JOURNAL

“Blessed indeed is the man who hears many gentle voices call him father! -Lydia M. CHild, Philothea: A Romance, 1836 As Father's Day approaches, it is hard not to think back to our fathers or father figures who have played in integral role in who we have become.  And whether Dad was a firefighter, doctor, […]

I am over the moon excited to announce that my leopard kill footage from safari in Botswana last year will be featured on the National Geographic Wild channel June 15th!  I was contacted by producers of the show Animals Gone Wild last year regarding my content and after months of pre-production, I was notified of […]

One of my favorite clients came back to us for updated and new family portraits.  The Tara family has long been involved with Shalimar Studios, as the parents Anamika and Sunny, are local representatives for the Akshaya Patra Foundation.  Their annual charity gala benefitting children in India is a big hit and we've been partnering […]

One of the best parts of being a photographer is taking creative freedom to try out new lighting, props and poses.  And so when I had finally come across some down time, I emailed my friend and fellow photographer Lynn, to ask her to come over and play.  I had purchased a new lighting modifier […]

Personal care company Dove, has over the recent past launched empowering and thought-provoking videos addressing beauty issues faced by women all across the world with their campaign for real beauty.  Their latest video, Dove Choose Beautiful, takes an interesting look into how women perceive themselves versus how their real and unique beauty shines through.  In […]

Whether choosing the path of a creative or somehow falling into it by chance, the life of an artist is one that can be both daunting and enormously gratifying.  In all honesty, I consider myself more academic minded than creatively minded.  That is because I come from an upbringing where only behind family, education was […]

As some of you know, I specialize in photographing Indian/Pakistani/South Asian weddings, engagements and events.  And I'm always excited to be sharing those images with you containing all the vibrant colors and traditions.  Additionally, if you've been following the blog, you've undoubtedly noticed my muse is a local Indian girl named Ria.  Ria and I […]

March 8th is International Women's Day, and as a woman, business owner, humanitarian, photographer, daughter, sister, and aunt, I wanted to take a moment to honor all the women who I've had an opportunity to meet and learn from.  Each of you women, whether I've met you from near or far, has had an impact […]

This year, to add variety and give you more options for your portraits, we are offering our services at new favorite vacation spots like the beach!  March 13th and 14th, I will be in San Diego offering portraits to you at a location we've not been able to do before.  As you have fun in […]

Just around New Year's, I was celebrating with my mother who had made a last-minute trip to visit me in Las Vegas.  And naturally during that holiday, our conversations tended to focus on reflecting upon the past year, formulating and making goals for the new year, and analyzing how and why we want our lives […]