01 — SPITI VALLEY / 2023Where time
Where time
takes its time.
Demul Village in Autumn ↗
HIMANSHU KHAGTA
PHOTOGRAPHER & DIRECTOR
BASED IN SHIMLA, INDIA
WORKING ACROSS THE HIMALAYA.
A life of
looking closer.
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PEOPLE. PLACES. THE IN-BETWEEN.
01 / SELECTED WORK
Far from ordinary.
Close to life.
Photography, films and stories from the Himalaya.
By Himanshu Khagta, based in Shimla.
02 / COMMISSIONS
ROOTED HERE. READY TO GO.Good stories
start with
being there.
Assignments in the mountains, planned and shot by someone who lives there.
01 Brand & campaign shoots +
Products, apparel, vehicles and outdoor gear photographed in real Himalayan terrain.
02 Tourism & destinations +
Image libraries and campaigns for tourism boards, hotels and travel companies.
03 Editorial assignments +
Culture, faith, agriculture and remote communities, from Spiti to Assam.
04 Films & production +
Brand films and documentaries through QUROST, plus scouting, permits and fixing for visiting crews.
03 / THE IMAGE ARCHIVE
PHOTOGRAPHING SINCE 2008A world worth
sharing.
An archive available in full resolution for editorial, commercial and advertising use. Signed fine-art prints for homes, hotels and offices.
Enquire ↗Spiti Valley ↗
Monasteries, high villages and a winter of daily life.
Enquire ↗Hikkim & Kibber ↗
Among the highest villages in the world.
Enquire ↗Kinnaur ↗
Orchards, architecture and the Sutlej gorge.
Enquire ↗Shimla in winter ↗
Snowfall, deodar forests and hill-town life.
Enquire ↗Apple harvest ↗
Picking and packing across Shimla district.
Enquire ↗Deities of Kullu ↗
Village gods, processions and ritual.
Enquire ↗Ladakh ↗
Hanle, Zoji La and the high roads.
Enquire ↗Across India ↗
The Kumbh, Braj Holi, Assam and Arunachal.
From the archive
to your next story.
- 01Choose a collection or describe the images you need.
- 02Tell me the intended use, territory and duration.
- 03Receive a quote and licence agreement within one working day.
- 04Pay the invoice and receive full-resolution files with a GST invoice.
04 / BEYOND THE FRAME
MORE WAYS TO MAKE SOMETHING MATTERSame roots.
Different pursuits.
PHOTOGRAPHS PUBLISHED IN
The New York TimesBBC TravelCondé Nast TravellerNational Geographic TravellerLonely Planet
Also in DestinAsian, The Caravan, Outlook Traveller and Hindustan Times. Work for Himachal Tourism.
Finalist, Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest, 2008. Photographer of the 3,623 km Himalayan tractor expedition recorded in the Limca Book of Records, 2012.
05 / LET’S MAKE SOMETHING
SHIMLA, INDIA · WORKING EVERYWHEREHave a story
in mind?
himanshu@khagta.com ↗
For commissions, licensing,
films and everything in between.