In Raghu Rai’s own words, photography is “darshan for me… you have to make yourself available mentally, physically, spiritually to the moment.” | Photo Credit: Rohit Chawla
I came to Raghu Rai before I got into photography.
As a young, 18-year-old no-nonsense boy shooting for a city magazine, more to finance a relationship than any artistic vocation, photography was a means to an end until his images began to interfere—first fleetingly, then completely. They didn’t just affect what I photographed, they changed what I thought a photograph could hold.
Published – 26 Apr 2026 17:05 IST
