Islahuddin Ashraf is an award winning independent visual communication professional based in New Delhi, India. As Director of Photography, he has worked on a diverse range of film and television programmes for national and international television channels and renowned production houses, such as HBO, Discovery Channel, National Geographic Channel (USA), BBC, Channel 4, PBS, Axn TV, BBC (WST), UNICEF, UNDP, UNESCO, among others.

Beside filming commercials and corporate films he has also worked on projects on arts, artisans, aesthetics and wildlife.

He has been conferred with Best Cinematography Award for the wildlife film “Tiger – A Death Chronicle” at the Yaan International Animal and Nature Film Festival, China.

He is also a professional still photographer and has worked with national and international clients. Recently he has been selected as the First Runner Up in the photography contest by UNESCO “ World Heritage City : Ahmedabad ”.

Currently, he is passionately engaged with documenting Shahjehanabad, the Walled City of Delhi for his photography exhibition.