He has also been actively involved with World Press Photo. He is a man of many facets. He resides in Dubai, in the UAE, where he runs a global network of business activities, and is an avid reader, keen economist and collector of objects d’art. His uncompromising concern for the environment and the way man ravages it has made him focus on critical issues such as the preservation of wildlife, the protection of rain forests, the ozone layer and pollution. He has worked with a number of wildlife agencies concerned with conservation of Arabian wildlife – including The Arabian Leopard Trust and the Environmental Research and Wildlife Development Agency (ERWDA) – and has made significant photographic contributions to these agencies. Feeling for people in need, Dr. Hersh Chadha considers philanthropy as a necessary tool in contributing towards human development. Education is one of the focal points in the framework of his philanthropic activity. His Internship Program in Dubai provides opportunities for professional training, to students from all round the world, in the field of Digital Photography and Photographic Modeling. Chadha has interned over 95 students in photography and modelling from various countries. The Hersh Chadha foundation has sponsored the education of over 200 students worldwide across multiple universities, by providing them with scholarship grants. In addition, he contributes to various charities and supports upcoming sportsmen and sportswomen. In addition, he contributes to various charities and supports up and coming sportsmen and women. His desire to establish photography as an art form saw him institute an annual award at the prestigious Institute of Journalism at Taras Shevchenko Kiev University. He is now a visiting professor there, as well as at the American University of Central Asia in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan; the Kyrgyzstan National University; and the Institute of Foreign Languages at the International University of Kyrgyzstan. In 2009 the Taras Shevchenko National University celebrated its 175th anniversary and, on this occasion, Dr. Hersh Chadha was bestowed the coveted title of Honorary Professor. In Feb 2014, The Kiev National University of Technologies and Design awarded Honorary Doctorate to Dr. Hersh Chadha. In Nov. 2016, The American University of Central Asia (AUCA), Bishkek, awarded Dr. Chadha the title of Honorary Professor. Chadha has provided crucial support for the establishment of infrastructure for the students of the Journalism and Mass Communications program at the media lab of the new campus of American University of Central Asia (AUCA) in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, and set up a state of the art photography lab at the Kiev National University of Technologies and Design in Ukraine.