A hundred days of summer

This year in Seattle, we’ve been blessed with a beautiful summer. Some might even argue, we’ve had too much of it and as true as that may be, nobody can argue how good the warm sun feels! On a beautiful late summer afternoon, when the Northwest should’ve already been cooling …

KT & Parry’s Pregnancy Shoot

‘At the height of laughter, the universe is flung into a kaleidoscope of new possibilities’. – Jean Houston A couple of weeks ago, we spent an incredibly fun and energetic evening with Ketika and Paresh in the Kirkland neighborhood parks. This exuberant and fun-loving couple is expecting their very first …

“Ina Mina Dika” presented by CRY Seattle & Shruti

The Meraki Pictures team had an opportunity to cover a musical extravaganza. This was a charity show organized by the Seattle Chapter of CRY (Click here to check out their work and see ways you can help) featuring the band Shruti. Shruti is a South Asian band that provides a …

The Little Mermaid Turns Five !

When we reached the venue, the birthday decorations were still going up. A shy little girl stood in the corner while her parents, grandparents and uncles and aunts buzzed around trying to get the venue ready before her friends arrived. You could almost feel her saying, ‘Are we there yet?’. …

Mantra’s 1st ‘mishti’ birthday!

When your face is as sweet as your name, you know you are hard to resist! Mantra aka Mishti (which means ‘sweet’ in Bengali) turned one and it was a whole lot of fun!! Mishti’s mom had pulled out all the stops for her darling daughter’s first birthday! The Hello …

Tianna says ‘Hello World’

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Sandhya’s Arangetram Portfolio Shoot

The Lights were ready. The camera was tethered and set to go. It had been for 2 hours now. We were late but we weren’t just waiting. There had been a flurry of phone calls since 8 am in the morning (when the shoot was due to begin) and it …

Sandhya’s Arangetram

One of the first things that struck us about Sandhya was her smile. It’s the kind that brightens up a room and you are engulfed in its warm blanket. This sassy 16 year old – who is a terrific basketball player – is a fantastic danseuse and we had a …

Hamsa’s Arangetram

Following close on the heels of Sandhya’s arangetram came Hamsa’s dance recital. Hamsa’s parents wanted us to cover her special day as well and off we were ! Hamsa is a sweet and shy girl who excels in multiple artforms including Carnatic music and Bharatnatyam. When we first saw Hamsa …

Hamsa’s Arangetram Portfolio Shoot

Preparation for Hamsa’s Arangetram photo shoot were all done and all we had to do was to start shooting. Her friend Sandhya happily stood in for the test shots and everything was ready to go. And then Hamsa, overwhelmed with the emotions had tears flowing. First thoughts were – “uh …