"A photographer is the visual historian of his time." My guru, the late T.S. Satyan, told me that once. I was young, and I didn't fully understand it then — but it's stayed with me through everything I've photographed since, architecture included.
I'm a commercial and humanitarian photographer based in India, and for the past seventeen years I've been photographing architecture, interiors, and the spaces people build and live in.
My early training in humanitarian photography came under Satyan's tutelage, a mentor whose eye for honest, unposed imagery shaped how I frame every space I shoot. I later trained formally at Shari Academy of Photography, Mumbai, specializing in commercial photography and digital imaging.
In 2009, I founded Rays & Greys, a studio focused on architecture and interiors, hospitality, fashion, and product photography. Since then, my work has been published internationally and has earned several awards, including an international honor for the portrait "Eyes Never Age."
Today, my portfolio spans residential and commercial architecture, hospitality spaces, product and food photography, and people — shot for architects, designers, hotels, product companies, fashion brands and publications across India and internationally.
Available for architecture, interiors, hospitality, product & portrait shoots — worldwide.
Get in touch: Email- shamanthpatil@gmail.com · Phone- +91 9945042300
Get in touch: Email- shamanthpatil@gmail.com · Phone- +91 9945042300