Hey, I'm Ayush, a photojournalist and video journalist based in Kanpur, originally from Rudrapur in the mountains of Uttarakhand.

I travel with a camera and come back with stories. My work has taken me to tribal villages on the Indo-Nepal border, the burning ghats of Varanasi, the Kumbh in Prayagraj — always chasing the life that exists just outside the frame of mainstream news.

When I'm not shooting I'm usually at a chai stall having a conversation that goes nowhere and everywhere at once. I speak Hindi, some English, and fluent chai.

I'm curious about people, slow about judgements, and genuinely interested in how others see the world. If you have a story, I probably want to hear it.

Happy to show you the real Kanpur — not the tourist version, but the lanes, the ghats of the Ganga, the old mill colonies, the food that doesn't have a name on a menu.

📷 @freezingdumb on Instagram

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Meeting new people

Interests

I am learning photography and 420. I also do yoga

• dogs
• photography
• yoga
• music
• rock music
• exploring
• meeting new people
• acroyoga
• yoga and meditation

Music, Movies, and Books

System of a down
Lifafa
Ac/dc
Twenty one pilots
Bhagwad geeta
Chankya neeti
Everybody street
Kodacrome

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I cant describe these in this tiny place

Teach, Learn, Share

I know somewhat about street photography and yoga

What I Can Share with Hosts

Photography walks companion, stay, exploration

Countries I’ve Visited

Nepal

Countries I’ve Lived In

India