Dhaval Dhairyawan

Dhaval Sunil Dhairyawan (19 April 1979 – 22 March 2012)^[1] was a lifestyle and automotive photographer from India. He was noted for his photojournalism for The Times Journal of Photography,^[2] TopGear India, The Times of India,^[3] and Lonely Planet.^{[4][5][6][7][8]}

Dhaval Dhairyawan
Born	Dhaval Sunil Dhairyawan (1979-04-19)19 April 1979 Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Died	22 March 2012(2012-03-22) (aged 32) Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Nationality	Indian
Occupation	Photographer
Years active	2005–2012
Website	Official Flickr Website

Mumbai-based Piramal Art Gallery hosted a photo exhibition in his memory under the name, The Dhaval Dhairyawan Retrospective.^[9]

Due to his passion for automobiles, he changed the Indian outlook for automotive photography. He did several photoshoots for Top Gear^[10] which were never seen in an Indian car magazine before.^[11][12]

Death

Dhairyawan died on 22 March 2012 due to a prolonged illness.^[13]