Himanshu Khagta
Photographer & filmmaker from Shimla, published in The New York Times, BBC Travel and Condé Nast Traveller.
Photographer & filmmaker
Based in Shimla. Documenting the people and places of the Himalayas since 2008.
Published in
The New York Times, BBC Travel, Condé Nast Traveller, National Geographic Traveller, Lonely Planet.
Now
Author of the photobook Life in Spiti. Running From Shimla and Tinmo’s.

Selected stories
Index
No.StoryPlaceForYear
01Spiti Winter 2014Spiti Valley, Himachal PradeshLife in Spiti201402AssamAssamThe New York Times201403Arunachal PradeshArunachal PradeshThe New York Times04Forgotten ValleyJohar Valley, UttarakhandBBC Travel201605Braj HoliMathura, Uttar Pradesh06Maha Kumbh MelaAllahabad, Uttar Pradesh07Hikkim VillageSpiti, Himachal Pradesh08KinnaurKinnaur, Himachal Pradesh09Ladakh 2010Ladakh201010A Night in HanleHanle, Ladakh11Zoji LaKashmir–Ladakh12Deities and Shamans of KulluKullu, Himachal Pradesh13Shant MahayagyaRohru, Shimla202514Raikas of RajasthanRajasthan15Himalayan Van GujjarHimachal Pradesh16Winter in ShimlaShimla, Himachal PradeshLife in Shimla17JaagraShimla districtLife in Shimla18Apple PickingShimla districtLife in Shimla
Photobook
Life in Spiti
A Winter in a Himalayan Desert
- Photographed
- Winter 2014, six months
- Portraits
- About 400, studio in Kaza
- Coldest day
- −30°C
Published inTear sheets →
The New York Times / BBC Travel / Condé Nast Traveller / National Geographic Traveller / Lonely Planet / DestinAsian / Outlook Traveller / The Caravan / Hindustan Times / Femina / Discover India
Finalist, Smithsonian Magazine 6th Annual Photo Contest (People), 2008.
Commissions, assignments, prints
himanshu@khagta.com
Available for editorial, travel and brand work across India and the Himalayas.








