Hemant Chaturvedi (b.1968, Gorakhpur) spent over 30 years working as a cinematographer in Mumbai, before moving away from that profession in 2015. His cinematography credits include Company, Makdee, Maqbool, 15 Park Avenue, Ishaqzaade, Kurbaan, Brothers, and an animation film called Arjun The Warrior Prince.

He chose to be a full-time photographer in 2015. His projects range from Dhrupad Gurukuls, Constantiam and The St. Xavier’s Sesquicentennial Portraits Project for his alma mater, St Xavier’s College, Mumbai, the photo documentation of India’s single screen cinema heritage, to documenting old British era cemeteries, Zoroastrian Aram Gahs (cemeteries), and abandoned Hindu idols.

Chaturvedi has driven over 50,000 kms in his jeep, and after visiting 22 states and over 950 towns, he has photographed over 1150 single screen cinema theatres. His single screen cinemas project is the largest photo-documentation ever attempted on this subject. He is based in Mumbai, India.