• Creative Wedding Photographer & Storyteller

    Hello! I'm British-born photographer Sachin Khona. After 4 years of shooting weddings, I'm now based in Vancouver, BC. My style is described as creative, natural & documentary. If you're new to my site, click on the portfolio links above & view my blog to learn more about me & my work. If you like what you see, I'd love to hear from you. Sachin // "such-in koh-na" ;) Contact: hello@sachinkhona.com 604 728 6820

Miami trip

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Last week I went to Miami. For fear of losing all my gear I only took my 5D (mark i), my 50mm 1.4 and my Sigma 70-200.

I only ended up using the 50mm except for a NYC sunset shot from JFK Airport but Ill post that separately.

All the images below are with the 50mm 1.4 which I now call ”fiddy”.

Anyway, I digress..

Thanks to Mihir for being a great sport whenever I saw amazing light and needed a shot with a subject :) Cheers brother!

Tomorrow the wedding season restarts for me and I cannot wait. This season is going to be busy with weddings, engagement sessions plus second shooting for others too..

I couldn’t wish for a better summer.

Hope you like the images below..

The shots taken with my iphone are on my facebook page here

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Heather Kanillopoolos - I adore the dramatic lighting on the second to last black and white.

Leo Druker - Gorgeous! Love how you see the world.

ariel - wow. i really, really love this set. beautiful!

Sachin - Thanks guys!
@ Sav – I love the Canon 50 1.4, great lens and big change for me from the 1.8 … 1.2 someday :)

@ Luis – Im not sure. I think so as I know we passed it but I can’t be sure. The Clay Hotel is where Capone used to live.. cool hotel

Alen Abdula - Just got back from Miami. Loved the SoBe!!! :) Great photos.

Paul Nguyen - One day.. I shall make my way to sunny miami!

Saskia - The colors are just amazing! That bird shot is awesome.

Lisa Novakowski - Really fantastic captures! I don’t know Miami, but now I want to go there, I love how you “Saw” it. Super job!

Laura Murray - you have a great eye for street photography. great detail shots! and the bird shot is too cool ;)

Luis Godinez - Amazing trip and amazing pictures. Is one of the hotel pics, is it the same hotel as in the movie Scarface?

Anton Chia - Very nice shots from fiddy!

Salwa - Love that first one, and the wide-angle of the beach!

Tera - What an incredible post, Sachin. I love the variety of shots that you share. Feels like I get to take the trip with you!

Nate Perkes - When I grow up, I want to be just like you. No joke. These are unreal. Love it dude.

Catherine - Love them Sachin my fav is the b&w bird shot!

Sav - Great shots Sachin, Miami looks awesome! I keep track of your work on Facebook! How do you find the “fiddy” 1.4 by the way? I assume you mean the Canon version? I use the Sigma equivalent on a 7D at the moment and love it!

lyndsay london - Fannntastic! What a trip!!!!

Raven - Love the photos Sach! I bet some of those locations made you wish you had a girl in a white dress to stick in them!

Fanni - Fantastic captures Sachin! Such lovely pictures and great processing xxx

Dee’s Vidhi : London Wedding Photographer

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Here are some images from Dee’s Vidhi, a Hindu ceremony that takes place just before the wedding.

First there was a small ceremony for Dee’s parents followed by some prayers and then a ceremony for Dee.

It was a great occasion and very intimate, with Dee’s close family and friends attending.

Thanks Dee for letting me be a part of your day!

Here are some of my favourite images..

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Heather Kanillopoolos - I love the intimate angles here. Well done!

Declan - excellent set! looks like you really worked it in quite a tight space – must have been hard to nail all those moments so well :)

Mirian Silva - Sach I love your photos! Even with all the colors, I can still see your signature style on them. So awesome! What I am curious about is the story. I’d love to know a little bit about what is happening on the pics. For example: the fire shot, is that honey being poured over it?

Kat Braman - phenomenal storytelling. I’ve got a 4 day Hindu wedding at the end of the months and am so so excited about it.

gabe aceves - lovely storytelling. really well done.

Laszlo Bodnar - Elevenphoto - I love Hindu wedding ceremonies. they are really beautifull. great photos :)

Matt Stanton - Beautiful, I love the colours and the fun they’re all having! Stunning photography!

Sam - Wow, these are so freaking good. So colorful and the moments caught are priceless.

Kyle - There’s a ton going on in these but it seems you managed to capture everything! Nice work!

Xanthe - Hindu weddings are always so gorgeous, so much colour! You captured this wonderfully, they’re beautiful images.

