Dubai has lost one of its most iconic visual storytellers. Ramesh Shukla, the Indian expat widely known as the “royal photographer who chronicled the UAE’s history,” died on Sunday at age 87 at Rashid Hospital after suffering a cardiac arrest, his family confirmed.
Shukla had been battling heart problems over the past year and endured several attacks, yet he continued working passionately until his final days. His son, Neel Shukla, recounted that even in the hospital, his father remained upbeat, energetic, and still talked about his work before suddenly going into cardiac arrest.
