- Raghu Rai was born on December 18, 1942 in Jhang, Punjab Province, British India [now Jhang, Jhang District, Punjab, Pakistan]. He was an actor, known for NoFilter by IndiGo (2023), Henri Cartier-Bresson, For the Love of India (2019) and Raghu Rai: An Unframed Portrait (2017). He was married to Gurmeet Rai. He died on April 26, 2026 in New Delhi, National Capital Territory, India.
- Qualified as a civil engineer and only took up photography at 23 before joining The Statesman newspaper as its chief photographer in 1966.
- Once I pick up my camera, I am driven by the ever-changing energy of life and nature. When you have invested mentally, physically, and spiritually in situations and take pictures constantly, it is like investing in a bank of life in which the returns keep getting bigger and the energy keeps you going.
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