The Tales Journal·Issue No. 24

Imagesyou don't just see.
You sit with them.

A reading room for the weddings we have lived through.

Featured Tale·Behind the Lens·Mar 2026·7 min read

Photographing the Vidaai·and the eight seconds that ruin most of them

The Vidaai is the hardest ceremony to photograph and the easiest to ruin.

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Venue Guides·Feb 2026·12 min read

Five winter venues in Rajasthan we keep returning to

Some courtyards hold the light long after the music has stopped.

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Wedding Tips·Feb 2026·5 min read

A short letter to the bride who wants no posed photographs

You asked us not to make you pose. We have never been more relieved.

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Real Stories·Jan 2026·9 min read

On photographing a 200-year-old haveli wedding by candlelight

There was no electricity that night, and we were grateful for it.

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Behind the Lens·Jan 2026·4 min read

Why we shoot the Haldi on film, and only the Haldi

Turmeric forgives digital nothing. Film forgives it everything.

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Wedding Tips·Dec 2025·6 min read

A timeline that gives the bride time to actually eat

A wedding day is long. We build ours around the small mercies.

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