Ruwan Perera

• 180+ Weddings photographed
• 9 Years behind the camera
• 6 Countries shot in

I photograph the parts of a day people forget to pose for. My approach is quiet and unhurried — I spend the morning with you rather than directing from a shot list, so what you get back looks like the day actually felt. Every couple receives a private online gallery and full-resolution files.

• Documentary coverage — a full day told in order, without staging the moments that matter
• Natural light — available light first, discreet lighting only when the room needs it
• Colour grading — one consistent look across a gallery of six hundred frames
• Album design — printed books laid out and proofed before anything goes to press

• Sinhala Native
• English Professional
• Tamil Conversational

1. Lead Photographer & Owner

   Ruwan Perera PhotographyKandy

   2018 — Present

   • Photographed 180 weddings across Sri Lanka, India, Thailand and the Maldives.
   • Built a second-shooter team of three and a retouching workflow that delivers galleries in three weeks.
   • Featured twice in regional wedding publications.

2. Staff Photographer

   Island Weddings StudioColombo

   2016 — 2018

   • Shot 60 weddings a year as part of a four-person studio team.
   • Ran the studio's editing desk, grading every gallery before delivery.

3. Assistant Photographer

   Studio SerendibColombo

   2015 — 2016

   • Lighting and second-camera work on commercial and portrait shoots.

• BA Visual Arts

  University of the Visual & Performing Arts, Colombo

  2015

• Accredited Professional Photographer

  Professional Photographers Association

  2020

• Wedding Photographer of the Year — Finalist

  South Asia Wedding Awards

  2024

• Advanced Colour Grading

  Lightroom Masters Workshop

  2022

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  Sanduni & Ravindu

  A December wedding in Kandy, photographed from the morning preparations through to the last dance. WeddingKandy
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  Golden hour on the point

  A coastal ceremony shot almost entirely in silhouette as the light dropped behind the headland. WeddingGalle
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  The field session

  A portrait session in the hills the week before the wedding, so the couple arrive on the day already comfortable. PortraitNuwara Eliya

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