Tarun Khiwal is among India's leading fashion photographers. Recognised and featured internationally, his experimental style and finesse have transformed fashion photography in India, giving it a global edge while also ushering in a new era of exploration.

His journey with the art form began 25 years ago, and without any formal training Tarun's undying passion and commitment have led him to become one of the world's leading photographers.

His visual style is unmatched because it stems from his Indian roots, and yet transcends them to speak a contemporary language. Instead of following Western trends and masters, he has crafted his own rare style by drawing inspiration from his personal treasure of memories and experiences.

Tarun has received multiple awards and his work has been extensively published in national and international magazines, including Time, Vogue, GQ, Harper’s Bazaar, Tank, Elle, Marie Claire, L’Officiel, Condé Nast Traveller and many more. He has also created images of numerous personalities including international artists, sports personalities, corporate and political leaders.

Tarun Khiwal's life journey as a photographer began 25 years ago. His skills were acquired and developed hands-on, learning through his mistakes. Throughout this journey, Tarun has explored the medium without any inhibitions, challenging and questioning every rule and notion that governs the visual language.

It has been this fearless approach in expressing his vision that has won him the praise of many national and international accolades, and he is the first and only Indian to be honored as a Hasselblad Master.

In 2015, Tarun was part of 'The Reflected Eye', a narrative photo exhibition by Totem Creatives alongside pioneers from the photography fraternity - Rankin, Ralph Gibson, Douglas Kirkland, Alexi Lubomirski, Platon, and many more. He was also listed among the top 10 fashion photographers by Model Management in the same year.

Tarun’s work has been extensively published in national and international magazines including Tank, Vogue, GQ, Harper’s Bazaar, Elle, Marie Claire, L’Officiel and more. His portfolio includes clients such as Emirates, L’Oréal, Maybelline, Emmar, Adidas, Nokia, Motorola, Pepsi, Hutch, Nestlé, Sony, Nike, Reebok and Lakme.

He has created images of several personalities including international artists Christy Turlington Burns, Yanni, Kitaro and Bollywood superstars, as well as corporate leaders.

Tarun Khiwal's life journey as a photographer began 25 years ago. His skills as a photographer were acquired and developed hands-on, learning through his mistakes. Throughout this journey, Tarun has explored the medium without any inhibition; challenging and questioning every rule and notion that governs the visual language.

It has been this fearless approach in expressing his vision that has won him the praise of many, national and international accolades, he is the first and only Indian to be honored as a Hasselblad Master.

In 2015,  he was part of  “The Reflected Eye” a narrative photo exhibition by Totem Creatives alongside pioneers from the Photography fraternity - Rankin, Ralph Gibson, Douglas Kirkland, Alexi Lubomirski, Platon and many more. He was also listed among the top 10 fashion photographers by Model Management in the same year.

Tarun’s work has been extensively published in national and international magazines; Tank, Vogue, GQ, Harper’s Bazaar, Elle, Marie Claire, L’Officiel and more. His portfolio includes clients such as Emirates, L’Oréal, Maybelline, Emmar, Adidas, Nokia, Motorola, Pepsi, Hutch, Nestlé, Sony, Nike, Reebok and Lakme. He has created images of several personalities including international artists Christy Turlington Burns, Yanni, Kitaro and Bollywood superstars, as well as corporate honchos.

Tarun Khiwal's life journey as a photographer began 20 years ago. With no formal training in the subject, his skills as a photographer were acquired and developed hands-on, learning through his mistakes. Throughout this journey, Tarun has explored the medium without any inhibition; challenging and questioning every rule and notion that governs the visual language.

It has been this fearless approach in expressing his vision that has won him the praise of many, national and international accolades, the likes of which include being the first and only Indian to be honored as a Hasselblad Master.

Tarun is also the first Indian whose work was chosen for the Swiss light manufacturer Broncolor’s annual calendar in 2012, which for the first time saw the calendar deviate from its standard imagery and print blurry fashion images created by Tarun. He was also featured in Tom Ang’s book ‘The Complete Photographer’ as one of the world's 20 top professional photographers.

Tarun’s work has been extensively published in national and international magazines Tank, Vogue, GQ, Harper’s Bazaar, Elle, Marie Claire, L’Officiel, and more. His portfolio today includes clients such as Emirates, L’Oréal, Maybelline, Emmar, Adidas, Nokia, Motorola, Pepsi, Hutch, Nestlé, Sony, Nike, Reebok and Lakme. He has created images of several personalities including international artists Christy Turlington Burns, Yanni, Kitaro and Bollywood superstars, as well as corporate honchos.