Dhaval Sunil Dhairyawan (19 April 1979 – 22 March 2012[1]) was a lifestyle and automotive photographer from India.

He was noted for his Photojournalism for The Times Journal of Photography,[2] TopGear India Magazine, The Times of India[3] and Lonely Planet Magazine.

[4][5][6][7][8] He died on 22 March 2012 due to a prolonged illness.

[9] Piramal Art Gallery, Mumbai hosted a photo exhibition in his memory under the name, The Dhaval Dhairyawan Retrospective.

[10] Due to his passion for automobiles, he changed the Indian outlook for automotive photography.