Diwakar Redhu is a documentary and street photographer with over a decade behind the camera. Having moved through eight cities across three countries over the past decade, he photographs what stays fixed in a place, such as a shrine, a grave offering, or a steam line kept running past its working life, while everything else keeps moving.
Among his completed projects is You Leave a Little Smaller, a photobook drawn from years of return visits to the Himalaya.
Alongside the book, his work spans three further long-term bodies of work: Le Edicole Sacre, a study of Italy's roadside street shrines; Under Steam, a black-and-white study of Britain's heritage steam railways; and Cry Freedom, built around cemetery offerings read through the idea of Samsara.
He continues to shoot regularly across London and the South West of England, where a new street photography collection is taking shape. Recent commissioned clients include Portsmouth City Council, across travel, culture and public sector work.
Based in Bristol. Available for UK and international assignments.
Awards & Photo Exhibitions
- Winner of Winter Photography Competition by Visit Hampshire, 2021
- Exhibition at Chania International Photo Festival, 2022
- Exhibition at London Photo Show in Bargehouse Gallery, OXO Tower Wharf 2022
- 3rd place in Winter Photography Competition by Visit Hampshire, 2022
- Exhibition for Recount Photography Agora at Edinburgh Photographic Society, 2023
- Featured on BBC News website - 'Winter Walks' category, 2023
- Exhibition at the Royal Overseas League (ROSL) Photography Award 2023
- Work featured in the book published by The University of Edinburgh- RECOUNT: ‘Kashfing’ Accounting with Visuals 2025
- Honorable mention at The Artist Gallery Award: Architecture category 2026
- Shortlisted (top 20) in Top Photo Award: Silent Ruins 2026
- Color photography exhibition at Black Box Gallery, Portland, Oregon, US 2026
- Street photography exhibition at Blank wall gallery, Athens, Greece 2026
- Exhibition at Chania International Photo Festival, 2022
- Exhibition at London Photo Show in Bargehouse Gallery, OXO Tower Wharf 2022
- 3rd place in Winter Photography Competition by Visit Hampshire, 2022
- Exhibition for Recount Photography Agora at Edinburgh Photographic Society, 2023
- Featured on BBC News website - 'Winter Walks' category, 2023
- Exhibition at the Royal Overseas League (ROSL) Photography Award 2023
- Work featured in the book published by The University of Edinburgh- RECOUNT: ‘Kashfing’ Accounting with Visuals 2025
- Honorable mention at The Artist Gallery Award: Architecture category 2026
- Shortlisted (top 20) in Top Photo Award: Silent Ruins 2026
- Color photography exhibition at Black Box Gallery, Portland, Oregon, US 2026
- Street photography exhibition at Blank wall gallery, Athens, Greece 2026
At Grand Arsenal, Chania, Greece
ROSL, London
Black Box Gallery, Portland, Oregon, USA
Blank Wall Gallery, Athens
