Having began his career as a Photojournalist at The Manipal Journal while pursuing his Bachelors in Journalism and Communication from Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Shaz completed his post graduate diploma in Cinematography from the prestigious Film and Television Institute in India in 2017.

Shaz has worked as the Director of Photography on various OTT shows like Yash Raj Entertainment's Mandala Murders, Hush Hush (Amazon Prime), Tripling Season 3 (Zee5), Veyil (Amazon Prime) and Feels like Ishq (Netflix).

Apart from that Shaz has shot several music videos and ad films over the last few years.