Tenielle - Absolutely gorgeous, what a privelege to be able to document such an culturally rich ceremony. Beautiful!

Neil Patel - my favorite one is first images, few from vidhy as well. I know these are tought to photograph, due to limited space, lighting n etc. captured great images. see yaa in the B school..just be came a member..

Raven - So jealous of all these weddings with amazing colors you get to photograph!! I love all the bright rich colors!

Shari - These are quite lovely. I always wanted to shoot a Hindu wedding. Such beautiful traditions and the clothes are so amazing!

Manisha + Kirit : Engagement Session : London Wedding Photographer

Posted in: Engagement Sessions | Wedding

I absolutely loved this session with Manisha + Kirit.

They recently got engaged and wanted a session in London wearing traditional Indian clothes too.

The day was super windy but the sun was out and these two were a pleasure to shoot.

I’ll let the images do the rest of the talking..

All the best Manisha + Kirit

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Heather Kanillopoolos - She has a stunning smile! I adore that second to the last shot!

Neil Patel - just like every one says good use of ligth, love the catch light in 2nd one from bottom. sorry could not visit blog last week, bakc to back wedding and e-session. may be I will email few from e-session…keep it up!!!

zUdio - Great use of light in these, especially against the black building.

Michelle Edmonds - Such beautiful, dramatic photos. Love them. Great job!

Jared Tseng - These are beyond amazing. Such a great eye for composition and lighting! Really really sweet shots!

jennifer armstrong - beautiful session. Love how you captured the feel of the wind, their sweet relationship & those gorgeous colours.

soobum im - Love the color and look. My favorite shot is last one. Couple look so happy!. great job!

Sachin - @Eva – Just practise.. learning each time I shoot … :)

Sachin - @Ariel Thank you .. that means a lot to me :)

Sachin - @Ardean – Just keep practising and shoot, shoot, shoot.. It will come.. capturing wides and ‘the scene’ is something I’ve been focussing on :)

Graeme Crawford - Lovely shots, and great use of the diagonals from the buildings – very creative indeed!

Thomas Lester - I love how you found the little slivers of bright lighting and placed the couple in that light. Very cool!

Shella - These are beautiful Sachin, the first 3 frames are my faves! :)

Angel - I love the colors from these weddings! Great couple, too! love it!

Albert Palmer - I really like the first large portrait of him. Very striking – the lighting works so well.

waiman - Lovely images and great use of light. Love them!

Mark Kalkwarf - Very powerful images, strong contrast and composition. Very well done.

Anton Chia - I love the colors. Great composition and nice play of lines! :D

Josh - This post is seriously rad! I love the whole post but the shot taken from a far with them in that tiny bit of light = freaking awesome!

Catherine - Lovely images Sachin, great colours and interesting framing!

Nora - Nice work. That shot of them in the light under the building is insane!!

Paul Nguyen - I love indian clothes. So much color and detail. Great photos too!

ardean - Really great images. my favorite is the one where he’s facing the camera and laughing, with his eyes closed :D

Any suggestions for a photographer [me], who tends to shoot portrait and too tight, 95% of the time? I can’t seem to manage cool images like you’ve captured here, because I’m so stuck on shooting tight to the person and barely ever frame with the camera held in landscape.

Christine Elizabeth - Gorgeous images!! I love the clothes:) And they look so cute and in love together! Great job:)

ariel - sachin…I’ve been following you since creativelive last year and your work just keeps getting better and better! this the best set of images yet! absolutely gorgeous!

Xanthe - Oh, these are beautiful! The little gusts of wind just add to the stunning colours. Love them!

eva - These are beautiful!
Is this the 5d or something new in your editing? There’s some new quality to your photos, can’t put a finger on it.. Lovely!

Engagement Ceremony London : Vishva + Vijay

Posted in: Engagement Sessions | Wedding

Vishva and Vijay’s Engagement ceremony at their home was intimate, a coming together of 2 families to celebrate and bless the couple on their new journey..

There was a great speech by Vishva’s father followed by some really beautiful moments during the ceremony.

Here are a selection of the images from the afternoon…

Congratulations Vishva and Vijay!

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Vishva & Vijay | Married | Chancery Court Hotel London | Sachin Khona Photographer - [...] time with Vishva & Vijay and their family in their home at their engagement ceremony earlier this year, I knew just how important family is to both Vijay and Vishva. There was a lot of love in the [...]

