Max Vadukul

Max Vadukul is a photographer, known for his signature black-and-white style. Born in Nairobi to Gujarati Indian parents, Vadukul is entirely self-taught. Vadukul was discovered by Yohji Yamamoto at 22, and he has helped define the visual language of French Vogue, Italian Vogue, The New Yorker, and Rolling Stone. In 1996, he succeeded Richard Avedon as staff photographer at The New Yorker, where he later shot the landmark “Brain Trust” portrait of 22 Nobel Laureates. Across his four-decade career, Vadukul has captured icons from Mother Teresa to A$AP Nast, with work exhibited at MAXXI, Galleria d’Italia, Fondazione Sozzani and the Brooklyn Museum. In 2025, Vadukul presented The Buddha Relic Project, in collaboration with His Eminence Kalu Rinpoche.