Anuj Ambalal is an Indian artist and photographer whose work explores themes of identity, memory, and the human experience through thoughtful and evocative visual storytelling. Blending fine art photography with a strong conceptual framework, his practice reflects a deep engagement with cultural and personal narratives and the emotional and psychological layers of his subjects.

He studied finance at Middlesex University, London, and worked briefly as an equity researcher before pursuing photography full-time. Largely self-taught, Ambalal works across diverse genres and has participated in numerous solo and group exhibitions in India and internationally. His work has been widely published in art and photography journals in India and abroad.

He is the author of 23 Grams of Salt: Retracing Gandhi’s March to Dandi, a critically acclaimed book that documents his engagement with history and collective memory. Based in Ahmedabad, Ambalal also pursues his parallel interest in furniture design.

Solo Exhibitions

2010             ‘A Day at Nathdwara’, Archer, Amdavad ni Gufa, Ahmedabad.

2012             ‘Soliloquists’,  Archer, Amdavad ni Gufa, Ahmedabad.

2014             ‘In Search of …Bapu’, Alliance Francaise, Ahmedabad. I

2016             ‘In Search of …Bapu’, DEDA, Derby. UK.

2017             ‘In Search of …Bapu’, RaGa Center for Photography,  Baroda.

2017             ‘In Search of …Bapu’, Satya Art Gallery, Ahmedabad.

2018             ‘In Search of …Bapu’, Kota Heritage Society, Kota.

2019             ‘Bark is the Song of the Dog’, 079|Stories, Ahmedabad.

2020            ‘Bark is the Song of the Dog’, The Distillery, Baroda.

2021           ‘Grams of Salt’, Satya Art Gallery, Ahmedabad.

2022          ‘Grams of Salt’, Museo Camera, Delhi.

2022           Grams of Salt’, India International Center, Delhi.

Group Exhibitions

2012             United Art Fair, Delhi. India.

2012             37 Indian Still Lifes, Tasveer, Kolkatta. India

2012             37 Indian Still Lifes, Tasveer, Ahmedabad. India

2012             37 Indian Still Lifes, Tasveer, Bangalore. India

2013             37 Indian Still Lifes, Tasveer, Mumbai

2015             The Begda Legacy: Champaner, Pavagadh, Sarkhej Roza,

RaGa Center for Photography as an Art Form, Baroda.

2016             ‘In Search of …Bapu’, Artcore, Derby. UK

2019             ‘The art book exhibition 2019’, Art Heritage Gallery, Delhi.

2020            ‘Times Art Fest 2020’, Hervitz Gallery, Ahmedabad

Publications:

2014           ‘In Search of Bapu’, Self published

2021           ’23 Grams of Salt: Retracing Gandhi’s March to Dandi’, Navajivan

Trust

2023           ‘Echoes by the River’, Self published

2025           ‘Persistence of Memory:  The Fozdar House’, Self published