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His work spans beauty, fashion, celebrity portraiture, advertising, automotive, architecture, film, fine art and human-led AI production. He introduced 3D photography to India in 1998, created early 3D magazine covers and has continued to work at the edge of image craft and technology.

His editorial work has appeared across Elle, Femina, Filmfare, L’Officiel, Hello!, Marie Claire, Verve and Vogue. His portraits include leading figures from Indian cinema, while his commissioned work spans more than 500 client associations.

Fantastical · Juxtapositional · Contradictory · Decadent · Stimulating · Surreal · Gluttonous · Playful · Seductive · Anachronistic · Unapologetic · Intimate · Silent · Introspective · Ephemeral.

The urban context has its role in defining the foci of the photographs. The subject and context constantly question each other in time, space and texture.

Working across commissioned and personal practice, Vikram Bawa brings more than three decades of image-making to beauty, fashion, celebrity portraiture, advertising, automotive, architecture, film and fine art. His practice now connects photography, direction, end-to-end production and human-led AI.

His work moves between commercial clarity and authored image-making: creating visual worlds for brands, publications, films, galleries and cultural institutions while retaining a distinct visual voice.

Vikram brought 3D photography to India in 1998 and created some of the country’s earliest 3D magazine covers. He has continued to work at the edge of image craft, technology and visual culture.

He has won more than 15 international awards and has been included in Lürzer’s Archive’s 200 Best Advertising Photographers in the World. His editorial work has appeared in Elle, Femina, Filmfare, L’Officiel, Hello!, Hi! Blitz, Marie Claire, Verve, Vogue and many others.

His client portfolio exceeds 500 associations across beauty, fashion, advertising, automotive, hospitality, architecture and culture.

Juries, lectures, workshops and masterclasses have included Le Mark, the Photographic Society of India, Kala Ghoda, India Film Project, Lakme Academy, Her Circle, Symbiosis, Parul University, NIFT, Shari Academy, ISDI and the Harvard College US-India Initiative. He has also worked as a technology partner, educator and mentor with Sony India.

Selected recognition includes 1st Place honours at the Black & White Spider Awards and International Color Awards, alongside PX3 Paris, Lürzer’s Archive 200 Best and a La Jolla Fashion Film Festival nomination.