Viren Desai

Viren graduated with Highest Honours in 1985 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in photography and then moved to the Mecca of photography New York City.

It was here that he was exposed to the real world of professional and fine art photography. New York is a city bustling with creative energy, fuelling all those passionate souls who come to this city to explore, learn and re-invent themselves in whatever art form they are pursuing.

His exposure in the professional world of photography started with assisting other professional photographers. Over 2 years he assisted over a 100 different photographers who worked in diverse fields from Fashion, to Still lives, to Food, to Corporate and portraits to large sets and complex thought processes under these master photographers. He set up his studio in Mumbai in August 1987 and has been freelancing since then. Campaigns include work done for Hero Honda, Concern India, Channel V, Visa, Tamara Capital, OSL P. Ltd, Directorate of Tourism, Pepsi, Hindustan Lever, Rosemount Computers, Soma Magazine, Bombay Dyeing. He is well known for his detailed and exquisite imagery of jewellery, working with some of the top brands and companies like Sunraj Diamonds, Shrenuj, DIA, Lume’, Kantilal Chotal...

Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in photography from The Rochester Institute of Technology, New York

Solo Exhibition: 1995: “The Grand Maestros of Indian Music” at The Centre for Photography as an Art Form, at CPA’s Piramal Gallery, National Centre for the Performing Arts, Mumbai.
Group exhibitions:
1990: AIPA of India, Group exhibition of Fine Art Photographs.
1992: AIPA of India, Group exhibition of Fine Art Photographs.
1994: AIPA of India, Group exhibition of Fine Art Photographs.
1997: Images, a group exhibition of Fine Art Photographs by The India Picture Agency.
1998 to 2006 : His work was showcased in Exhibit ‘A’. Exhibit 'A' is a celebration of personal non-commercial images created by India’s foremost advertising photographers, held by The Photographers Guild of India.
2007: “Bees Saal Baad”- a group exhibition of Fine Art Photographs by The Dinodia Picture Agency, held at The Point of View Art Gallery, Mumbai
2008: Exhibit ‘A’
2009: “Human condition, Life Goes on- a group exhibition of Fine Art Photographs, at the Canon Image Lounge, Mumbai, 2009