here's a bit of a departure from my usual work! i've had the pleasure this year of working with a dear friend of mine who is in the process of realizing a business dream of her own - to start a fashionable, modest clothing line. tasnuva khan started modest lily just a few months ago, as a way to respond to her own concerns and the concerns of many of our friends...
Read Morepriyanka and eddie were already married when they first met with me, but they were planning a special reception for the south asian sides of their families - priyanka is nepali, and eddie's mother is punjabi - at the ritz-carlton at tyson's corner in october 2013…
Read Moreazmina, joseph and their families welcomed me back for a second day to celebrate their wedding in pennsylvania after a super-fun mehndi night. we started with portraits at a couple of nearby locations - it's usually the light that makes me giddy when i'm shooting portraits outside and we certainly had gorgeous light, but that blue sky…
Read Moreshooting a wedding in my hometown is always a delight - to be around people who have known me since long before i ever picked up a camera is just plain fun (they've had my camera in their faces for years... way before i ever thought of starting a business). but it's particularly special for me to be chosen to photograph the wedding of two people i myself have known since they were young'uns…
Read Morei've been waiting to share some of my favorite images from this remarkable walima that i also shot last fall at the merion in new jersey, with the help of soon-to-be california photographer vida carson. it was certainly a first for me to photograph the bride and groom entering the wedding hall itself by classic car…
Read Morefarida and fahad's holud - the customary bangladeshi pre-wedding event that refers to the turmeric paste traditionally applied to a bride's skin - was most memorable for its little details…
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