ARTIST
Dinesh Khanna
An introduction of an incredible Indian
Dinesh worked variously as a Calculator Salesman, Garments Quality Checker and a Busboy
in an Upper Eastside Bar in New York in his early years. This rather confused career path was
due to his teenage belief that if he followed in his Photographer Father’s footsteps he would be
yet another victim of the Indian caste system. This rebellion further led him to a 12 year long
career as a Client Servicing Executive in Advertising where he finally achieved ‘burn-out’ at
the ripe old age of 33 years and which left him with a burning desire to become a Professional
Photographer.
So in 1990 he finally succumbed to what can probably be blamed on genetic coding – the desire
to make images – both as a means of making a living and as a form of creative expression.
The last 17 years have seen him involved in creating images for Advertising, Editorial and
Corporate clients, specifically in the area of Food, Still-life, People and Interiors.
Also a body of Personal Work which has been exhibited in Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Ban galore,
London, Edinburgh, San Fran cisco and
New York. His latest Exhibition was "Tirtha
– a Spiritual Journey" in December 07 in New
Delhi. Besides this he has done 2 Pictorial Books
– "Bazaar" and "Living Faith" – which were a
result of over a decade of traveling through
the traditional markets and religious centres of
India. 17 years into the journey Photography is
not just a profession and a passion but his means
of understanding and feeling the world and life
around him.
Dinesh, now 50 years old, lives in Gurgaon,
near Delhi, with wife, Rachana, who is an
Advertising Executive turned Interior Designer
and for the last 8 years a dedicated Kathak
Dancer. They have 2 daughters, Myra, who is
12 years old and shares her mother’s passion for
dance. And Mahi, who at 8 has decided to be an
Artist but in her wisdom feels that photography is only a ‘half-art’.
Besides continuing to do commercial assignments for International Magazines, Advertising
Agencies and Corporates, Dinesh is also currently working on Pictorial Books on "Benaras –
Everyday in Eternity" and "London – Another view".
A small collection of Dinesh´s work as artistic photographer and documentalist of the beauty of
India is currently displayed at three locations on the main street of Davos, Switzerland.
A BrandsMission project sponsored by IBEF, the Indian Brand Equity Foundation, a publicprivate
partnership between the Ministry of Commerce of the Government of India and the CII,
Confederation of Indian Industry.
www.dineshkhanna.com
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