Welcome to Andrew Adams Photography

I am thrilled to announce that I have been accepted into The International Society of Professional Wedding Photographers.

“The ISPWP takes great pride in accepting only the most experienced, talented, and professional wedding photographers in the world. “

The International Society of Professional Wedding Photographers is a rarity among online wedding photography directories. We’re small. We’re exclusive. We’re picky. We are a worldwide group of top professional wedding photographers who have the experience, talent, and reputation to deliver outstanding wedding photography to our clients.

When you hire an ISPWP photographer, you are hiring with confidence because every member has met our high standards for membership

In this constant changing technological world we live in I do my best to keep in touch with my clients,  and provide them with the most convenient way to connect with me. Whether you are around the corner or world, I am just a click away. Wherever I may be you can always connect with me through a variety of communicative tools. So take your pic from the many options below.

I look forward to Chatting, Skyping (a great way to talk live where ever you may be!) , Tweeting, Emailing,  even the old fashioned telephone, or whatever forms of communication comes next.

So please do stay in touch! 

Just thought it would be nice for you to see some of my favorite images from last year.

What a year it was! I started the season off with  Simone and George’s traditional South Indian,  Christian Wedding in beautiful Kerala, India.

And finished off the year back in India again with the spectacular week long

wedding extravaganza of Tina and Ashok on December in Bangalore and Delhi.

 In between I was lucky to witness some of the most heart warming, celebrations of love,

the beautiful union of two diverse cultures at Brenda and Jittesh’s, Chinese/Indian fusion wedding in Toronto.

Jennifer and Ryan’s  rustic, fall wedding at her families farm in the Country side,  and many more wonderful, moments.

I am looking forward to an exciting 2010, and want to wish all my previous and future clients, friends and family,

 a happy, healthy, prosperous year ahead!

And now on with the slideshow! Enjoy!

I am so excited to see Tina and Ashok’s beautiful, week long wedding in Bangalore

featured on Maharani Weddings Blog today.  Check it out.

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and I have just learned that some emails are not getting through.

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I just received the news that this image was selected from hundreds of submissions to be included in

SNAP – A photographic fundraiser for ACT (The Aids committee of Toronto) silent Auction.

To be held at the National Ballet School in Toronto next month.

A fun night out for art lovers.

Check out the event details here.

Hope you can make it out, pick up some fantastic art at very reasonable prices

and help support this amazing organization at the same time!

The photograph was taken last April while covering a wedding in Cochin, India.

This weekend we will be showing at the Kismet South Asian Wedding Show.

I checked out their fall show this past September and was quite impressed with it.

So we decided to participate in their new February show.

So if your in the Toronto area this weekend stop by our booth and say hello!

And if you need tickets send us an email and I would be happy to send you a complimentary pass!

Have a great weekend!

I have to admit that winter weddings in Canada can be challenging!

Loads of possible issues,Cameras freezing up, Photographers freezing up,Bridal party freezing up!  You get the idea!

So while I was still in the warm tropics of Southern India my talented associates Michael and Yianni

had the pleasure of photographing Laura and Themi’s beautiful winter white wedding.

A stunning Greek Orthodox Church, a bright sunny day by the Harbourfront, and one of my favorite Toronto Venues The Liberty Grand all made for a picture perfect day!

Congratulations Laura and Themi!

It has taken me some time to get these online, since getting back from my two month adventure in India things have been a bit busy around here.

But I wanted to revisit my journey now and upload these images while the places were still fresh in my memory.

After a hectic week long wedding in Bangalore I was ready for some much needed time off.

So continuing were I left off in my last post….

After our amazing tour of the backwaters of Kerala we headed north and into the cooler hill station area of Ooty, Tamil Nadu.

A beautiful, scenic, lush area of Southern India where you will find rolling hills filled with tea plantations, rain forests, and abundant nature and wildlife.

The best way to see some of this is on the Nilgiri Express.

(A miniture train that is even listed on the World Heritage list)

After our incredible journey through some of the most beautiful, picturesque parts of India we were ready for a few days of relaxing on the beaches of Goa.

It’s pretty easy to get used the the laid back atmoshere in Goa, especially after a month of non stop travel.

A typical site in Goa, Kingfisher not only rules the Airways in India (BTW if your flying in India, I highly recommend them)

They make pretty good beer too! and they sure know a thing or two about marketing!

I’m not the kind of traveler who likes to laz around on a beach for a week so after a few days in Goa I was ready to move on!

I had been to Rajasthan on my first trip to India two years ago, but only had a few days before arriving in Mumbai so we decided to check out Udaipur, the city of lakes and palaces!

Just an hour north or Mumbai by plane, but what a difference coming from the South!

