Suruchi
Drolia
🇮🇳 India
With us
2 months
Studio Name
Suruchi Drolia photography
I'm Suruchi Drolia, a professional portrait photographer, based out of Bengaluru, India. I have this insatiable love for memories and photos.
Now, here's a little background on me. I actually started as a Chartered Accountant, delving into the world of tax consulting for a decade. But you know what? My heart was calling me towards something different, something that truly set my soul on fire. And that's when I discovered my passion for photography.
I took a leap and completed a full-time summer course in photography in New York, from Parsons School of Design. Ever since then, I've been immersing myself in the magical realm of portrait & fashion photography.
Winning photos
Wise words and even warmer smiles! ✨ My photoshoot with 𝗠𝘀. 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗶 𝗥𝗮𝘁𝗻𝗮𝗸𝗮𝗿 (@payalrnath 's mom) was a true inspiration.
Coming from an army family (with both her father and husband serving in the India-Pak war!), her strength and grace shine through.
Ms. Meenakshi's hands weren't just strong from life's challenges, they reflected quiet joy and warmth as she spoke of her love for embroidery and knitting. Each stitch in her personalized hampers for her grandchildren isn't just yarn, it represents threads of love and legacy, passed down through generations.
But beyond the beautiful crafts, she shared a life lesson that resonated deep within me: "You can't stay in the tunnel forever. You'll move forward, either towards the dark or the light, but there will always be a way out."
Her words are a reminder that even in the darkest tunnels, even when life throws shadows our way, the choice to move forward, to seek the light, always remains with us.
"Lost connection"
𝒕𝒂𝒑, 𝒔𝒄𝒓𝒐𝒍𝒍, 𝒄𝒍𝒊𝒄𝒌 -
𝒔𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒔 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒅 𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒂𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅
𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒚 𝒈𝒐 𝒔𝒊𝒍𝒆𝒏𝒕
𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒐𝒃𝒍𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒇𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒈𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅
𝒄𝒖𝒓𝒗𝒆𝒅, 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒇𝒊𝒈𝒖𝒓𝒆𝒅, 𝒂𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 -
𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒕𝒘𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒃𝒂𝒄𝒌𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒍𝒐𝒏𝒆𝒍𝒚 𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒔
𝒘𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒆𝒍𝒔𝒆 𝒅𝒊𝒅 𝒘𝒆 𝒆𝒙𝒑𝒆𝒄𝒕?
𝒂𝒇𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒄𝒐𝒄𝒐𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒅𝒊𝒈𝒊𝒕𝒂𝒍 𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒔
𝒏𝒖𝒎𝒃, 𝒔𝒂𝒅, 𝒃𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒓 -
𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒏𝒆𝒅 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒇𝒂𝒄𝒆𝒔, 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒔𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒔
𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒆𝒙𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒊𝒏 𝒂 𝒄𝒓𝒐𝒘𝒅
𝒚𝒆𝒕 𝒍𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒍𝒐𝒏𝒆
𝒅𝒆𝒆𝒑, 𝒅𝒂𝒓𝒌, 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒕 -
𝒊𝒔 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒐𝒃𝒍𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒐𝒏
𝒂 𝒔𝒂𝒇𝒆 𝒔𝒑𝒂𝒄𝒆, 𝒂 𝒔𝒊𝒍𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒎𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓
𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒗𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒏𝒈,
𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒅𝒆𝒗𝒐𝒊𝒅 𝒐𝒇 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒏𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏
Scars and Wisdom
'Hindsight' is a powerful thing.
Who we used to be and what we went through must feel different in that moment in time. In the present, if we reflect, it can show us so much we couldn't fathom then.
Thinking back on how we dealt with a situation before versus now, can show you growth, progress, learnings, or just a change – in you and in your life. It is not to say that what probably hurt you before won't now, but, how you deal with it or perceive it, will change. We can reduce it to the 'beauty of time', but let's give ourselves some 'credit'.
What we go through, changes our composition – our coping skills, self-awareness, emotional quotient, resilience, cognitive skills, and so much more.
But, what I can't say is 'when' that happens for each of us and how we choose to take it. Yet, my hope would be that if bad days or challenges find you, they don't break you, but leave you new. Rich with inspiration, strength, and reform.
