The light is better
when you know where to stand.
SMALL-GROUP PHOTO EXPEDITIONS ACROSS INDIA & ASIA
NEXT DEPARTURES
27 Sep EXPERIENCE BHUTAN Open
24 OCT JAPAN IN AUTUMN Open
15 NOV PUSHKAR CAMEL 6 SLOTS
UNIQUE PHOTO ADVENTURES
Led by a National Geographic photographer. Never more than ten of you.
Abhishek Hajela has spent two decades photographing India for National Geographic Traveller, Lonely Planet and Nikon. Each trip is built around the light — dawn at the camel grounds, dusk on the ghats — with the logistics, permissions and local fixers handled so you can simply shoot.
8-10
Guests per trip, one mentor
7
countries, scheduled or private
20+
years photographing India
All
levels - phone to full frame
Upcoming Experiences
Why travel with Abhi
You’ll come home with the photographs you went for.
Built around the light, not the bus schedule
Days start before dawn and pause when the sun is harsh. We are where the picture is, when it happens — and we’ve already asked permission.
A working photographer beside you
National Geographic Travel Photographer, International Nikon Award, mentored by John Isaac of the UN Photo Department. Abhi shoots alongside you and reviews your frames every evening.
Eight to ten guests. Never more.
Small enough that everyone gets the front row at the aarti, and a quiet word about composition when it matters.
Everything handled
Private vehicles, premium camps and heritage stays, all meals, local fixers and English-speaking guides. You carry your camera; we carry the rest.
Holi & the Warrior Horses · Every March
We are where the picture is, when it happens.
Your dates, your subjects, your pace.
Snow leopards in the Himalaya, a Rajasthan introduction in five-star palaces, a family trip with a photographer along — tell us what you want to see and we’ll build the route around the light.
CUSTOM JOURNEYS
FIELD NOTES
New dates first, plus one photograph a month.
No noise. A short note when a trip opens, and the story behind a single picture from the road.
From past guests
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Michele Zousmer, California
Abhi is a genuinely outstanding Photo leader. He has a creative eye for beauty and detail. I have visited India many times, but exploring Tamilnadu with him was wonderful. I captured moments that reveal a visual narrative I'm happy to share. His quiet style and manners inspire, and his exceptional knowledge of lighting and composition are inspirational.
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Saša Petricic, Toronto
Abhi’s tours give you a front row seat to India. He strikes the perfect balance between reliability and freedom - showing you what you need to see and letting you explore what you want to see.
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Joyce Le Mesurier, Singapore
I had the pleasure of travelling with Abhi on several photo trips in different parts of India. Abhi is a very good photographer with a great eye and is able to find unique angles to shoot from. He is always very helpful with tour participants and has good people skills. I highly recommend him as a photo tour leader and guide.
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Angela Allen, Oregon
Abhi is a charming man, a good photographer, and a great teacher.