I was born in Jharia, later raised in Haveli Kharagpur and Patna, in small lanes where life moved quietly but deeply. Growing up, I learned one thing early — beauty is never where people look; it is always in the unnoticed, the ordinary, the passing moment that lives only once. I never approached photography as a craft to master. For me, it became a way of understanding myself. After years of anxiety, childhood shock, and a long period of silence, the camera arrived in my life not as a tool, but as a companion. I picked it up during a recovery phase in 2007, and slowly, it taught me how to see again. What I create today is not “pictures.” It is observation — honest, instinctive, unplanned. I move, I travel, I wait, I watch, and I capture only when something feels alive for a second. I believe nature cannot be duplicated, moments cannot be repeated, and reality should never be decorated. India, especially the India outside postcards and tourism posters, breathes in its own raw rhythm. That is the India I document. I often share 2–4 images of the same place, not from indecision, but from openness. Every viewer carries a different eye. I don’t want to restrict a moment to one frame — people feel differently, and I want them to choose their own truth. My work is built on movement — scooty rides in summer, train windows, sudden stops, unprepared encounters, and the quietness of daily life. I trust instinct more than technique. I trust feeling more than style. And I trust that ordinary people, small cultures, and forgotten places carry more truth than anything staged or curated. I photograph not to impress, but to express — not to show India, but to feel India. For me, photography is continuity. Everything begins as a condition, changes through events, and disappears as relation — but its meaning returns in different forms. My images are my way of holding these forms for one more moment. I don’t chase trends, presets, or shortcuts. I chase authenticity — the only thing that survives. My journey now is to share this truth, the real India I have lived with, with the world: through exhibitions, galleries, books, films, and any space where emotion and observation still matter. This website is the beginning of that path. — Nayan Shaurya