manu bahuguna

Manu Bahuguna, an ex-Air Force pilot founded PhotoIndia.com in 1999. He is a self taught photographer who has been pursuing photography since the mid 70s. He considers the late Raghubir Singh (1942–1999) and S Paul (elder brother of Raghu Rai) as his Gurus. Manu has assisted Raghubir on a number of his trips to the Himalayas and picked up the nuances watching these legendary photographers at work.

Over the years, he has worked on different formats starting from now extinct Kodachrome 25 to the latest digital SLRs. He has travelled extensively across the country photographing people and places. His pictures have been published in a number of Indian and international publications. At PhotoIndia.com, he takes special interest in training professional photographers to undertake major photography assignments. PhotoIndia's clients are leading international companies like Accenture & Oracle and publications like the Forbes, the Wall Street Journal, Financial Times and most leading Indian publications. The company has its studio in Bangalore which is used for the production of advertisements for companies of all shapes and sizes. PhotoIndia.com also puts together books for publishers on a turnkey basis.

Manu is a quintessential outdoorsmen, passionate about nature and photography, he has been a +2 goal polo player and holds an Open Water Diver (SCUBA) license. He is also a qualified mountaineer and has done the advanced mountaineering course from the Nehru institute of mountaineering, Uttarkashi. During his Air Force days, he has also led mountaineering expeditions to the Himalayas.