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{{Short description|Indian street photographer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2025}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2025}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Vineet Vohra
| image = Vineet Vohra.jpg
| caption =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age text|02 November 1973}}
| birth_place = [[New Delhi]], [[India]]
| education =
| occupation = [[Street photography|Street photographer]]
| known_for =
| years_active = 2001–present
| spouse =
| website =
}}
'''Vineet Vohra''' (born 2 November 1973)<ref>{{cite news |title=Vineet Vohra |url=https://int.oberwerth.com/pages/vineet-vohra |access-date=24 August 2024 |work=Oberwerth Bags |language=en}}</ref> is an [[India]]n street photographer.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Arora |first1=Seerat |title=On street photography in India |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/art/street-view/article24134561.ece |access-date=24 August 2024 |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=11 June 2018 |language=en-IN}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=G |first1=Gokul M. |title=Life through her lens |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/sunday-chronicle/headliners/280419/life-through-her-lens.html |access-date=24 August 2024 |work=[[Deccan Chronicle]] |date=28 April 2019 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title='Holding a mirror up to society': Foto Biennale 2023 begins |url=https://www.thecourier.com.au/story/8323396/holding-a-mirror-up-to-society-foto-biennale-2023-begins/ |access-date=24 August 2024 |work=[[The Courier (Ballarat)]] |date=25 August 2023 |language=en-AU}}</ref> He is also nominator for LOBA ([[Leica Oskar Barnack Award]]).<ref>{{cite news |title=The nominators / Leica Oskar Barnack Award |url=https://www.leica-oskar-barnack-award.com/en/loba-2024/the-nominators.html |access-date=24 August 2024 |work=[[Leica Oskar Barnack Award|LOBA]] |language=en}}</ref>

==Early life and career==

Vohra was born on 2 November 1973 in [[New Delhi]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Chadha |first1=Anjani |title=Delhi through the eyes of shutterbugs |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/delhi/2022/Jul/12/delhi-through-the-eyes-of-shutterbugs-2475624.html |access-date=24 August 2024 |work=[[The New Indian Express]] |date=12 July 2022 |language=en}}</ref> He has completed his fine art degree in [[College of Art, Delhi]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Baker |first1=Alex |title=This street photographer embodies the art of being in the right place at the right time |url=https://www.diyphotography.net/this-street-photographer-embodies-the-art-of-being-in-the-right-place-at-the-right-time/ |access-date=24 August 2024 |work=DIY Photography |date=18 July 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Finding visual poetry of festivals on city streets |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/spotlight/finding-visual-poetry-of-festivals-on-city-streets/articleshow/113129899.cms |access-date=3 November 2024 |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=7 September 2024}}</ref>

In 2001 he started street photography<ref>{{cite news |last1=Vohra |first1=Vineet |date=24 August 2024 |title=The Indian street photographer capturing moments of serendipity |url=https://www.thetimes.com/culture/photography-culture/article/the-indian-street-photographer-capturing-moments-of-serendipity-srnr3rp3p |access-date=24 August 2024 |work=[[The Times]] |language=en}}</ref> and his works were published in many publications including [[National Geographic]],<ref>{{cite news |title=Instagram Spotlight: Making Your Shot Shine |url=https://www.nationalgeographic.com/photography/article/instagram-spotlight-making-your-shot-shine |access-date=24 August 2024 |work=[[National Geographic]] |date=4 June 2015 |language=en}}</ref> [[UNESCO]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Vineet Vohra's New Delhi – with a smile |url=https://courier.unesco.org/en/articles/vineet-vohras-new-delhi-smile |access-date=24 August 2024 |work=[[UNESCO]]}}</ref> and [[The Guardian]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Travel photo of the week: a riot of colour at the Pushkar camel fair, India |url=https://www.theguardian.com/travel/picture/2017/jan/20/pushkar-camel-fair-rajasthan-india-lake-pushkar |access-date=2024-08-25 |website=[[The Guardian]] |language=en}}</ref> Then in 2011 he founded a photography magazine called "APF".<ref>{{cite news |title=Street Photographer Vineet Vohra on the Making of a Magazine |url=https://www.thephoblographer.com/2015/09/18/street-photographer-vineet-vohra-making-magazine/ |access-date=24 August 2024 |work=The Phoblographer}}</ref> In 2015 he became the first Indian to become a Leica ambassador.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ismail |first1=Izwan |title=Leica showcases photographers' work {{!}} New Straits Times |url=https://www.nst.com.my/lifestyle/bots/2023/02/881495/tech-leica-showcases-photographers-work |access-date=24 August 2024 |work=[[New Straits Times]] |date=19 February 2023 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Leica Akademie {{!}} Fotografiska New York |url=https://newyork.fotografiska.com/en/events/leica-akademie-3 |access-date=24 August 2024 |work=Fotografiska |language=en}}</ref>

Currently he is [[Leica Camera]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Vineet Vohra |url=https://leica-store.in/pages/vineet-vohra |access-date=24 August 2024 |work=[[Leica Camera|Leica Store India]] |language=en}}</ref> and [[Vivo (technology company)|Vivo]] ambassador.<ref>{{cite news |title=vivo announces 'Imagine Smartphone Photography' awards - CNBC TV18 |url=https://www.cnbctv18.com/technology/vivo-announces-imagine-smartphone-photography-awards-17670321.htm |access-date=24 August 2024 |work=[[CNBC TV18]] |date=29 August 2023 |language=en}}</ref>

==Exhibitions and workshops==
* Indian Photography Festival 2018<ref>{{cite news |last1=Popli |first1=Bhumika |title=Indian Photography Festival 2018 to be hosted in Hyderabad this month |url=https://sundayguardianlive.com/culture/indian-photography-festival-2018-hosted-hyderabad-month |access-date=24 August 2024 |work=[[The Sunday Guardian]] |date=1 September 2018}}</ref>
* Miami Street Photography Festival<ref>{{cite news |title=Vineet Vohra street photography workshop at MSPF |url=https://www.miamistreetphotographyfestival.org/vineet-vohra |access-date=24 August 2024 |work=Miami Street Photo |language=en}}</ref>

==Books==
* Serendipity 1st edition<ref>{{cite news |title=Vineet Vohra's “Serendipity” |url=https://www.eyeshotstreetphotography.com/shop/books/serendipity-by-vineet-vohra/ |access-date=24 August 2024 |work=Eyeshot {{!}} Street and Documentary Photography Publisher}}</ref> - {{ISBN|9791280238009}}
* Serendipity 2nd edition<ref>{{cite news |title=Serendipity 2nd Edition by Vineet Vohra |url=https://www.eyeshotstreetphotography.com/shop/books/serendipity-2nd-edition-by-vineet-vohra/ |access-date=24 August 2024 |work=Eyeshot {{!}} Street and Documentary Photography Publisher}}</ref>
* Along the Way<ref>{{cite news |last1=Press |first1=Peanut |title=Along the Way |url=https://peanutpressbooks.com/products/along-the-way |access-date=24 August 2024 |work=Peanut Press |language=en}}</ref> - {{ISBN|9798989036356}}
* Chiiz - {{ISBN|9788193566473}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://www.apfmagazine.com/ APF Magazine]

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[[Category:People from Delhi]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian photographers]]
[[Category:Photographers from Delhi]]

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