PHOTOGRAPHY & FILMS

Akshay Hirani

Portrait, event & location photography, shot across India and now based in New Zealand.

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ARTIST STATEMENT

I photograph people and the places that shape them — portraits, couples, events, architecture and light — the way I remember them feeling: unscripted, warm, a little breathless. My path started across five studios in Gujarat, India, shooting and editing hundreds of celebrations, and continues today from a new home in New Zealand. I'm currently looking for my next studio, agency, or team — portrait, event, outdoor, or otherwise.

Akshay Hirani

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Bridal

Portraits of brides on the morning everything begins — studio-grade posing, lighting & detail work.

Bride in pink bridal wear, close portrait — Kundan & Silk

Bride and groom in formal cream and pink wedding attire — The Blessing

Bride and groom walking hand in hand under a wooden pergola — Walking In

Bride in red and groom in white under a garden structure — Second Look

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The Couple

Two people, and everything unsaid between them — environmental portraiture in natural & available light.

Couple close portrait, foreheads touching, beach

Still, Close

Close up couple portrait, warm backlight — Nose to Nose

Close couple portrait, candid moment — Unscripted

Silhouette of a couple at sunset

Last Light

Man lifting woman joyfully in front of a fountain — Lifted

Couple seated together on stone steps under a tree — Sit With Me

Couple embracing on a hazy mountain overlook

Above the Clouds

Casual couple embrace on the beach — Salt Air

Woman in sun hat on the beach, man in foreground — Turning Back

Couple laughing together while sitting in shallow ocean water

Tide

Couple sitting together in a wooden boat, framed by oars

Adrift, Together

Couple dancing by a pool framed by desert arches

The Dance

Couple embracing on the beach under a dramatic stormy sky — Before the Storm

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Destinations

The landscapes that stood in for a chapel — location scouting across landscape, shadow & after-dark light.

Couple embracing on a misty desert canyon overlook

Canyon Light

Couple standing in shallow water before a dark basalt rock cliff

Still Water

Couple embracing inside a heritage ruin, framed by stone arches

Old Walls, New Beginnings

Two figures standing apart in glowing yellow archways at night

Two Doors

Illuminated temple at night with a full moon overhead — Under a Full Moon

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Moments

The smallest guests, stealing the show — candid direction with fast, unpredictable subjects.

Toddler standing beside a toy jeep on a garden path — Little Driver

Toddler in cap and suspenders sitting on a garden path — Sunday Best

Let’s tell
your story next.

AKSHAY HIRANI

Akshayhirani100@gmail.com · +64 22 564 6606 · New Zealand

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