Along with being an art and documentary photographer, Mahesh Shantaram also photographs weddings. He writes, ‘Wasting away in a cubicle in Washington, DC, I decided enough is enough, and went to Paris to study photography. When I returned to India in 2006, it was immediately apparent to me that the Indian wedding photography market needed some ventilation. I took it upon myself to breathe fresh air into the art of documenting Indian weddings’.
‘I’m not very much into overly romantic imagery. Shooting at Indian weddings is like war photography meets street photography. I believe what I’m really hired for is the cerebral act of making keen and positive observations in telling the story of the day. Rather than industry trends, I draw inspiration from the rich traditions of documentary photography. My influences lie in the work of several Magnum photographers whom I’ve had the pleasure of meeting, like Martin Parr and Bruce Gilden’.
Read an interview with Mahesh on WeddingSutra.com.
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