Khagta
Crowd drenched in pink and purple colour during Braj Holi, Mathura
Braj Holi, Mathura

Photography licensing, commissions and production from the Himalaya.

Khagta is the business practice of Himanshu Khagta, photographer and filmmaker based in Shimla, published in The New York Times, BBC Travel and Condé Nast Traveller.

Commissions

Assignments in the mountains, planned and shot by someone who lives there.

  • Brand and campaign shootsProducts, apparel, vehicles and outdoor gear photographed in real Himalayan terrain.
  • Tourism and destinationsImage libraries and campaigns for tourism boards, hotels and travel companies.
  • Editorial assignmentsCulture, faith, agriculture and remote communities, from Spiti to Assam.
  • Films and productionBrand films and documentaries through QUROST, plus scouting, permits and fixing for visiting crews.

Licensing

An archive built since 2008, available in full resolution for editorial, commercial and advertising use.

Usage

  • EditorialMagazines, newspapers, books, documentaries and educational use.
  • CommercialWebsites, brochures, packaging, hotel and brand collateral.
  • AdvertisingCampaigns, outdoor, social and broadcast, priced by reach and term.
  • PrintsSigned fine-art prints for homes, hotels and offices.
  1. Choose images from the collections, or describe what you need.
  2. Send the image names, intended use, territory and duration.
  3. Receive a quote and licence agreement within one working day.
  4. Pay the invoice and receive full-resolution files with a GST invoice.

Published in

  • The New York Times
  • BBC Travel
  • Condé Nast Traveller
  • National Geographic Traveller
  • Lonely Planet
  • DestinAsian
  • The Caravan
  • Outlook Traveller
  • Hindustan Times
  • 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.

Contact

For licensing, include the images you want and how you plan to use them. A quote follows within one working day.

Replies within one working day.