Monish Kumar • Kanyakumari, India

About the Photographer

Hi, I’m Monish.

Monish Kumar, Photographer
MONISH KUMAR KANYAKUMARI, INDIA

I photograph weddings, portraits, editorial work, events and personal projects. I look for real moments, and I care a lot about light and composition.

I’m based in Kanyakumari, at the southern tip of India, where three seas meet. The light there changes all day, and it has taught me to pay attention to it.

I avoid stiff poses and big setups. On a wedding day I stay in the background and let things happen: the glances, the laughter, the hands, the rituals.

Based In

Kanyakumari, India

Available For

Travel Worldwide

I often work in Chennai, Coimbatore and Bangalore, and I travel across India and beyond.

How I work

01

I stay in the background

I won’t direct your day like a film set. You and your families get to enjoy it, and I get the real moments.

02

I use the light that’s there

Daylight, window light and the glow of the ceremony. I rarely need to fill a room with flash.

03

Every photo is edited by hand

I edit each photo individually, keeping skin tones true and colours natural.

The bride in pink silk and temple jewellery, hand at her cheek
The bride in yellow silk touching her earring among garden leaves
Black and white: the groom smiling down at the bride

"Photographs shaped by light, atmosphere and the moments that happen between them."

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