About Photographer - fashion photographer, fashion photographer in India, indian fashion photographer, fashion photography in India, photographer, photographer india. - Interview with Tarun Khiwal by Nipun Sharma
Picture this... you enter an air-conditioned room... the cranberries playing softly in the background... with a big black pyramid shaped dim yellow light hanging from a stand on your left...under which is a leather sofa... and on the sofa a topless model... showing of attitude to a still camera. (That model was unfortunately male)
Behind this all-bearing camera I find the person I came looking for , Mr. Tarun Khiwal. He takes a look at me, and nods as if approving the mental picture he had made of me from our conversations over the phone. "Be with you in a minute," he says as I sit, side by side admiring the studio... the leather sofa now at 10 'O' clock.... and across the room a big soft board with pictures of lots of models. Welcome to what could be heaven I say to myself.
Mr. Tarun Khiwal officially started photography on the second of April, 1990 when he was hired by the photography legend Mr. Hardev Singh to work as an assistant in his studio. He left being an engineer just to pursue a more interesting life and so he came into photography. A year and a half later he moved to Mumbai, and came back in 1994, to work as an assistant to another photography maestro, Mr. Prabudho Dasgupta. Along side he also started his own studio. With many awards and accolades in his name, such as Kingfisher Fashion Photographer of the Year, 2004 and many others, Mr. Tarun Khiwal has been selected as one of the twelve photographers for the Hasselblad Masters Calendar for the year of 2005. He is the only Indian ever to have been selected for Hasselblad. This puts him in the ranks of international photography legends such as Albert Watson and Mary Elen Mark.
Q WHO WOULD YOU CONSIDER IS YOUR GURU ?
Certainly Mr. Hardev Singh. He supported me when I chose to leave engineering and join photography. He hired me when I was in most need of a job.
Q WHO/WHAT WAS YOUR INSPIRATION ?
I wasn't really inspired by anything, but seeing different sorts of visuals pleased me. Now these visuals were movies, pictures anything. They are what inspired me to then create stuff that would please me.
Q WHAT STATE WOULD YOU CONSIDER YOUR LIFE TO BE IN RIGHT NOW ?
Bliss.
Q DOES PHOTOGRAPHY SATISFY YOU ECONOMICALLY ?
Yes it does. It would satisfy anyone who is ready to take it up seriously. There will be initial years of struggle, but sincere efforts will pay of.
Q WHAT IS YOUR GREATEST REGRET ?
No regrets, in fact I believe that u learn from your mistakes..
Q WHAT IS THE THING/PERSON CLOSEST TO YOUR HEART ?
My family, especially my son.
Q FAVOURITE ON LINER/PHRASE ?
IMPOSSIBLE = IM-POSSIBLE.
Q DO YOU LIKE ANIMALS? DO YOU HAVE A PET ?
I love animals...I have a dog, a golden retriever...names dumbbell
Q WHICH LIVING PERSON DO YOU MOST ADMIRE ?
"Madonna. She is a pure artist. She doesn't follow trends but creates them... that is what I believe in doing...starting a trend...not following others footsteps.
Q WHOM WOULD YOU WANT TO CAPTURE ON FILM ?
Madonna.
Q IF YOU COULD UNINVENT SOMETHING WHAT WOULD IT BE ?
Nuclear bombs.
Q FINALLY IS THERE ANY MESSAGE YOU WOULD LIKE TO CONVEY TO THE BUDDING PHOTOGRAPHERS OF DELHI ?
Focus - you need focus. If you want to do photography, do it seriously, don't change your mind halfway. You have to spend time on learning. I spend 4 years working as an assistant myself. If you have the passion and an inner drive you can do anything.
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