Hemant is a co-founder of MMPL (one of the largest content and media companies of India) and is currently managing content @ Mahatta Multimedia Pvt Ltd.
He started my career as a staff photographer for the Indian Express News Paper in Delhi in 1993. He was awarded the first prize in a Nation wide photography contest, which included a trip to France to attend a festival of the arts at, “Arles” in the South of France. Later in the year he also won a scholarship to study Photography and Art Appreciation granted by the French Embassy, in a Photography School, “ Image Ouverte” in Nimes, South of France .
Hemant has worked for the French agency, Sygma from Delhi. His work has been published in Magazines like: Time Magazine, Business Week, Far Eastern Economic Review, Der Speigal and Biblio among others. Apart from the editorial work, I have also done assignments for: JWT, Dentsu, Ogilvy, Havas, McCann, FCB Ulka, Leoburnett Corporates like: Stanchart, Shell, ApolloTyres, Panasonic, Larson and Tubro,, Microsoft, Sony, Dettol, Brookfield. Non Govt organisations like: DMRC, Red Cross India, Red Crescent Afghanistan, The World Bank etc
In the year 2002 Hemant, along with my brother Dushyant Mehta co founded Mahatta Multimedia Pvt Ltd which has been doing business as IndiaPicture. IndiaPicture is one of the largest photo stock agency of India, today. Hemant is in charge of the content production and procurement of Images and Video’s for IndiaPicture. IndiaPicture has become one of the largest collection of both Indian and International content for India. IndiaPicture boasts of clientele from the entire spectrum of the Industry, from Corporates, to Advertising agencies to Publishing Houses to Non Government organizations.
Hemant is an award winning photographer belonging to a family of photographers. He gets his lineage from his father and grandfather. His grandfather, Mr. R.C Mehta along with his brothers founded the iconic Mahatta & Co (a photography studio) in Srinagar in 1915.