A Baby Portraits Series in Bangalore

Vihaan. Bangalore, January 2015. Photograph by Nishant Ratnakar

I have always loved long-term photography projects. Some of my personal editorial and documentary photography projects (Example: Fistful of Dreams) were assignments that I worked on for over a year to produce a body of work that I truly loved. I loved not only the end result but also the very process of making it.… Continue reading A Baby Portraits Series in Bangalore

A Family Portrait Shoot at Cubbon Park

Priyank and Family. Lifestyle portrait shoot with the family. Cubbon Park, Bangalore. August 2015.

Cubbon Park has been a go-to location for many shoots in Bangalore. One of the reasons could be that it is a freely accessible space to one and all. I have shot my couple portraits or engagement sessions there in the past. Last week, I had a family portraits session at Cubbon Park.

Arya Samaj Wedding at The Tamarind Tree

Moments from the wedding of Aditi and Rathan. Tamarind Tree, Bangalore, February 2015. To know more about the weddings that I photograph, do read the following link, www.nishantratnakar.com/services/wedding-packages/

One of the reasons I love to shoot Indian weddings is for its intrinsic cultural show of customs, traditions and rituals. And the experience of photographing a wedding gets even better when the wedding ceremony has multiple or diverse cultural influences. Here is one beautiful wedding where the couple had two different wedding ceremonies on… Continue reading Arya Samaj Wedding at The Tamarind Tree

Indian Wedding Photography Galleries – 1

I am a documentary photographer and photograph weddings from the perspective of a visual storyteller. My wedding photography style is largely unscripted and candid. Below are a set of galleries with previews from various weddings photographed by me across India.

The Democratic Photographic Republic of India

The Democratic Photographic Republic of India is a project that celebrates the democracy in photography craft that is seen today. The subject of this project are the non-professional wedding photographers at Indian weddings. These photographers are essentially the guests at a wedding - the family and friends of the couple getting married. They are not the photographers who were commissioned to photograph the weddings. In fact, It was I who was commissioned to photograph these weddings, and in the course of these assignments I pursued this project on the sidelines. Chennai, 2014.

The Democratic Photographic Republic of India is a project that celebrates democracy in photography craft that is seen all over the world today. The subjects of this project are the non-professional wedding photographers at Indian weddings. These photographers are essentially the invited guests at a wedding – the family and friends of the couple who… Continue reading The Democratic Photographic Republic of India

Sampoorna : A Beginning

Short-film about the origin and work being done by Sampoorna Center in Bangalore. Sampoorna provides music therapy for children with autism.

“Sampoorna : A Beginning”, is a short documentary film that showcases the origin and work being done by Sampoorna in the area of music therapy for autism. Sampoorna Music Therapy Center for children with Autism is a project by Kilikili Trust. Sampoorna is located near Horamavu in Bangalore city.  Sampoorna is financially supported by SAP Labs… Continue reading Sampoorna : A Beginning

Touch, Hear, Play, Learn – Playspaces for the Visually Impaired

Multimedia & Films

Touch, Hear, Play, Learn is a short-film that I made for Kilikili. Kilikili is a non-profit organisation based in Bangalore city. It is essentially a network of parents of children with disabilities, supported by volunteers, working to develop Inclusive Play environments.