Famous Indian Photographers

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Karan Kapoor

(Photographer, actor and model, son of Shashi Kapoor and Jennifer Kendal)

Birthdate: January 18, 1962

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Birthplace: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Sukumar Ray

(Photographer, Poet, Writer, Illustrator, Playwright, Children's writer)

Birthdate: October 30, 1887

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Birthplace: Kolkata

Died: September 10, 1923

Sukumar Ray was a 19th-century Bengali writer and poet born in British India. He is most remembered for his writings for children. He was born into a prominent family as the son of a famous writer, painter, and instrumentalist. Sukumar Ray worked during the pinnacle of the Bengal Renaissance and was close friends with Rabindranath Tagore.

Homai Vyarawalla

(India’s First Woman Photojournalist)

Birthdate: December 9, 1913

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Birthplace: Navsari, Gujarat, India

Died: January 15, 2012

Homai Vyarawalla, better known as Dalda 13, created history as India’s first female photojournalist. The Padma Vibhushan-winning photographer had initially released her photos under the initials of her husband, M.J.V., the renowned photographer Manekshaw Vyarawala. Mostly found in crisp khadi sarees, she documented Indian politics accurately.

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Raghubir Singh

(Photographer)

Birthdate: October 22, 1942

Sun Sign: Libra

Birthplace: Jaipur, India

Died: April 18, 1999

Raghubir Singh was an Indian photographer best remembered for capturing landscapes and the people of India. A self-taught photographer, Singh worked with popular publications like The New York Times, National Geographic Magazine, and Time. Singh is credited with reinventing the use of color during the early 1970s. His photographs are displayed in popular museums like the Museum of Modern Art.

Fateh Singh Rathore

(Wildlife preservationist)