Himanshu Khagta.
Photographer. Filmmaker. Author.
From the Himalayas. Published worldwide.
Selected story / 01Himachal Pradesh, IndiaA winterin Spiti.
A Himalayan perspective.
An international body of work.
I’m Himanshu Khagta, a photographer and filmmaker from Shimla. Since 2008, I’ve documented the people, places and cultures of the Indian Himalayas — with work published in The New York Times, BBC Travel and Condé Nast Traveller.
The story so farBased in Shimla. Documenting the people and places of the Himalayas since 2008.
The New York Times, BBC Travel, Condé Nast Traveller, National Geographic Traveller, Lonely Planet.
Author of the photobook Life in Spiti. Running From Shimla and Tinmo’s.
Selected stories(06)
Beyond the photograph.
Watch filmMade for the
great outdoors.
I founded QUROST in 2018 to create outdoor films and commercials. Our work takes us across India and the Himalayas, producing films for Royal Enfield, National Geographic Traveller India, vivo and Fujifilm.
Direction & production
Life in Spiti
A Winter in a Himalayan Desert
- Photographed
- Winter 2014, six months
- Portraits
- About 400, studio in Kaza
- Coldest day
- −30°C
Himanshu Khagta / SpitiFrom Shimla.
Always exploring.
Six months in a Himalayan winter. Expeditions across India. A photobook, a production company, and stories that begin with showing up.
My work is rooted in the mountains I call home — and in a curiosity that takes me far beyond them.
People finalist, 2008
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.
Field notes & stories
Let’s create
something exceptional.
himanshu@khagta.com
Available for editorial, travel and brand work across India and the Himalayas.