Dinisha - Congratulations on your engagement ;)! May Gurudev’s blessings be with you forever

Sachin - Thanks for the lovely comments guys! Really appreciate it .. :)

Paulette Stewart - Beautiful, Sachin. Absolutely gorgeous! Makes me feel like I was there.

lyndsay london - Brilliant expressions captured, Sach!!! Love this set :).

Kip Beelman - Such a rich tradition. Gotta love the reflectors being held and read from!

Nakita Varma - Congratulations to you both!!

Adriana Morett - These are wonderful Sachin!

Alyssa Schroeder - Such a lovely intimate wedding. You did a wonderful job capturing all the emotions and details of their ceremony.

Jessie Cadenas - What a beautiful ceremony. Love your capture of details and emotions.

Sachin - Hi Neil. All shot with 5D and 5D2, only used my 50mm 1.4 and 17-40mm f/4.. Hope that helps ;) – Sachin

Neil Patel - Great Images Sachin, I agree with coments presented,as if was there too, can you share technical info, such as equipments used to capture these event…thanx

Lyn Ismael-Bennett - Lovely set of photos. Well done!

Amber Hughes - Awesome – love the moments and details you’ve captured. Makes me feel like I was there! :)

Leah Muse - Beautiful details. Such awesome moments.

Johanna Hietanen - It feels great to be able to see so many different traditions. Thank God for internet, different cultures and photographers :) Love the intimacy, moments and details you’ve captured.

cole - Totally agree with Ryan – the intimate feel to these is fantastic and gotta love the colours!

Pavithra - wonderful ceremony and wonderful coverage! :] Sachin your photography is excellent!

Ryan Brenizer - Great photos, I felt like I was there. I love the idea of having these be smaller and in the home. It feels so much more intimate and personal than some giant ballroom.

Sorraya + Dan : Holland Park : London

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A couple of weeks ago, I shot this session with Sorraya and Dan in Holland Park, London. Having lived in London for most of my life I can’t believe I haven’t visited this area more. It was Dan’s choice and I’m really glad he chose it.

Spring is finally here and that added a great splash of colour to the images. Together these two are a photographer’s dream couple.. super relaxed in front of the camera and perfect to shoot.

Thanks Sorraya and Dan for a great session.

Here are some of my favs :-

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Heather Kanillopoolos - Gorgeous work!!! I adore that second to last shoot out in the flower field. Wonderful!

Gary Bradford - so fresh & so clean.

Sorraya - Hi Sachin. We really had so much fun on the shoot. You made me feel really relaxed. I absolutely love the photos. Thank you do much! X X

Studio Hera Bell - The first two top shots are top magazine editorial quality. Kudos.

The last shot is wonderfully composed. I am sure the couple loved the experience. She has big beautiful meanigful eyes.

You are now on a beautiful photo business journey after you “Jasmine experience”. The feel and the quality of your shots reflect that.

Cheers,

Hera Bell

Victoria de Martigny - I’m glad Dan chose that location too. What a beautiful backdrop to showcase this stunning couple. Well done Sachin!!

Neil Patel - these images will be good inspirations for next week e-session. thnx for sharing them w us.

Amber Hughes - Lovely session Sachin! I especially love the field of daffys :)

Ian Price - Really nice set of images, location is amazing. I also love the bokeh in some of the shots, spot on.

Ian.

OEIL - Straight out of a magazine, clean, crisp and happy. MAGIC! beautiful work

Brad Ross - Awesome job at capturing and showing the fun nature of this couple.

Kat Forsyth - What a sweet & lovely couple! I love how protectively he looks at her, and holds her.

Paul Nguyen - Great photos! What a lovely couple!

Leah Muse - Super good looking couple! Love the red in the last few shots. Awesome job!

Jared Tseng - Love the composition and tones on the 7th photo. Great job!

Alicia Adamopoulos - The shots of them relaxed and having a laugh together are my favourites. You can see in their eyes they’re really having a great time.

ALMA - Nice set! and I love the location.

Daniel H. - Seriously awesome looking couple and what a cool location.

Lana - wow, awesome locations! Very nice work

Salwa - I LOVE the composition in the last one – AND the way they’re looking at each other! That would look great in a large print! :)

Albert Palmer - Great fun couple – I really like the fourth one down – it’s a nice moment.

Ericha - Gorgeous! Love that daffodil field!

Nessa K - I love all of the little pops of yellow when they’re standing in the flowers! It just feels like spring. =)

DrRave - Lovely, clean and simple

nadine - What a dashing and beautiful couple they make!!! And the locations were amazing! Great set!

Dasha - Really nice work, Sachin! Clean and elegant!

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