Rajesh Soni (6 August 1981) is an artist living in Udaipur, Rajasthan, who has become known primarily for his abilities to hand paint digital photographs.
The skills of hand-coloring photographs were passed down to Rajesh through the intermediary of his father Lalit.
Rajesh Soni's talents for sketching and drawing were noticed at an early age and fostered by his father.
As a young boy, Rajesh sketched from life the historic havelis and architecture of Udaipur's old city, sometimes looking over the shoulders of art students who gathered to sketch on the ghats, and also eagerly teaching himself English from visiting tourists.
This collaborative effort between Soni and Waswo, combined with a series of collaborative miniatures Waswo had done in conjunction with the painter Rakesh Vijay, was eventually to become an exhibition that toured India under the name A Studio in Rajasthan.