Sachin Amarasinghe — Photographer, Toronto

Events, portraits, pets, places and the occasional waterfall — photographed with patience for more than eight years.

A lone tree stands in still water, perfectly reflected.
Nature — No. 10. A lone tree stands in still water, perfectly reflected.
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Practice

The subject keeps changing — a first birthday, an old house in the afternoon, a waterfall lost in fog, a tabby sitting on a yellow jeep. The work doesn’t. Arrive early, read the light, and wait for the frame that’s already there.

Based in
Toronto
Behind the lens
8+ years
Contact sheets
6
Frames on this site
126

The work

Every collection starts as a contact sheet. The circled frame is the one I’d print first.

All work
  1. Events52 frames · Parties, launches & milestones
  2. People14 frames · Portraits & model shoots
  3. Architecture27 frames · Houses, hotels & gardens
  4. Pets8 frames · Dogs, cats & characters
  5. Nature15 frames · Waterfalls, mist & still water
  6. Travel10 frames · Back roads & campfires

Selected frames

One photograph from each contact sheet — the ones that still stop me when I scroll past them.

Low cloud spills over a ridge in early light.
Open the Nature contact sheet
No. 06 — NatureCloud spilling over the ridgeline.
A bronze bell hangs above a carved figure at the foot of a stair.
Open the Architecture contact sheet
No. 10 — ArchitectureA bell, a stair and a carved figure in the half-light.
The view from a jeep’s passenger seat down a winding hill road.
Open the Travel contact sheet
No. 02 — TravelPassenger seat, yellow dashboard, a road that keeps going.
A baby grins among blue, white and gold balloons.
Open the Events contact sheet
No. 36 — EventsA birthday, caught mid-laugh.
A woman in a magenta dress poses with one hand at her collar.
Open the People contact sheet
No. 08 — PeopleMagenta against white, one hand at the collar.
A brown pit bull looks off to the side among tropical leaves.
Open the Pets contact sheet
No. 05 — PetsA patient sitter — briefly.

Commissions

Every booking starts with a conversation. Tell me about the day, the place or the person, and I’ll tell you how I’d photograph it.

  1. A woman in a sequinned dress poses in front of a giant roulette-wheel backdrop.

    Parties & events

    Birthdays, launches and company nights, documented candidly from the first guest to the last slice of cake.

  2. A woman in a yellow dress smiles against a soft white backdrop.

    Portraits & model shoots

    Headshots, personal portraits and portfolio sessions, on a studio backdrop or out on location.

  3. A father in a blue blazer holds his daughter close.

    Family sessions

    Unhurried time together — new babies, milestones, grandparents and all.

  4. A ginger kitten sits upright, ears forward.

    Pets

    Patience and a fast shutter. Dogs, cats and whoever else runs the house.

  5. Woven pendant lamps glow over an open-sided lounge.

    Real estate & spaces

    Homes, hotels and restaurants, photographed in the light that shows them at their best.

A wide waterfall thunders into a churning river under bright clouds.
No. 05 — NatureS. Amarasinghe

Prints

Selected photographs are available as prints through my Society6 shop.

Book a shoot

Tell me what you’re planning — the date, the place, the people (or animals) involved. I’ll reply by email with ideas and availability.

  1. 01

    Write to me

    A few lines is plenty. Dates and locations help.

  2. 02

    We plan the light

    Time of day, location and the shots you can’t miss.

  3. 03

    You get the photographs

    A finished, edited set, ready to share and print.

Sachin Amarasinghe

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