The Brothers Vadukul

Imagine the conversation around the dinner table at the Vadukul home. Lights, lenses, f/stops, cameras, fashion trends, the next trip to Milan, perhaps? I love it when I stumble over a desi photographer who has done well. But a pair of them with the same last name? What are the odds?

Max and Nitin Vadukul have captured the American imagination when it comes to fashion and editorial work. Max has shot for Rolling Stone, Vogue, Armani Exchange and ID, while his younger brother Nitin's portraits of hip-hop's who's who is simply staggering.

At Hip Hop Immortals Volume 1:

"Max Vadukul was born Manoj Kumar in Kenya in 1961 to Indian parents. In 1969 his family immigrated to Britain, where they settled in a "hideous" London suburb. He ran away from home at sixteen."

In fact, they were both born in Kenya. Nitin appears to have lived in Paris before training his sights on New York City where his brother also lives.

Comments

[MANOJ S. RAUTELA]

keep it up good work buddy.

regards

Manoj S. Rautela
New Delhi
Mob#-9899094995

[Manoj S.Rautela]

Ofcourse its nice an incredible work for new photographers.And its very very useful for everyone who is interested to join lense world.But Max Vadukul work was excellent.keep it up.
Thank you

[Seshu]

Glad you liked it! It's amazing that desis are spreading their wings and flying off to do different things. Om Malik's site - http://notreallyindian.com - is also an interesting web site to check out for info on desis in music and movies.

[Jigar]

Thanks for this wonderful rec. The photography is just amazing especially since I love hip-hop ;)