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CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

  • DEC 1987 – BEGAN CAREER AS A PROFESSIONAL ADVERTISING, INDUSTRIAL, FOOD & FASHION PHOTOGRAPHER.

  • FIRST JOB FOR THE UB GROUP FOR THEIR CORPORATE SHOWROOM

  • IN 1987, PHOTOSHOOT OF 12 COMPANIES – PART OF THE UB GROUP.

  • JUNE 1991 TO PRESENT – RE-STRUCTURED MYSELF AS A PROFESSIONAL ADVERTISING & FASHION PHOTOGRAPHER.

LIST OF CLIENTS SINCE 1987 TO PRESENT:

  • BROOKE BOND INDIA now HINDUSTAN UNILEVER LTD

  • UB GROUP FOR THEIR COMPANIES:

    KISSAN JAMS
    HOECHST PHARMACEUTICALS, ROUSSEL PHARMACEUTICALS
    HINDUSTAN POLYMERS
    UNITED BREWERIES
    KINGFISHER LAGER, MCDOWELLS
  • VISUAL CONSULTANT FOR CAFÉ COFFEE DAY, ABC LIMITED SINCE 2004

  • TAJ GROUP OF HOTELS

  • ROYAL ORCHID HOTEL, BANGALORE

  • TATA STEEL LIMITED – EXPORTS DIVISION

  • WIPRO TECHNOLOGIES

  • TVS-SUZUKI MOTORS INDIA

  • CROMPTON GREAVES ENGINEERING


  • HINDUSTAN MOTORS LIMITED

    MAHINDRA & MAHINDRA

  • INFOSYS FOR THEIR ANNUAL REPORT

  • BIOCON

  • ARVIND MILLS FOR THEIR BRANDS: ( NOW NAMED VF ARVIND BRANDS )
    • LEE, LEE YOUTH, NAUTICA
    REDS OF ITALY WHICH WAS SHOT FOR THEM IN LONDON, UK
    WEEKENDER CLOTHING
  • LEVI STRAUSS INDIA FOR THEIR BRAND DOCKERS WOMEN
  • BRANDS WORKED FOR UNDER FUTURE GROUP:

    • PANTALOON RETAIL
    HOMETOWN
    COLLECTION I
    EZONE
    BANGALORE CENTRAL

    BARODA CENTRAL

    TURTLE MEN'S CLOTHING

    TITAN INDUSTRIES FOR WATCHES

    KHADIM'S KOLKATA FOR EGARO

    NEEDLE INDUSTRIES INDIA PVT LTD

    GOLDEN PALMS RESORT

    ODEL IN SRI LANKA

    LICC (Lanka International Clothing Company) IN SRI LANKA

    LEO BURNETT FOR CEYLON TOBACCO IN SRI LANKA

    ARENA FASHION STORE IN SRI LANKA

    PRESTIGE CONSTRUCTIONS FOR THEIR PROPERTIES :

    ANGSANA RESORT

    CORPORATE BROCHURE.

    INDIAN TERRAIN MENS CLOTHING

    INDUS LEAGUE CLOTHING FOR THEIR BRAND SCULLERS SHOT IN MELBOURNE AUSTRALIA

    FASHION DESIGNER DEEPIKA GOVIND

    FASHION DESIGNER WENDELL RODRICKS

    FASHION DESIGNER FREDRICK LEE IN SINGAPORE

    FASHION DESIGNER LUKE ELIJAH KIM IN SINGAPORE

    FASHION DESIGNER PAYAL JAIN

    FEMINA MAGAZINE

    TIMES OF INDIA FOR BANGALORE TIMES

    MAGNA PUBLISHING FOR SOCIETY MAGAZINE, SAVVY MAGAZINE, BANGALORE MAGAZINE

    KINGFISHER HI-BLITZ MAGAZINE

    INDIA TODAY PLUS MAGAZINE

    MISS INDIA 1995 FOR MISS PHOTOGENIC CONTEST HELD AT THE BANGALORE PALACE



    MOST ADVERTISING AGENCY'S BASED IN INDIA INCLUDING :

    J.WALTER THOMPSON WHICH USED TO BE HINDUSTAN THOMPSON ASSOCIATES

    MUDRA COMMUNICATIONS

    IDIOM DESIGN & CONSULTING LTD

    MUDRA COMMUNICATIONS

    AIRTEL

    PLAN B

    LEO BURNETT

    CONTRACT ADVERTISING

    ENTERPRISE NEXUS ADVERTISING

    EURO RSCG ADVERTISING

    FCB ULKA ADVERTISING

    FOUNTAINHEAD

    EVEREST ADVERTISING

    IB&W

    IMAGEADS

    LINTAS INDIA NOW KNOWN AS LOWE INDIA

    MCANN ERICKSON

    MAA BOZELL

    OGILVY & MATHER

    REDIFFUSION DY&R

    SAATCHI & SAATCHI

    GREY WORLDWIDE



    PRODUCTION & MODEL AGENCIES COLLABORATED WITH WORLDWIDE:

    VIVIENNE'S MODEL MANAGEMENT, MELBOURNE

    CHADWICK'S MODEL MANAGEMENT, MELBOURNE

    CAMERON'S MODEL MANAGEMENT, MELBOURNE

    BOOKINGS MODELS, LONDON

    DIVA MODELS, SINGAPORE

    PHANTOM MODEL MANAGEMENT, SINGAPORE

    CARRIE MODELS INTERNATIONAL, SINGAPORE

    MANNEQUIN STUDIO, SINGAPORE

    ANDREWS MODELS, KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA

    INEGA MODELS INDIA, MUMBAI

    ELITE MODEL MANAGEMENT, MUMBAI

    ESKIMO MODELS, MUMBAI

    SABRINA MODEL MANAGEMENT, NEW DELHI




Waseem Khan began his career in photography in 1987 when he landed a job for the UB Group, for their corporate showroom inBangalore. He didn't realize then it would be the beginning of a lifetime pursuit of light and shadow. 

While in school he got a camera as a gift from his father. And became obsessed.    Wanting to pursue a career in photography inIndia   wasn't much of a thing in 1987 in   India .    Being a doctor or an engineer – now that was a career.    He broke the mould though, fought the stereotype and in the winter of '87 bagged his first contract. After that major companies like Brooke Bond, Tata Steel, TVS India, Hindustan Motors and Wipro became his regular clients. 

Currently he lives in   Bangalore   where he juggles fashion and advertising projects. He has completed hundreds of both large & not so large projects in   India   as well as in   London ,   Melbourne ,   Sydney , Colombo ,   Singapore   &   Kuala Lumpur . His easy nature, laid back attitude & friendly façade belies his deep desire to constantly bring a high level of technical quality to his work which has been the foundation of his 20 plus years of continuing success.

Quite the celebrity photographer and party man, he features in articles in the Times of India, Kingfisher Hi Blitz magazine and the Bangalore Page 3 regularly.    Known to be a complete chocoholic he loves it dark and will go anywhere, anytime for a big bite.    He loves to cook in a restaurant professionally some day and believes that is a destiny waiting to happen.

His regular clients currently include Mahindra & Mahindra, Lee Jeans, Dockers Women, The Future Group & Coffeeday.    Throughout his 22 year career he has shot for nearly all of the Indian Corporate Industry at some point or another. 

He now wishes to concentrate more on his fine art work which he feels is his new elixir of life.    Striving to complete his first compilation of landscape nudes which he calls Nudescapes, Waseem hopes to have a showing of these 40 limited edition prints on canvas soon at a gallery in London or Paris.