Fashion Shoot | Zanzibar, Africa
Last November, we had the privilege of traveling to Zanzibar, a beautiful island off the coast of Tanzania in East Africa, to photograph local designer Doreen Mashika‘s new line. Since 95% of what we shoot is wedding-related, fashion was something new and exciting for us and we did not hesitate to take on this challenge.
Doreen uses local fabrics and materials for her clothes and accessories, and her designs are highly inspired by local culture. In keeping with her style, she wanted the shoot to have local flavor, so we divided our time between the Mashariki hotel, the busy local market, the streets of Stone Town, and the beach.
Because we are not fashion photographers, we are used to relying on available light and unpredictable environments to make our photos, so this was actually right up our alley. We are very grateful that Doreen’s vision included us, and we had an absolute blast. Special thanks to her, models Diana and Roweleen, and makeup and hair artist Sebastine Pepler for making a perfect team.
Doreen will be updating her website with all the photos soon, but in the meantime, here is a selection of our favorites.
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Christine + Vikram | Cancun, Mexico
Laughter. That is Christine and Vik’s 3 day wedding celebration in Mexico summed up in one word. Nothing, not even when a rainy sky pushed their beach reception into one of the resort’s restaurants, could stop these two from having a good time. In fact, after a very wet Indian ceremony, they just took a dip in the pool, with Christine still in her very heavy sari.
The beautiful Dreams Riviera in Cancun played host to the multi-day affair, from the Vatna, where their enthusiastic guests smeared Vik with turmeric paste (mustard also found it’s way in there), to the Baraat, where Vik made his grand entrance on a horse. From start to finish, this wedding was an absolutely joy. We broke our record for the most photos we’ve ever taken and had the time of our lives.
The day after their wedding day (after Christine and Vik generously sent us to the spa for massages), we took a rocky ferry ride to Isla Mujeres for some portraits. We had suggested this location for its local Mexican feel, rocky cliffs, and proximity to Cancun, but having never been there ourselves, we were crossing our fingers that this location would be worth the trip… and it most certainly was!
Christine and Vik, we are so happy to have had the pleasure of documenting your epic wedding. We look forward to travelling to India with you sometime in the next few years!
As always, you can browse through our favorites above, and we invite you to take a look at their full slideshow by clicking HERE.
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fer juaristi come on guys! this set is for wow.com love it! see you in a few days!
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NAOMI CHOKR EPIC INDEED!!! THIS WEDDING IS FANTASTIC! I CAN’T WAIT TO TALK ABOUT THIS WITH YOU GUYS NEXT WEEK!!
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Cathy and david Wow. Amazing. seriously.
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fabianluquefotografia Muchísimas felicidades por vuestro trabajo!!!!
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Quin Cheung oi! sooooooo goooooooood!!!! way to kill it D + d!!!
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leslie biggar i love it, everything about it!
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Adam kealing you guys!! so so so good!!
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arnau killer shots! I love all of them! congrats
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magali love the last one!
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molina this set is so good, it’s stupid. incredible. love it.
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Fernando Berani Incredible shots, wonderful work. Contrats!!
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Pepe faraldo excelent work
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Newcastle wedding photographers gorgeous series of images! fantastic work…
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cidpa Excellent shots. I love all of them
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Sachin Khona Beautiful!
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luis Uaaaauuuuuuu!!!!! beautifull
Austin Workshop
We are excited to announce our only group workshop of 2012, in the very cool city of Austin, Texas. Come hang out with us for two full days; it’s going to be intense, but it’s going to be a lot of fun! We’re covering everything from composition, lighting, creative shooting… to pricing, marketing, and even portfolio critiques.
Hope to see you there!
Click HERE for more information and/or to sign up.
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Steph MacKinnon ekkk absolutely would love to be a part of this… will see how January 2012 bookings go in Nova scotia
So amazing! I especially like the one of her in the doorway with the older men at the market. So good!
Great job guys!!
Beautiful work!
BEAUTIFUL work, you two!
you two are so talented!!! This is beautiful and it’s so fun seeing your unique compositions and style in a different way
Omg guys these are stunning!
You two absolutely KILLED It!!! I can’t wait to see more. This is AH-mazzz-ing! Love the colors, the vibe and unconventional fashion shoot.
Absolutely brilliant guys… I’ve looked through them three times already.. Stunning.
#3 and 8 are something else. your talents go way beyond wedding photography!
Wow! Beautiful models, beautiful location, killer photography.
Love this shoot! absolutely love the market pics.
Its my first time on your blog and what a surprise. Absolute brilliance!
beautiful work you two! quite the departure and still so you!
Beautiful pictures! I got a Doreen Mashika dress when I was in Zanzibar last year. Your pictures and the scenery do justice to her beautiful pieces.
Fantastic job. Congratulations
Fantastic photo. The blue of the dress sparkle from tons of tones of green and yellow/brown. The composition is great. Very good. Congrats.
well done doreen,brilliant work,beautiful colours,i absolutely love,you go girl.
dang, these are tight! nice work you guys!
Absolutely gorgeous pic !!! I love it
Awesome set you guys!
HEY GREAT PHOTOGRAPHY, GREAT WEBSITE, GREAT POST!
fROM ONE PHOTOGRAPHER TO ANOTHER, I REALLY ENJOYED LOOKING through THESE photographs!
WILL BE COMING BACK TO SEE MORE WORKS FROM DAVINA AND DANIEL!
Brutaaaal !!! Awesome work guys !!! I love this fashion work and Zanzibar