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The Life of a Celebrity Photographer ft. Rohan Shrestha | Ep 77 | Aleena Dissects
10 Dec 2025
Dissect Channels - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aleenadissects/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aleena-gandhi/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/socialmediadissect/ Website: https://www.socialmediadissect.com Guest: https://www.instagram.com/rohanshrestha/ In this episode, we sit down with celebrity photographer Rohan Shrestha to explore his journey and the reality of shooting some of the biggest names in the world. From Ranveer Singh and Ranbir Kapoor to Oprah and even Lionel Messi, Rohan shares honest stories from behind the camera, the pressure of the industry, and how his personal life and mindset keep him grounded. He opens up about career highs and lows, the changing landscape of photography, and how simplicity and practices like Vipassana helped him find balance. This episode is a real, unfiltered look at creativity, work, mental health, and what it truly takes to build a career in photography today.What we discussed:0:00 - Intro2:00 - Rohan Shrestha’s journey as a photographer7:12 - Good vs. bad pictures8:46 - Working with brands9:36 - Evolution of photography10:30 - Why communication is important in photography11:55 - Shooting Ranveer Singh12:40 - Matrimonial vs. LinkedIn shoots16:17 - How to get photographed in the best way18:02 - Cover shoot with Ranbir Kapoor22:37 - Black-and-white picture series25:23 - Photoshoots with Lionel Messi and Oprah35:16 - Parents’ reactions and advice37:51 - Scuba diving and photography42:15 - Career and business50:43 - Dealing with ups and downs53:02 - What is Vipassana meditation?59:38 - Living in the moment1:05:58 - Will AI take photographers’ jobs?1:08:57 - The reality of being a photographer1:13:42 - The impact of photography1:25:06 - OutroAlso available on Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Gaana | JioSaavn ----------------------------------------------About Aleena Dissects:In the pool of content you see today, it has become extremely difficult to find the content worth spending your time on. Which is why, Social Media Dissect, research and review the advertising and marketing industry to put the best content in front of our community of 3,00,000 followers with a monthly reach of 30 million users. Aleena Dissects by Aleena curates the best thoughts, experiences and lessons by people across the media, entertainment, business, advertising space and more.So Subscribe to this channel because we spent hours researching the content that you should be watching and dissecting content that you should be consuming so you don’t have to!
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