Answer:
It is not allowable to give and take photographs for nikah; this is not an Islamic way. The hadith warns sternly those who make pictures. Finalizing a proposal is not one among the unavoidable conditions where photograph was regarded allowable. The boy can get information through his female family members.
Allah (Subhana Wa Ta’ala) knows Best
Darul Ifta,
Darul Uloom Deoband
