Wedding Documentary Photography in India

An edited version of this story was published on Huffing Post India titled ‘The Lie Of ‘Candid’ Wedding Photography In India.’ I always wanted to be a documentary photographer. By ‘always’ I mean since I was in my mid 20s and owned by first point and shoot canon reel camera. By the time I got

So what exactly is Candid Wedding Photography?

In Nov 2013, I shot a simple wedding in the small town Gajraula, UP. It was a one day event which started at around 1 pm with the bridegroom’s sagai followed by Baraat, Jaimal, phere and vidaai. My client had hired me for the candid shots while there was another team of two studio photographers

Shubho Drishti a sweet ritual in Bengali weddings

Thanks to some recent hits in Bollywood like Devdas, Vicky Donor, Barfi to name a few, Bengali weddings have suddenly become popular among youth even outside Bengal. In these films the Bengali wedding have been shown in a really grand and attractive way. The ritual that most signifies a Bengali style wedding is the ritual