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When my good friend and wedding photographer Payal Kumar introduced me to the beautiful Mrinal Bhatia, I had no idea that working with her is going to be such a pleasure. Sharing a small project I did for the Dhanesh & Mrinal's beautifully designed spacious home. The deadline was tight and yet I have never worked so seamlessly or easily with someone. Everything became very simple for me because Mrinal was extremely clear about what she wanted and also about the fact that she trusted me implicitly. All I had to do was a wall in the children's room. Mrinal wanted a lot of colour to set off the otherwise very sane lines of her kids room. She told me "This wall is where all the fun will happen. I don't really want cartoons or jungles. Just pops of colour."

 The architect of the stunning home on which a post is coming up is Gajesh Badeswal of GMB Squadra

Children live in their imaginations, in their own world, which is full of the most engaging stories and imagery. Now if an adult could go in, take pictures and come back to show it to them, how brilliant would that be. When I see Heetal Dattani's work, I often feel this is exactly what she does. You need to read her stories to know that and see her frames laced with the happiest colours that tell your baby's story to see that.
Heetal's Beetle and Bottle is a treasure trove of many such happy tales and i have watched with wonder how each story and each picture is as unique as the child it is made for.

To see more of Heetal's amazing range of work, do click here. And to commission her work, you can write to her at heetal@beetleandbottle.com.