Founded in 2022, Raabta is an enterprise by Shrey Bhagat, an award-winning photographer and creative director, who has created a niche by capturing weddings with compelling visual storytelling.
The word raabta translates to “deep connection”, an ethos that lies at the heart of the studio’s work. While wedding photography is often synonymous with large groups of laughing guests, the constant bustle of family and friends, Bhagat has a keen eye for the hidden moments. When it comes to capturing memorable frames, he shares, “The lighting, composition and aesthetics matter, of course, but they are the tools, not the photograph itself. What stays with me is a photograph where I can feel the relationship between the people in it. A look, a gesture, a pause, even something that happened for just a second.”
Drawing on more than a decade of experience, Bhagat’s approach balances the extravagance and commotion of a wedding with its quieter, more intimate moments. Rather than imposing a predetermined aesthetic, Raabta believes in allowing stories to unfold organically, creating imagery that feels both cinematic and deeply personal. “We try to understand our couples before we photograph them. How they interact, what makes them comfortable, what they naturally do together. During the wedding itself, we also try not to interfere unnecessarily. If people feel that they have to perform for us, we have already lost something,” adds the virtuoso.
Whether it’s a pre-wedding story, intimate celebrations or opulent destination weddings, Raabta captures people with a distinct cinematography, rooted in vulnerability and emotional candour. It is this honesty and sensitivity that makes Raabta’s work noteworthy. Whether it’s someone fixing their partner’s outfit, a hand resting on a shoulder, a private joke, or the way two people look at each other, every fleeting moment is captured to become records of the most cherished moments.
“Aesthetics can make you stop and look at an image. Emotion is what makes you stay with it.”