Richa Maheshwari is a fashion photographer based in Delhi, India. She started practicing fashion photography and short film making commercially after college, and later became the CEO of Richa Maheshwari Film & Photography.
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| Born | 23 September 1988 |
| Occupation | Photographer |
| Website | www |
Personal life and work
editMaheshwari was born in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, where her father is a businessman.[citation needed] Richa Maheshwari Films & Photography began with an idea while she was studying Fashion Communication in the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT).[1] She started practicing fashion photography while in college and making short films commercially after college. She had set up a small studio by the end of her college year.[citation needed]
Notable works
editMaheshwari is known for mixing her work with philanthropy. She has taught photography to the visually impaired at the National Association for the Blind (NAB)[2][3][4][5][6] She launched “Anical 2015” on 20 December, along with Lala Textiles from Pakistan.[7][8][9][10] She created the Anical (an animal welfare calendar), with the motive to bring a fashionable twist to the sad state of animals. Maheshwari launched another calendar "Silencing the Dark" which was dedicated to spreading awareness about blindness, along with Lala Textiles from Pakistan on 17th Dec 2015.[11][12][13][14] The co. launched, Silencing the Dark campaign which focused on blindness awareness and the sorry state of visually impaired in the world.[14] The launch of the calendar was followed by a small documentary stint and a fashion show wherein the blind kids walked the ramp along with the models.[11][15] The launch was for the welfare of National Association for the Blind.[16]
Awards and records
editMaheshwari is a fitness record holder. She made her way in Limca book of records for attempting maximum burpees, which is 46 in one minute. The world highest in one minute is 38 by a female.[17][3][18][19][20] She is a gold medalist in communication design having gained few awards in her field which includes national award winner : Documentary and film-making, First prize in jury category of Creating Happiness, Organised by vedanta, Awards in Photography : For Research and efforts in high-speed photography and time-lapse photography by NIFT. Awards in Photography : For Most creative and innovative Communication Designer by NIFT. She is a gold medalist in communication design from NIFT and was nominated by Hindustan Times Young Woman of the Year awards.[3][6]
References
edit- ^ "Small town dreams take the spotlight". The New Indian Express. 7 December 2018.
- ^ "These visually challenged kids are learning to click pictures with a regular camera". 5 March 2019.
- ^ a b c Kapoor, Aekta (7 January 2019). "This Fashion Photographer Teaches the Blind How to Click Brilliant Images".
- ^ Sethia, Kinjal (5 December 2018). "Richa Maheshwari, An Award Winning Fashion Photographer, Shares The Tricks To Her Trade".
- ^ "Richa Maheshwari is teaching visually impaired children to shoot great photos. And the pics are #inspiring". The New Indian Express.
- ^ a b "This fashion photographer teaches the blind how to click brilliant images". cnbctv18.com.
- ^ "Abdul Basit High Commissioner, High Commission of Pakistan has launched Anical 2015". Fashion Gaze. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
- ^ "Richa Maheshwari plays perfect host at an evening dedicated to animal welfare in Delhi". The Times of India. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
- ^ "Anical calendar 2015 for animal welfare". The Asian Age. Archived from the original on 2 June 2016. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
- ^ "Richa Maheshwari & Lala Textiles launched ANICAL 2015". www.pressbox.co.uk (Press release). Retrieved 15 September 2015.
- ^ a b "Awareness about eye donation: An eye opener". The Hindu. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
- ^ "Calendar with a cause". The Asian Age. Retrieved 26 July 2016 – via Pressreader.
- ^ http://onlineepaper.asianage.com/articledetailpage.aspx?id=4374973, The Asian Age.
- ^ a b "Lala Textiles and Richa Maheshwari Launch Silencing The Darkcampaign a Blindness awareness initiative". tennews.in. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
- ^ "Introducing Gul Mohar by LALA at 'Silencing the Dark' India – An initiative raising awareness for the blind!". Dispatch News Desk. 17 December 2015. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
- ^ "Fashion connects with a social cause". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
- ^ Maheshwari, Richa. "Richa Maheshwari". Entrepreneur.
- ^ "Richa Maheshwari tells us how she beat the odds to become an award-winning photographer and fitness record holder". www.indulgexpress.com.
- ^ "From photography to fitness, Richa Maheshwari is setting new records". 16 February 2019.
- ^ "Lenswoman, Richa Maheshwari sets new world record of maximum burpees in a minute – Live World News".