RISHAV RAJ
Co-Founder, WECLIK (weclik.in) • Fashion, Luxury Weddings & Commercial Director
MUMBAI, MAHARASHTRA, INDIA • ACTIVE FOR HIGH-VALUE COMMISSIONS
Mumbai-based Commercial Photographer, Creative Director and Co-Founder of WECLIK (weclik.in) with 8+ years of dedicated practice spanning high-fashion campaigns (Swaps Couture, Neeli Nazakat), luxury destination weddings, and institutional documentation for the Ministry of Culture in 2026. Dual-track professional with contractual customer experience roles at Amazon (Japan & UK/APAC) and Airbnb (Teleperformance India), combining creative storytelling with enterprise client delivery and operational reliability.
01 // PRODUCTION JOURNEY & TIMELINE
Creative Director & Lead Photographer
OCT 2026 — PRESENT
MUMBAI PRACTICE // CONTEMPORARY COMMISSIONS • MUMBAI, INDIA
- Operating mirrorless hybrid cinema and stills systems for fashion lookbooks, celebrity portfolios, and commercial OTT visual production.
- Active for high-profile commissions across Bandra, Lower Parel, and destination wedding dates nationwide.
Lead Exhibition Documenter
2026
MINISTRY OF CULTURE • THE LIGHT AND THE LOTUS // NEW DELHI
- Commissioned for photographic documentation of Buddhist relics exhibition returned to India, capturing foreign dignitaries, monks, and delegates.
- Delivered real-time photographic intelligence reports directly to the Ministry of Culture at 2-hour intervals.
Head of Photography & Commercial Director
2021 — 2023
SWAPS COUTURE (MUMBAI) • CRAVE HERMIT PRODUCTION • HYDOZ
- Head of Photography at Swaps Couture; lensed the landmark 'Neeli Nazakat' campaign with Swapnila Mishra & MUA Alia Khan.
- Covered costume unit stills on live film set for OTT web-series with HYDOZ in Satara/Pune.
- Shot the Radhika Silk heritage saree campaign with model Parineeta Singh, and Kishwa campaign in Mumbai.
Co-Founder & Creative Lead
JUN 2017 — PRESENT
WECLIK (weclik.in) — LUXURY WEDDING CINEMATOGRAPHY
- Co-founded WECLIK on 26 June 2017; scaled brand identity, client acquisition, and multi-crew delivery for 20+ luxury weddings/year.
- Executed signature destination weddings across Gokarna, Kurukshetra, Rishikesh, Jaipur, Delhi, and Patna.
Lead Wedding Photographer & Light Assistant
OCT 2015 — 2017
MEOW STUDIO (SAURABH BANURAJ) & ST. XAVIER'S BJMC
- Progressed from lighting assistant on Amayra book launch to lead wedding photographer commanding high-pressure live ceremonies.
