A photographer, filmmaker and actor based out of Mumbai, Avani Rai has worked as a camera person on a number of short films. She has worked in fiction and documentary. As a photographer she has done serious photo essays on Bhopal gas tragedy and its after effects even after 35 long years, the Kashmir story, Chennai water Crisis and many others. Her photographic works have been published in various reputed publications - Indian and international - such as GQ, Vogue, Architectural Digest, The Wire