Aditya Arya

Aditya Arya is a well-known commercial and travel photographer. He started his professional photography career in 1980 after graduating with a degree in History from St. Stephen’s College, Delhi University. He briefly worked in the Mumbai Film Industry, where he took stills for several leading directors before returning to Delhi. Aditya has a diverse portfolio that includes commercial and travel photography, and his work has been published in numerous books and travel magazines worldwide. He specializes in advertising and corporate photography, focusing on products, interiors, and food.

In recent years, Aditya has dedicated himself to photographic conservation. He has developed his skills in preservation, restoration, and archiving, particularly through documenting historic photographs from the Kulwant Roy Collection, which covers the pre- and post-independence era. He has been instrumental in establishing the India Photo Archive Foundation and the Neel Dongre Awards/Grants for Excellence in Photography.

Currently, while actively working on advertising and commercial projects, Aditya spends time managing his photography archive and Museo Camera, the only Photography and Camera Museum in India. This museum features over 1,000 rare and iconic cameras and equipment, showcasing the history of photography from the 1870s to the Digital Era.

In today’s fast-paced world of megapixels, Aditya is exploring the slower analog processes and also mentoring many digital photographers and artists to slow down their work.

He has served on the jury for the National Art Exhibition 2014 organized by Lalit Kala Akademi and has participated in various national shows. Aditya has curated several exhibitions of archival and contemporary visual works, both in India and internationally, including at the National Gallery of Modern Art in New Delhi and several galleries and museums in Canada, London, France, and Spain. He was also a prominent speaker at the Imagine Photojournalist Seminar in 2017 and 2018.