"The best frame usually comes a second after the pose, when everyone thinks I’ve stopped."
This one was taken on a sofa in front of a painted wall of lotus shapes. I had asked them to sit together; what I got was better. Something made them both laugh, and the pose fell apart.
That is most of how I work. I set up very little, then wait. Orange silk, jasmine garlands, a hall full of family: there is always something happening just outside the pose.
During the ceremony I stayed close, shooting past turbans and shoulders, so the pictures feel like standing among the guests. The moments between the rituals are often the truest.
When they look back, I hope they see how the day felt, not how they were told to stand. Read their full story.