Where I take you
Every tour is customised, but these are the spots I know most intimately — and return to again and again.
Mullick Ghat Flower Market
Just at sunrise, this market explodes into colour. Vendors move fast, light shifts quickly...
Kumartuli Potters Lane
Clay transforms into divinity here. Narrow lanes filled with artisans, textures, and unfin...
Koley Vegetable Market
Chaos finds its rhythm at Koley Market. Layers of colour, motion, and human exchange unfol...
Kolkata Local Train
The local trains are more than transport — they are moving narratives. Fleeting gestures a...
Colonial Calcutta Streets
Time lingers in fading facades and colonial architecture. Light, shadow, and solitary figu...
Ganga Ghat
Along the Hooghly River, life flows quietly. Rituals, reflections, and soft morning light...
North Kolkata Lanes
Stories live in layers here — crumbling mansions, intimate alleys, and everyday life unfol...
Howrah Bridge
The city pulses at full intensity here. Endless human movement, shifting light, and scale...
Tours & Workshops
Photo Tours
Private, fully customised street photography tours through Kolkata.Explore Kolkata with a photographer who knows every corner, face, and light in the city.
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Private Workshops
Street photography workshops built around developing your own eye.Over a decade on the streets of Kolkata, refined into a curriculum that transforms how you see — not just how you shoot.
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Fixer Services
Your team on the ground for shoots across Kolkata & India.Professional photography fixer services in Kolkata and across India — access, permissions, locations, and logistics.
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Explore Kolkata & India
Explore Kolkata at first and continue exploring India with me.Begin where I know the streets best — Kolkata, my home for over a decade. Learn to read its light, its chaos, and its rh...
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“It was excellent. I was with Shivam for 12 days in Delhi and Jodhpur. I took over 4,000 pictures (street and some landscape) and got some of the best photos of my life. He knew pe...
“Shivam put in an amazing effort to give us all an experience of a lifetime. You truly are a great business partner and a lifelong friend. I learnt a lot from you. The photography...
"This was an exceptionally well-organised trip. The photography guidance was great, with support and insight when needed. What made it truly special was Shivam’s joy, passion, and...
"I personally spent 10 days with Shivam during my first visit to India with the sole purpose of developing my photography passion in a country that was unique, foreign and challeng...
I've had an incredible time with this wonderful human by my side, who has served as my protector, guiding me through this beautiful country. Seeing India through his perspective ha...
An incredible experience photographing Kolkata. Shivam opened doors I never would have found on my own. Every morning was different and perfectly planned.
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Street Photography at Kumartuli
Flower Market, Mullick Ghat
Kolkata Local Train Ride
Whether you are a first-time visitor or a seasoned photographer — get in touch and let us build something meaningful together.