We had the good fortune of connecting with Radhika Deshmukh-McDiarmid and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Radhika, can you walk us through the thought-process of starting your business?
We never sought to start a business — we just started doing the work! The business structure fell into place (and continues to evolve) as we go. Ian and I both took high school dark room classes and grew up with dads who were hobbyist photographers. When we started photographing our travels, friends noticed and began asking us to take photos of their families. Over 10 years later, we love getting to run a business that helps others document their beautiful lives.

Alright, so let’s move onto what keeps you busy professionally?
I’m a film photographer who got started in a high school dark room class. I’m most proud of the fact that I am still constantly growing and changing. Being a photographer is easy when you take pleasure in noticing all of the beauty in the world around you. The most fun part of this journey has been collaborating with other creative minds to make new things together! There is nothing like envisioning something and seeing it come to life — it’s hard to remember sometimes, but the process itself is the best part. It’s wonderful to see film scans after the fact, but usually by that time, I am itching to create something new!

 

 

Any places to eat or things to do that you can share with our readers? If they have a friend visiting town, what are some spots they could take them to?
There are so many fun places in the Triangle to explore — a small but incomplete list of places I would visit on my perfect weekend: -Eno River
-NC Museum of Art
-Bowerbird Apothecary
-Kingfisher
-Duke Gardens
-Zweli’s
-Parlour Ice Cream
-American Tobacco Campus
-Radian Photography’s studio in downtown Durham

 

Who else deserves some credit and recognition?
I would love to shoutout Student U (https://studentudurham.org) — I started teaching there after my first year in college and there has been no greater organization that has had an impact on who I am today! Based in Durham, NC, Student U empowers and equips first-generation college students in Durham Public Schools, their families, and educators to become the leaders that will transform the city.

 

 

Website: https://radianphotography.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/radianphotography/

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