Bodies of work, portraits and photographs from across four decades.
A major heritage photography and editorial project documenting India’s UNESCO World Heritage Sites. As Photo Editor and photographer, Rohit Chawla helped shape a comprehensive visual journey across the country’s cultural, natural and…
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A deeply personal photographic project by Rohit Chawla documenting Goa’s stray dogs against deserted beaches and monsoon skies during the pandemic. Rain Dogs is a meditation on isolation, resilience, vulnerability and the…
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A decade-long photographic exploration by Rohit Chawla of India’s leading modern and contemporary artists within the intimate spaces where they think, experiment and create. Portrait of An Artist moves beyond conventional portraiture…
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A commissioned culinary photography project by Rohit Chawla for Chef Manish Mehrotra’s landmark Indian Accent Restaurant Cookbook, translating the restaurant’s contemporary Indian cuisine into a refined visual language of food, form, texture…
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A commissioned culinary photography project by Rohit Chawla documenting the food, atmosphere and culinary traditions of Chettinad for The Bangala Table: Flavors and Recipes from Chettinad. The photographs bring together heritage, place…
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A landmark portrait series by Rohit Chawla documenting the Rabari community of Kutch through restrained, almost monochromatic photographs that reveal the strength, individuality and instinctive visual culture of a nomadic people.
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A photographic homage by Rohit Chawla to Raja Ravi Varma, recreating the painter’s iconic portraits and mythological compositions with contemporary Indian personalities. Elaborately constructed sets, costumes, jewellery and props translate Varma’s painterly…
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A staged photographic homage by Rohit Chawla to Frida Kahlo, reinterpreting the Mexican artist’s iconic self-portraits through contemporary Indian personalities, fashion and visual culture. Rather than making literal reproductions, Chawla introduces wit,…
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