Divyesh Dobariya

Portfolio

Selected work

Ceremonies, stages and the people in front of them. Ontario, mostly.

10 collections97 photographsOntario

Weddings

Mandir ceremonies, entrances and the long middle hours that hold a wedding together.

Wedding photograph by Divyesh Dobariya, Ontario.

Wedding photograph by Divyesh Dobariya, Ontario.

Close-up of a ring exchange, the bride’s mehendi-covered hands stacked with red and gold bangles.

Hands make an offering into the ceremonial fire during the havan, a plate of fruit beside it.

Engagements

Two people, a garden in late summer, and no particular hurry.

Engagement photograph by Divyesh Dobariya, Ontario.

Engagement photograph by Divyesh Dobariya, Ontario.

Engagement photograph by Divyesh Dobariya, Ontario.

Engagement photograph by Divyesh Dobariya, Ontario.

Mehendi & Haldi

Henna, turmeric, fire. The ceremonies that arrive before the wedding does.

A woman raises both hands to show freshly finished mehendi.

An artist draws mehendi onto an outstretched arm.

Two mehendi-covered hands resting against a bright printed cushion.

Mehendi-covered hands resting on a pink saree.

Stage

Garba nights and live sets, shot in smoke and whatever light the rig gives you.

A singer mid-phrase on a stage filled with green haze and backlight.

A singer on stage lit through blue smoke.

A crowd dancing garba under ballroom lights, shot in black and white.

A bass player under the stage lights.

Portraits

People, mostly outdoors, mostly moving.

A woman on the rocks at the lakeshore, the city skyline behind her, in black and white.

A figure mid-leap between two tower blocks, shot upward in black and white.

A portrait in motion, hair caught mid-turn, laughing, in black and white.

A woman in a red and gold lehenga against a window lit blue at night.

Maternity

The waiting months, photographed without the soft focus.

Maternity photograph by Divyesh Dobariya, Ontario.

Maternity photograph by Divyesh Dobariya, Ontario.

Maternity photograph by Divyesh Dobariya, Ontario.

Maternity photograph by Divyesh Dobariya, Ontario.

Celebrations

Godh bharai, seemantonnayan, and the afternoons a family gathers for one of them.

Celebration photograph by Divyesh Dobariya, Ontario.

Celebration photograph by Divyesh Dobariya, Ontario.

Celebration photograph by Divyesh Dobariya, Ontario.

Celebration photograph by Divyesh Dobariya, Ontario.

Newborn

First weeks, studio light, very short attention spans.

Newborn photograph by Divyesh Dobariya, Ontario.

Newborn photograph by Divyesh Dobariya, Ontario.

Newborn photograph by Divyesh Dobariya, Ontario.

Newborn photograph by Divyesh Dobariya, Ontario.

Family

Everyone in one frame, which is harder than it sounds.

Family photograph by Divyesh Dobariya, Ontario.

Family photograph by Divyesh Dobariya, Ontario.

Family photograph by Divyesh Dobariya, Ontario.

Family photograph by Divyesh Dobariya, Ontario.

Headshots

Studio and location portraits for people who need to look like themselves.