Archive · 19 Aug 2026
World Photography Day Spotlights Underrated Street Photographer Komal Bedi Sohal
Komal Bedi Sohal is a photographer from New Delhi.
She takes pictures of ordinary moments in people’s lives.
Her photographs often show real feelings and brief interactions.
She worked in advertising before making photography a more personal activity.
She has shown her work in different countries.
In 2024, she was chosen for a photography residency in Nice.
In 2025, Mapin published her book Chola Maati.
The book documents rituals of the Pardhan Gond community.
Komal Bedi Sohal is a New Delhi–based street and documentary photographer.
Her images focus on candid, emotionally resonant moments from everyday life.
She began developing photography as a personal practice after a career in advertising.
Her work documents people, communities and fleeting interactions with an observational style.
She joined an international photography residency in Nice in 2024 and published Chola Maati in 2025.
- Who
- Komal Bedi Sohal, a New Delhi–based street and documentary photographer.
- What
- A profile of her photography, exhibitions, residency selection and book Chola Maati.
- When
- She was selected for a photography residency in 2024, and her book was published in 2025.
- Where
- She is based in New Delhi; the residency took place in Nice.
- Why
- The feature highlights her as an underrated street photographer worth discovering.
- Profession
- Street and documentary photographer
- Base
- New Delhi
- Previous career
- Advertising
- Photography focus
- Candid moments, people, communities and fleeting interactions
- Residency
- La Vie Un Bleu International Photography Residency, Nice, 2024
- Book
- Chola Maati, published by Mapin in 2025
- Book subject
- Rituals of the Pardhan Gond community