About Shekhar Jayal
- Shekhar Jayal, a native of Uttarakhand, took to mountaineering after completing his Basic and Advance Mountaineering Courses. But he found some vacuum in his adventure forays of not being able to capture the mesmeric beauty of mountains and nature for eternity. So, he took to photography.
- Initially, a camera for him was a mere instrument to capture objects for future. But after completing his diploma in photography in 1998, he found that it could be used as a medium of artistic expression. Since then he has taken photography seriously.
- For the last 26 years he has been involved in various International Mountaineering Expeditions. He is not only an adventurer but an avid traveller too, who loves to travel to different places alongwith his camera.
- He has conducted his photographic exhibitions at :-
- 1. Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi in 2004 and 2014 (January).
- 2. Indian Mountaineering Foundation, New Delhi in 2012.
- 3. India Habitat Centre, New Delhi in 2014 (March), 2014 (September) and 2016.
- His photographic work has been published in the book titled “Himalayan Mystery” published by Roli Books and in the Calendar of 2009 published by Rajbhasha, Home Minstry, Govt. of India. Some of his photographs and articles have also been published in the magazines of international repute.
