Kelvin Kataria is a Peruvian-Indian cinematographer from Houston, Texas, and a Film Independent Project Involve Fellow. His visuals are shaped by the arts, stills photography, and his belief in community. He was a cinematographer in Issa Rae’s Color Creative Find Your People Program and has led workshops such as Cinematography on Celluloid for the Houston Cinema Arts Festival, supported by Kodak and Panavision. Kataria volunteers as a cinematography mentor for Kids in the Spotlight and is a recipient of Panavision’s New Filmmaker Grant. He champions an inclusive filmmaking landscape, where every storyteller’s voice is given a platform to thrive.