Indian Police Service officer Shivendra Kant Tewari has built an extensive body of photographic work while managing a demanding career in public administration and policing. A 2009-batch officer currently serving as Officer on Special Duty to the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi, Tewari has photographed wildlife, landscapes, monuments and remote locations across India and abroad.
His assignments behind the camera have required considerable physical effort, from climbing nearly 300 stairs to reach the top of India Gate to descending the approximately 130 slippery steps of Jama Masjid’s minarets. Carrying both the responsibilities of a police officer and the equipment of a photographer, Tewari has continued pursuing images that require patience, travel and careful preparation.
Among his notable photographs is a rare image of a snow leopard, often called the “Grey Ghost of the Mountains,” alongside its kill. Despite producing striking wildlife and landscape photographs, Tewari has not undergone full-time professional training. His interest began during college, when he borrowed his aunt’s film camera on a tour and became the informal photographer for his group of friends.
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Over the years, Tewari has travelled to nearly 45 countries and captured thousands of photographs. His journeys within India have taken him from a high-altitude village near the India-China border to Indira Point, the country’s southernmost territorial location. He said northeastern India remained one of the major regions he had yet to explore and placed it at the top of his future travel list.
Tewari recalled purchasing a Canon camera from Jackson Heights in New York in 1998 while handling security duties connected with former president K R Narayanan. In 2003, he asked a friend travelling to Hong Kong to bring him a Sony digital camera. The move to digital photography allowed him to immediately review his images instead of waiting for film negatives to be developed.
His knowledge developed gradually through conversations with official photographers accompanying government tours, who offered advice on composition and technique. The Covid-19 pandemic became another turning point, giving him time to participate in online discussions and photography workshops. Tewari’s journey demonstrates how a demanding professional career can coexist with a serious creative pursuit when supported by consistent learning and disciplined time management.
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