JOURNAL

I've had the honor of working with and photographing the Khamamkar family for years and over time we have become close friends.  Each time Mom Swati calls me, I know it's going to be a great project, full of fun, family and culture.  I consider the entire family like friends and feel lucky to see […]

For many years now I've had cilents and friends ask me why I named my business Shalimar Studios.  It was a very conscious decision, and one that I did not take lightly, after all, I wanted it to represent so many things about me, the vision of the business, and what it means to clients. […]

I'm so exited to share with you all the beautiful Indian Sikh wedding of Paul and Sarina.  I was invited to photograph this wedding along side my dear friend Ruby Rideout whom not only is an amazing friend, but also an amazing and kind-hearted photographer.  As most Indian weddings are, this was a marathon day […]

We all want to make a connection with the people we interact with and especially those we hire to do something personal for us.  That's why I often go to the About Me page on websites and read the backstory and mission of the company, as well as look for pictures of the owners and/or […]

You may have noticed some new changes to the website in the past few months.  We have a new home page slideshow, updated images in our Gallery including a new album dedicated to Model shoots, and a Press tab highlighting Shalimar Studios in the news.  With some of these changes we decided to design a […]

The truth is, I've tried writing this blog post several times now, and each time I have to get up from the computer.  There are so many emotions, feelings and thoughts that swirl through my mind that I don't know where to start.  But I have to start somewhere and that goes back to almost […]

Earlier this year I was approached by a model agent from New York to photograph up-and-coming model Stacy Duncan.  The agent had found Stacy via Instagram, signed her immediately and wanted to get her portfolio up and running for a fast approaching 3 month stint in Asia.   She needed a variety of images to […]