It was a picture of a donkey that started it all. Raghu Rai, one of India’s most eminent and legendary photographer and photojournalists of our generation, looks back at this funny anecdote as the start of what was going to become his passion for life.
Known as the ‘Father of Indian Photography’ – Raghu Rai was amongst the early pioneers of photojournalism in India who is best known for his contributions in documenting various socio-political events such as the Bangladesh Brutalities (1971), Bhopal Gas Tragedy (1984), as well as capturing beautiful portraits of icons namely Mother Teresa, Bismillah Khan, his holiness Dala Lama and much more.
While it would be justifiably unfair to categorise Mr. Rai’s decades long work into one category or “style” – his approach to photography is intuitive, honest, and bold.
