Raghu Rai, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Raghu Rai

Indian photographer

Date of Birth: 18-Dec-1942

Place of Birth: Jhang, Punjab, Pakistan

Profession: photographer, photojournalist, journalist

Nationality: India

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Raghu Rai (born 1942) is an Indian photographer and photojournalist.
He was a protégé of Henri Cartier-Bresson, who appointed Rai, then a young photojournalist, to Magnum Photos in 1977. Rai became a photographer in 1965, and a year later joined the staff of The Statesman, a New Delhi publication.
In 1976, he left the paper and became a freelance photographer.
From 1982 until 1992, Rai was the director of photography for India Today.
He has served on the jury for World Press Photo from 1990 to 1997.
He is known for his books, Raghu Rai's India: Reflections in Colour and Reflections in Black and White.