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'''Tarun Khiwal''' (born 1965) is an Indian [[fashion photographer|fashion]] and [[commercial photographer]]. An engineer by education, he left his first job in 1989, and apprenticed with photographers, Hardev Singh, [[Prabuddha Dasgupta]] and [[Atul Kasbekar]], before starting out on his own in 1995.<br />
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A photographer in the [[Fashion in India|fashion industry]], he was awarded the 2005 [[Hasselblad Masters Award]], given by the Hasselblad Foundation, he is the first and only Indian recipient so far of the award. His other awards include, "Fashion Photographer of the Year Award" at the Lycra MTV Style Award and Kingfisher Fashion Photographer of the Year.<br />
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==Early life and background==<br />
Tarun Khiwal was born in [[Mathura]], Uttar Pradesh,<ref name=mint10/> and grew up in [[Lucknow]], where his father was an [[Indian Railways]] officer. He started taking photographs at age 15, after his father gave him a [[Pentax K1000]] camera.<ref>{{cite web| title = Interview : Life behind the lens| url = http://www.hindu.com/mp/2006/08/10/stories/2006081001270400.htm| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131004221806/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2006/08/10/stories/2006081001270400.htm| url-status = dead| archive-date = 4 October 2013|date=10 August 2006| work = [[The Hindu]]| access-date = 4 October 2013 }}</ref> Growing up, he wanted to become a painter, however neither it nor photography was considered financially viable career option by his father, thus ended up studying mechanical engineering at the Institute of Tool Room Training, [[Lucknow]], where he studied for the next four years.<ref name=mint10>{{cite web| title = Right focus made it click |publisher=[[Livemint]]|author=Akshai Jain| url = http://www.livemint.com/Politics/uIOy7ANrmhyhRxsphPNIxJ/Right-focus-made-it-click--Tarun-Khiwal.html|date= 31 January 2010| access-date = 4 October 2013}}</ref><ref name=tele04/><br />
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==Career==<br />
After completing his education, Tarun started his career in early 1989, designing [[press tool|press]] and [[die casting]] tools at West India Power Equipments Pvt. Ltd in [[Jagdishpur (Industrial Area)|Jagdishpur]], an industrial town near Lucknow. However, finding him unable to apply himself well at work, even eight months after joining, the technical director of the company, gave him the book,''[[The Magic of Thinking Big]]'' to read. The book impacted him deeply. A few days later, he returned the book and also left the job.<ref name=mint10/><ref name=tele04/><br />
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Thus, he shifted base to Delhi in November 1989. A few months later, he gained apprenticeship with renowned architectural and interior photographer, Hardev Singh.<ref name=mint10/><ref>{{cite web| title = Camera days are numbered: Hardev Singh|publisher=Hindustan Times| url = http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/Camera-days-are-numbered-Hardev-Singh/Article1-445027.aspx| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131010133305/http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/Camera-days-are-numbered-Hardev-Singh/Article1-445027.aspx| url-status = dead| archive-date = 10 October 2013|date=19 August 2009| access-date = 4 October 2013}}</ref> This was followed by apprenticeships with fashion photographers, [[Atul Kasbekar]] and [[Prabuddha Dasgupta]].<ref name=mint10/><ref>{{cite web| title = Shooting star|publisher=Economic Times| url = http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2006-11-26/news/27457773_1_kingfisher-calendar-calendar-girls-apprentice| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131004220913/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2006-11-26/news/27457773_1_kingfisher-calendar-calendar-girls-apprentice| url-status = dead| archive-date = 4 October 2013|date=26 November 2006|access-date = 4 October 2013}}</ref> With the latter, he apprenticed for two years, this left a deep impact of photography, as he later recounted in an interview, " (with Dasgupta) I discarded all the notions I had about photography."<ref>{{cite web| title = Memories of a master| publisher = Hindustan Times| url = http://www.hindustantimes.com/Brunch/Brunch-Stories/Memories-of-a-master/Article1-1125196.aspx| date = 21 September 2013| access-date = 4 October 2013| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130930061621/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Brunch/Brunch-Stories/Memories-of-a-master/Article1-1125196.aspx| archive-date = 30 September 2013| df = dmy-all}}</ref><ref name=mint12>{{cite news |title=Tribute: The silent frame |url=http://www.livemint.com/2012/08/16212139/The-silent-frame.html |newspaper=[[Mint (newspaper)|Mint]] |date=20 August 2012|access-date=4 October 2013}}</ref> In 1995, he started to work independently, initially with magazines like ''Society'' and ''First City''. This gradually led to his entry to the fashion industry, over the next few years.<ref name=mint10/><br />
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Recognition came to him in 2004, when he was awarded the "Fashion Photographer of the Year Award" at the [[MTV India#Awards|Lycra MTV Style Award]] and [[Kingfisher (beer)|Kingfisher]] Fashion Photographer of the Year award, while international recognition came with the [[Hasselblad Masters Award]] in 2005, which made him the first and only Indian photographer to win the award.<ref name=mint10/><ref name=tele04>{{cite web | title =Shooting star|publisher=The Telegraph, Calcutta|url = http://www.telegraphindia.com/1041113/asp/weekend/story_3971313.asp|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20041114023319/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1041113/asp/weekend/story_3971313.asp|url-status = dead|archive-date = 14 November 2004|date= 13 November 2004| access-date = 4 October 2013 }}</ref><ref name=has>{{cite web| title = Master 2005, June – Tarun Khiwal| url = http://www.hasselblad.com/masters-2005/june---tarun-khiwal.aspx| access-date = 4 October 2013|publisher = Hasselblad.com}}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://www.tarunkhiwal.com/press-detail.php?pid=5, Interview in Classic Imaging Magazine]<br />
* [http://mag.modelixir.com/US/30/index.htm#/page/31 Interview in French magazine Modelixr]<br />
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