DEEPI AHLUWALIA
DIRECTOR / PHOTOGRAPHER / CREATIVE DIRECTOR
CERTIFIED SCRUM PRODUCT OWNER CSPO®
CERTIFIED SCRUM MASTER®
Before picking up a camera professionally, I worked in advertising first as an account executive then as an art director. After moving to a tropical island (true story), I swapped the agency world for culinary school and fell in love with food. Not just how it looked and tasted, but the stories, people, and places behind it. I went on to work in professional kitchens before hanging up my apron and venturing into culinary storytelling.
I'm a creative director, storyteller, visual artist, producer, and writer. I love working alongside creative teams and clients during all facets of production, as well as working closely with every department—pre and post-production—to ensure the best possible outcome on set and through final deliverables. Collaboration and being agile in the creative process is at the core of how I work, and is invaluable in maximizing the potential of a concept, no matter its size.
Let's make some killer work together.
SELECT CLIENTS
Activia
Arrivals + Departures
Crispin Cider | MillerCoors
Danzante Wines
Dentsu One
Freshii
GoodWheat
Governess
ICF Next
Life & Thyme
Little, Brown and Company | Voracious
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MONO
Organic India
Pepperidge Farm
Sabra
VMLY&R
Walmart
Whipshots
AWARDS + RECOGNITION
2022 – Selected Winner | AI-AP International Motion Art Award 10
2021 –
Chosen Winner | American Photography 37
2021 –
Best Art Film | Athens International Monthly Art Film Festival
2021 –
Hon. Mention | Athens International Monthly Art Film Festival
2021 –
Artist Spotlight | KOMYOON
2018 – Runner Up | Women Seen By Women: Julia Margaret Cameron
2017 – Finalist | Julia Margaret Cameron Award
2015 – Finalist | Julia Margaret Cameron Award
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 in partnership with Ace Hotel DTLA
2017 – The Golden Temple | Photo L.A.
2016 – Berlin Foto Biennale
BOOK
A Woman's Place by Deepi Ahluwalia, Stef Ferrari
Illustrated by Jessica Olah
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Publication Date: March 5, 2019