Raghu Rai

Raghu Rai (born 1942) is an Indian photographer, who has based his career on the coverage of his native country. Rai was awarded the Padmashree in 1971, one of India’s highest civilian awards ever given to a photographer. Besides winning many national and international awards, Rai has exhibited his works in London, Paris, NewYork, Hamburg, Prague,Tokyo, Zurich and Sydney. His photo essays have appeared in many of the world’s leading magazines and newspapers including Time, Life, GEO, The NewYork Times, Sunday Times, Newsweek, The Independent and the NewYorker.