his passion for self expression and visual communication. In the year 2008, he began working for commercial photography studio in Las Vegas as photographer and studio manager. His work continues to portray his passion for creating impactful and bold images.

Ryan has specializing in concept and environmental portraiture, his work featured in 944 and seven magazines. Ryan is currently working on a series of portrait that will be used rebranding of UNLV school of Architecture.

Sundeep Bali: Lens-based Artist and Educator

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Sundeep Bali is a well known photographer who calls himself a lens- based artist. As a commercial photographer, he has worked for Verve, Khoj, Max Muller Bhawan, Osians. His work has been published in various online journals and publications like Architectural review, Architectural record. He captures the complexities and excitement of urban-existence.

He is the member at the academy of photographic excellence. He has also started the institute, Photowise for specialized training in photography. He was also the semi finalist for the Hasselblad Masters award in 2008. His first solo show was presented in May 2006.

Ted Nelson Photography – A visual journey that started 20 years back

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Photographer Ted Nelson’s visual journey started in New York. With over 20 years in still and motion picture photography, Ted now spends a lot of time teaching photography as well.

In his own words: I can’t imagine doing anything else that would provide the satisfaction I receive from sharing y work with others, opening windows that helps enrich their lives and appreciation for the intrinsic value of wild things and wild places.

Students often ask me what the ‘perfect picture’ is and that is simple: The perfect picture is the one that drives you to make another one. Each image should be seen as a stepping stone to the next. That is the philosophy that drives my creative vision.

Amit Sharma: Multi-faceted expressions

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“….It is important to be true to the subject and not cloud it by ego or  a certain style.”

Amit Sharma is a self taught photographer based in Delhi, working mainly in the field of lifestyle, fashion and travel. He shoots regularly for Publications like Travel + Leisure, Maxim and has shot prestigious assignments for Marie Claire, Cosmopolitan, Elle, Harpers Bazaar, Femina etc.

Salman Usmani – Advertising and Commercial Photography

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Salman is an Advertising / Commercial Photographer, based in India. He has worked with Tehelka, an Indian weekly. Earlier he was with IndiaPicture.  Salman has also worked on documentary films and a book on photography.

Neeraj Mahajan Photography

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Neeraj Mahajan is an advertising and commercial photographer based in Delhi. Apart from his commercial work, Neeraj has shot a lot of documentary works also. His website is a reflection of his two distinctly different body of works.