Harmeet is a cinematographer whose work spans feature films, documentaries, branded content, wildlife and visual storytelling across more than a dozen countries, from Afghanistan to Peru. He left his career as an engineer to pursue his passion for the performing and visual arts, a journey that eventually led him to filmmaking and cinematography.

As a Director of Photography, Harmeet has shot the feature films Hum Saya (Neighbours) (MUBI) in Afghanistan, which received the Afghanistan National Lajward Award for Best Cinematography and Mantra (Amazon Prime Video), which won the Best Feature Film Award at the South Asian International Film Festival (SAIFF), New York, in 2016. He has served as cinematographer on award-winning documentaries exploring social change, human stories, wildlife and the environment, including No Problem, India's Daughter, Looking for Sultan, 3 Seconds Divorce and She rises up as well as short films such as Here and Away and Villari. He has also collaborated with artists on video art, installations and experimental films. His film Chasing the Light, made during the COVID-19 lockdown, won the Gold Award at the PSBT Film Challenge 2020–21.

He is currently working on a documentary on the Indus dolphins with Roundglass Sustain. Recent projects include the documentary She Rises Up for Sky Films Inc. (USA), shot across Senegal, Peru, and Sri Lanka; the series Earth Matters with Mike Pandey; and the short film Apolitical, starring Adil Hussain.

Harmeet has been associated with projects for BBC UK, PBS US, Discovery channel, National Geographic Channel, Disney, VH1, CNBC UK, Star TV, Channel News Asia and France 24 as well as with organisations like WWF( World Wildlife Fund), UNESCO, UNDP, UNICEF, TERI, Help Age and Magic Bus.

As a freelance photographer, he has worked on assignments for non-profits, newspapers, and magazines. He was the publicity and production stills photographer for Opium War, directed by Siddiq Barmak in Afghanistan. His photographs have been published in TIME, The Hindu, Discover India, DNA, and in Timeri N. Murari's book The Taliban Cricket Club.

Harmeet is also a visiting mentor and guest faculty, conducting cinematography, filmmaking, photography, and visual storytelling workshops at universities, film schools, and fellowship programmes. He has been guest faculty at Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, taught for two years at the Institute of Film and Television, Rai University and conducted a three-month UNESCO-supported training programme in television programming in Kabul, Afghanistan. He continues to mentor fellows through the Green Hub Fellowship, working with young storytellers from remote and culturally diverse regions.

Earlier in his career, Harmeet worked as a facilitator and resource person with the Centre for Education and Voluntary Action (CEVA), Chandigarh, contributing to participatory research projects, community programmes, media campaigns, and awareness initiatives involving children and women. He also designed and conducted community theatre workshops with schoolchildren, young people, educators, and women's groups.

Theatre was an important part of Harmeet's creative journey. As a performer, he appeared in productions including Akh Di Dehleez, directed by G.S. Chani and choreographed by Navtej Johar, presented at the International Festival of Theatre and Dance in Lahore, Pakistan and Jean-Paul Sartre's No Exit under the aegis of Alliance Française's Théâtre de Poche.

His work has taken him from Senegal to New Zealand, Sri Lanka to Sweden, and Kenya to Peru, where he has collaborated with diverse communities and immersed himself in different cultures. Whether filming a short film, documenting wildlife or mentoring young storytellers, he is drawn to projects that combine compelling visual storytelling with meaningful human experiences.

When not on a shoot, you'll probably find him out birding.