The people, climate, landscape, food,  if you are looking for an exotic location for your wedding, Udaipur is THE place!

with some incredible historical palaces that have been turned into five star hotels like Devi Garh, about a half our outside Udaipur.I would LOVE to shoot a wedding here!

After a few days in taking in the sites of Udaipur we were ready for the big city….Mumbai.A city that I have been to before, but this time I was able to take my time and really get toknow this city a bit better. One of the highlights of my trip was riding the Local trains at rush hour!  I was warned! But being the stubborn independant type. I had to experience it! Even riding in first class was like nothing I have ever encountered before. I was actually pushed off the train before it even came to a complete stop! LOL! But seriously the people of Mumbai were very acommodating and helpful!Like any big city, (25 million!! That’s like the entire population of Canada!)One does have to be careful and always aware of their surroundings. But never once did I feel unsafe!A bit crowed at times? Yes! for sure. But there is nothing like Mumbai. The energy, and spirit of these people is clearly evident.Never a dull moment.  I can’t wait to go back!

I am now sitting in Bangalore airport waiting for my return flight to Toronto. (Free Wifi here, a pleasant surprise).

So I thought I would take this time to update you all on my two month Journey through South India and my third visit.

After my wedding in Bangalore I decided to take some time out while I was in India.I had so much fun last April that I decided to explore more of this incredible Country.

There is so much history, culture, and fascinating things to see and photograph I don’t think I could ever tire of it.

I met up with a Tamil friend from Toronto in Chennai, and we began our journey through the South.

For him, a return to his cultural heritage, and for me a nice added bonus (a translator/traveling buddy).

We explored many beautiful historical sites, including ancient caves, stunning temples, and quaint little villages.

So many images were captured I had a hard time narrowing my selection down, so I will start with Tamil Nadu and Kerala.

About an hour south of Chennai is Mamallapuram.Once the ancient port of the Pallavas, Mamallapuram plays host to a vibrant festival of Dance.Exponents of Bharat Natyam, Kuchipudi, Kathak and Kathakali performed against the magnificent backdrop of the Pallava Rock Sculpture From there we continued South to the quaint town of Pondicherry.Were we spend a festive New Years Eve strolling along the cobble stone streets and visited the Sri Aurobindo Ashram. Famous for it’s spiritual leader by the same name, and his particular method of spiritual practice, which he called the Integral Yoga. It was a very peaceful, serence environment, unfortunately photography was not allowed in the Ashram. But I did manage to capture this interesting cluster of women along the sea wall in Pondicherry.The New year started off right with a visit to the one of Asha for Educations project sites Srividyasram school in a small village near Thanjuvar, Tamil Nadu.

This was a great experience!  The staff and students were so kind they even put us up for one night. I have so many great images from this part of the trip that I have decided to post them later on their own, so do check back soon!

 Then it was onto see some magnificent temples in Thanjuvar and Madurai, typically south Indian temples are very colorful.

While staying at the Srividyasram School, which is on the banks of the Kaveri River, I woke up quite early one morning and headed down to the river to catch the warm morning light. What I did not realize is that early morning on the river is where many of the villagers start their daily rituals. Prayers, Bathing, laundry, a beautiful site to witness.

From Thanjuvar we took a 4 hour bus ride to Velankanni Town. The site of an important Roman Catholic Shrine dedicated to Our lady of Good health, And a Major Pilgrimage site in India for Catholics. Vailankanni was also one of the worst hit areas in the 2004 Tsunami. After we finished our temple tours of Tamil Nadu we continued to the very Southern Tip of India; Kanyakumari.Here is where you have three bodys of water that meet, the Indian Ocean, Gulf of Manar, and the Arabian Sea.It is also one of the few places in the world where you can witness the sunrise and sunset over two Oceans.

From the Southern Tip we made our way up the western coastline into Beautiful Kerala. Or as it is commonly known “Gods own Country”I feel so blessed to say I have now been there twice. this place is just paradise!Beautiful backwaters, rich fertile soil, the warmest, friendliest people in all of India, amazing food, and some great little beaches, unspoiled by tourism, (Yet) likes it’s nieghbour to the North;  Goa.These stunning red cliffs are the backdrop of one of my favorite places, Varkala.If you go to Kerala, you must absolutely book a backwaters cruise on a house boat!National Geographic Magazine has listed this as one of their top 10 trips of a lifetime.(Just make sure you book through a reputable tour company as the house boats vary drastically in price and comfort.)Daily life in Kerala is focused around the water.  Children are even transported to school via the backwaters.Well this is just half my trip so far.  Still to come; Wild Elephants in Tamil Nadu’s protected national forest, tea plantations in Ooty. Goa and the insanely mind boggling weekly Anjuna Beach Market, Udaipur, the stunning Rajasthani city of lakes and Palaces.And my new favorite city, Mumbai! Stay tuned and Namaskar/Namastay!