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Looking for images that make a space exist, not just document it.

Photographer specializing in architecture and documentary photography, I work with architects, interior designers, developers, and editorial teams to produce images that carry a vision. My approach is fueled by a dual background in architecture and photography (Institut Speos Paris, Charpak scholarship) and six years of field experience.
I have worked with clients like Google, collaborated with leading production teams, and been published in Architectural Digest India, ELLE Decor India, and National Geographic Traveller India. In parallel, I am developing a personal documentary practice that has received international recognition: selected among the top 100 for the Canon Student Development Program 2024, and associated with the education and archives departments of Magnum Photos.
What I deliver: architecture and interior reports, editorial images for specialized press, project coverages for portfolios and press kits, commissioned documentary work.

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Languages

French
Native or bilingual
English
Native or bilingual
Hindi
Native or bilingual
Urdu
Native or bilingual

Workplace preferences

Can work on-site

Paris (up to 50km), Caen (up to 10km), Marseille (up to 10km)

Ruhma Ukaye
Photographer
PRESS AND MEDIA
March 2020 - Today (6 years and 3 months)
Paris, France
Independent photographic activity undertaking personal and commissioned projects in architecture, interiors, hospitality, and documentary.
Several long-term documentary projects in India, Turkey, France, and Mauritius.
Completed over 25 spatial projects, from conception to final images, with loyal clients and through recommendations. Published works include properties owned by public figures in India.
Regular contribution to editorial proposals and publication dossiers in architecture and design.
Executed photographic campaigns for hotel brands (interiors, lifestyle, culinary photography), contributing to increased visibility and sales.
*Exhibitions and selected projects:

Group exhibition, Spéos Photographic Institute, Paris (May 2024);
Climate Visuals Countdown & TED Countdown: group exhibitions at the TED Countdown Summit (Edinburgh, UK) and the UN Climate Change Conference COP26 (Glasgow, UK) (2021);
Contributor to the heritage documentation project India Lost and Found.

*AWARDS, DISTINCTIONS, AND PUBLICATIONS:

Selected among the Top 100, Canon Student Development Programme (2024);
Recipient of the Charpak Scholarship – Master's degree, French Government, for photography studies in Paris (2022–2024);
Winner, Climate Visuals – international call for projects (2021);
Winner, Rethinking the Future – architectural photography competition (2019);
Winner, City Hues – SqrFactor (2019);
Honorable Mention, World Photographer’s Club International Competition - Architecture and Design (2020);
Publications: Architectural Digest India, GQ India, Elle Decor, Design Pataki, India DesignWorld, Nat Geo Traveller India, Canon India, GoAir (in-flight magazine).
architectural photography Editorial Photography Portrait Photographer Visual communication Adobe Photoshop
MAGNUM PHOTOS
Education Workshop Assistant
PRESS AND MEDIA
September 2024 - Today (1 year and 9 months)
Paris, France
Program and workshop coordination for Magnum Learn in Paris, primarily in collaboration with the Spéos Photographic Institute.
Education documentary photography Project Coordination Workshop Facilitation
MAGNUM PHOTOS
Archive
PRESS AND MEDIA
February 2025 - Today (1 year and 4 months)
Paris, France
Cataloging and indexing of Magnum Photos archives for the "A World in Colour" project.
Reorganization of Magnum Photos storage facility, including book collections, archives, and shop stock.
Sorting/Archiving Archive Management Indexing Exhibition Design

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European Masters, Photography
Spéos Photographic Institute
2024
European Masters, Photography
Bachelor of Architecture
University of Mumbai
2019
Bachelor of Architecture

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