A South Indian wedding at The Tamarind Tree

Neha and Aditya. Wedding Ceremony and Reception. Tamarind Tree. Bangalore. October 2018. Photographs by Nishant Ratnakar Photography. https://www.nishantratnakar.com

I have a few favorite wedding venues in Bangalore. Besides them being a photographer’s delight these venues have been designed with great aesthetics. As an indoor wedding venue, Ganjam Mantap is what I love. For an outdoor wedding, The tamarind tree is a class by itself. It is not just for weddings, the couples have… Continue reading A South Indian wedding at The Tamarind Tree

A Konkani Tamil Wedding

Candid Konkani and Iyer wedding photographer

It goes without saying that India is culturally diverse. As a wedding photographer, I find myself as an eye witness to this diversity. I think I am lucky to get a ringside view of cultural amalgamation which creates a new social identity for the present generation of Indians living in India and abroad. Here was… Continue reading A Konkani Tamil Wedding

When Akshay Landed Rupali

Rupali and Akshay. Engagement. September 2018. Bengaluru. Photograph by Nishant Ratnakar

A race that I have given up is the race against time. I cannot stop myself from growing old. I should just try to age with good health and stay fit doing things that I am passionate about. I will not get any younger from here. But, I do feel really young at times. This… Continue reading When Akshay Landed Rupali

A Telugu Wedding in Bengaluru

Telugu Arya Vysya Setty Wedding. Bangalore. November 2017. Photographs by Nishant Ratnakar. https://www.nishantratnakar.com

There is a lot of cultural diversity in India. A lot of this diversity is visible in the Indian weddings. Very rarely do two weddings that I photograph in the same season look identical. In other words, being a wedding photographer in India is like undertaking a journey to observe and witness cultural richness in… Continue reading A Telugu Wedding in Bengaluru

A+R: A South Indian Wedding

My photography journey has its origins in documentary photography and photojournalism. It goes without saying that a lot of this style and framework has influenced my wedding photography. People call it candid wedding photography and I like to call it visual storytelling of an important day in the life of a couple. Towards the end of… Continue reading A+R: A South Indian Wedding

A Beautiful Ganjam Wedding

Ganjam Mantapa. Bangalore. September 2016. www.nishantratnakar.com

There are some venues that I love and coincidentally I am commissioned to photograph multiple weddings there every year. Maybe, these venues are favorite among the couples too. Ganjam Mantapa on Bull Temple road, near Basavanagudi, in Bangalore is one such wedding destination. I have had the honor of being the wedding photographer at this… Continue reading A Beautiful Ganjam Wedding

A Portrait of Conversations

Photograph of Candid Conversations. Malleshwaram. June 2017. https://www.nishantratnakar.com

Engagement sessions or pre-wedding couple portrait shoots in India today are largely getting influenced by popular cinema. And the scale of it seems to have grown big where there is a large-scale production work involved from sourcing a location, roping in a stylist, a hair and makeup artist, getting assistants, and hiring tons of lighting… Continue reading A Portrait of Conversations

A Wedding in Tumkur

Candid wedding photography in Tumkur 2016. www.nishantratnakar.com

Couples and wedding photographers, both, would love weddings to take place at dreamy destinations. It makes for some incredible location to be the backdrop for a fairytale wedding. For us photographers, it is an opportunity for making wedding photographs and couple portraits with stunning landscapes and an abundance of ambient lighting, which will eventually find… Continue reading A Wedding in Tumkur

A South Indian NRI Wedding

Preethi and Karthik. Bangalore. May 2016. NRI Candid Wedding Photographer Bangalore Cover

Beautiful weddings do not necessarily mean weddings held in far away beach destinations. It means beautiful moments, emotions and people, all coming together to create a beautiful story on a day important to two people. Most of the weddings in India are still held in traditional wedding halls or auditoriums rather in exotic beaches. I was witness… Continue reading A South Indian NRI Wedding

An Engagement Session at Hesaraghatta

Hesaraghatta grasslands. Bangalore. 2016. Photograph by Nishant Ratnakar. www.nishantratnakar.com

Sometimes it is worth waking up early in the morning and driving through empty streets. Especially, when you want to get portraits taken. One fine morning this summer, I traveled with Nandeesh and Suma to Hesaraghatta grasslands and the lake, located on the outskirts of Bangalore city. The agenda for that day was their engagement… Continue reading An Engagement Session at Hesaraghatta