Raghu Rai
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| Gender | Male |
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| Age | 82 |
| Date of birth | December 18,1942 |
| Zodiac sign | Sagittarius |
| Born | Jhang |
| Pakistan | |
| Spouse | Gurmeet Sangha Rai |
| Children | Nitin Rai |
| Avani Rai | |
| Purvai Rai | |
| Awards | Padma Shri |
| Independent Publisher Book Award for Inspirational/Spiritual | |
| Books | Raghu Rai's Delhi |
| India | |
| Raghu Rai's India: Reflections in Colour | |
| Mumbai, where Dreams Don't Die | |
| Raghu Rai's India: Reflections in Black & White | |
| Tibet in exile | |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 809974 |
Raghu Rai Life story
Raghu Rai, is an Indian photographer and photojournalist. He was a protégé of Henri Cartier-Bresson, who appointed Rai, then a young photojournalist, to Magnum Photos in 1977. Rai became a photographer in 1965, and a year later joined the staff of The Statesman, a New Delhi publication.
In photos: Throwback to life on Indian streets
In the Age Of mobile phones and Social Media , everyone is a bit of a photographer, drawing hordes of fans on their Instagram accounts. But a gallery in India recently held an exhibition Looking Back on The Time -honoured tradition of street photography.
A Collection of 23 photographs, The Black and white streetscapes were shot by Ketaki Sheth, Pablo Bartholomew , Raghu Rai and Sooni Taraporevala - Some of the country's most acclaimed Photographers .
The photographs span The Time between 1970 and 2000, and offer a view of The Golden period of street photography in India, when Photographers - Tucked behind their cameras - would roam The Streets , observing, engaging and capturing the nuances of daily life.
" It was a time when permission and consent were not negotiated in writing and The Photographer could photograph with tacit understanding from passers-by, " according to Delhi-based PHOTOINK, which organised The Show .
" Photographing The Street has increasingly become a complex and contested space today, surveillance and privacy issues notwithstanding. Everyone with a Mobile Phone is now a street photographer. "
Here's a selection of Some of the pictures from The Show :
Source of news: bbc.com
Raghu Rai Photos
