ABOUT
DEEPI AHLUWALIA is a photographer/director/writer. She is also the co-author of A Woman's Place (March 5, 2019; Little, Brown and Company). Her background in art direction and pastry arts guides her work in commercial & editorial photography, motion, and culinary storytelling.
As an art director, Deepi worked with a wide range of clients on local and national advertising campaigns. Her love of food and travel opened the doors to the culinary world, helping her develop a deeper understanding of food culture, ingredients and techniques while working in professional kitchens. Photography and writing became tools for creative expression, coalescing all her passions under one umbrella.
Deepi holds a B.A. in Communication from The University of Texas at Arlington. She is also a graduate of Miami Ad School (Art Direction) and The French Culinary Institute (Pastry Arts). Deepi lives in Los Angeles with her husband and two daughters.
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CLIENTS
Compartés Chocolate / Crispin Cider / ENZO Organic Olive Oil / Españolita Trips / Felix Trattoria / Hangar 1 Vodka / Harmonica Agency / Hour One Agency / ICF Next / Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams / KCET / Life & Thyme Magazine / Los Angeles Athletic Club / McConnell's Fine Ice Creams / Mono Agency / Mother's Market / Organic India / Planned Parenthood / Tastemade / Walmart
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BOOK
2019 A Woman's Place (Little, Brown and Company)
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EXHIBITS
2018 Doyennes of Photography LA, Castelli Art Space
2018 Standard Vision Showcase + Month of Photography Los Angeles, SVLA1 Screen at L.A. Live
2018 From Her Lens, RPA & Gallery 2525
2017 Doyenne: Female Force in Food – benefit for Planned Parenthood Los Angeles
2017 The Golden Temple, Photo L.A.
2016 Berlin Foto Biennale
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RECOGNITION & AWARDS
2018 Runner Up, Women Seen By Women, Julia Margaret Cameron Award
2017 Finalist, Julia Margaret Cameron Award (10th Edition)
2015 Finalist, Julia Margaret Cameron Award (7th Edition)