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{{Infobox artist
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| alt = Rajesh, Soni, painting, drawing, artist, India, Rajasthan, India
| caption = Rajesh Soni at work in Udaipur, India
| birth_name = Rajesh Soni
| birth_date = {{birth date|1981|8|6|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Udaipur]], [[India]]
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| field = [[Painting|Painter]]
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| website = http://www.rajesh-soni.com
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'''Rajesh Soni''' (6 August 1981) is an artist living in Udaipur, Rajasthan, who has become known primarily for his abilities to hand paint digital photographs. He is the son of artist Lalit Soni, and the grandson of Prabhu Lal Soni, who was once court photographer to the [[Bhupal Singh|''Maharana'' Sir Bhopal Singh]] of [[Mewar]]. Prabhu Lal Soni (also known as Prabhu Lal Verma) was not only a court photographer, but also a hand-colorist who painted the black-and-white photographs that he produced. The skills of hand-coloring photographs were passed down to Rajesh through the intermediary of his father Lalit.

Rajesh Soni’s talents for sketching and drawing were noticed at an early age and fostered by his father. As a young boy, Rajesh sketched from life the historic havelis and architecture of Udaipur’s old city, sometimes looking over the shoulders of art students who gathered to sketch on the ghats, and also eagerly teaching himself English from visiting tourists. In 2007 Rajesh met the American photographer [[Waswo X. Waswo]], who encouraged him to work on reviving the tradition of hand-colored photography. Working on Waswo’s digital prints, Soni blended his grandfather’s traditional craft with the new technologies of photographic printing. This collaborative effort between Soni and Waswo, combined with a series of collaborative miniatures Waswo had done in conjunction with the painter [[Rakesh Vijay]], was eventually to become an exhibition that toured India under the name ''A Studio in Rajasthan''.<ref>Edward Lucie-Smith and Dr. Alka Pande (catalogue essays), ''A Studio in Rajasthan'', Palette Art Gallery, New Delhi, 2008.</ref><ref>Patrick Guicherd (catalogue essay) ''A Studio in Rajasthan'', Coromandel Art Gallery, 2009</ref> Since the success of these exhibitions Soni has travelled to Italy, Switzerland, and beyond.
<ref>Giriraj Agarwal, ''New Avatar for Indian Art'', SPAN magazine, December 2009</ref>

A portion of these photographic collaborations between Rajesh Soni and Waswo X. Waswo was released as the book ''Men of Rajasthan'', published by Serindia Contemporary in 2011.<ref>The Hand-Painting of Rajesh Soni and the Soni Family Legacy, Maya Kovskaya, ''Men of Rajasthan'', Serindia Contemporary, Chicago, 2011</ref>

==References==

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==External links==
* [http://www.rajesh-soni.com Rajesh Soni's website]
* A New Avatar for Indian Art, Giriraj Agarwal, [http://www.deccanherald.com/content/47139/a-avatar.htmlThe Deccan Herald]
* Waswo X. Waswo [http://www.waswoxwaswo.net www.waswoxwaswo.net]
* Rajesh Soni [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9HoplY6iqk on YouTube]
* [https://www.amazon.com/Men-Rajasthan-Waswo-X/dp/1932476520 Men of Rajasthan on Amazon]

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