No. 01
Himalayan Monal
Lophophorus impejanus
Sagarmatha National Park · 3,800 m
Nepal's national bird. Three cold mornings above Namche before he finally stepped into the sun.
Smart Pix Studio Kathmandu, Nepal Since [YEAR]
Ayush Man Kayastha
Wedding films & photographs, studio portraits, and the quiet patience of the wild — from a family that has been looking through the lens for over 25 years.
Prologue The Family Lens
Two generations. One way of seeing.
Smart Pix Studio began with my father, [FATHER'S NAME], and a single camera in a small studio in Chhetrapati. He photographed the neighbourhood's weddings, its newborns, its graduations — the moments families keep in albums for generations.
I grew up between the darkroom and the studio lights, carrying his bags to weddings before I was tall enough to see over the crowd. Today I carry that same camera bag — now filled with cinema lenses, drones and long telephotos — filming and photographing weddings, events and studio sessions across Nepal.
When the wedding season quiets down, you'll find me on a trail somewhere above the clouds, waiting for a bird to land. Patience in the forest has made me a better wedding photographer; the real moments never ask permission.
- 25+Years as a family studio
- 1200+Weddings filmed & photographed
- 8000+Studio portrait sessions
- 180+Bird species photographed
Chapter One Weddings & Events
Love, in real time.
From the first haldi to the final bidaai — photographs and films that keep the noise, the colour and the tears exactly as they were.
Every wedding is a film.
Watch one ↓Beyond the wedding day
Receptions, pasni, bratabandha, corporate events, concerts and launches — covered on photo and video by the same team.
Concerts
Corporate
Receptions
Celebrations
Chapter Two The Studio
Light, shadow, and you.
Our Chhetrapati studio has photographed three generations of the same families. Step in for a portrait that feels like you — just better lit.
Sessions we offer
- 01Family & generational portraits
- 02Newborn, baby & pasni
- 03Pre-wedding & couples
- 04Professional headshots
- 05Passport, visa & ID photos
- 06Graduation & milestones
Chapter Three Into the Wild
Off the clock, on the trail.
“A bird gives you one second. Learning to be ready for it took me years — and it's the same second a bride turns to look at her father.”
— Ayush
No. 02
Spiny Babbler
Turdoides nipalensis
Shivapuri Nagarjun National Park
Found nowhere on Earth but Nepal — and it lives just above Kathmandu.
No. 03
Great Hornbill
Buceros bicornis
Chitwan National Park
You hear the wingbeats before you see him — like a helicopter in the sal forest.
No. 04
Fire-tailed Sunbird
Aethopyga ignicauda
Langtang Valley · Rhododendron season
Smaller than my thumb, brighter than any lehenga I've photographed.
No. 05
Red-billed Blue Magpie
Urocissa erythroryncha
Phulchoki, Lalitpur
All tail and attitude. Never sits still for more than a breath.
No. 06
Sarus Crane
Antigone antigone
Lumbini wetlands
The tallest flying bird in the world. They pair for life — I think about that at every wedding.
Epilogue Kind Words
“We forgot the photographers were even there. Then we saw the film and cried all over again.”
“His father photographed my parents' wedding. Ayush photographed mine. That says everything.”
“The calmest person in the room on the most chaotic day of our lives. Every photo feels like a memory.”
“Our family portrait now hangs in three homes on two continents.”
Your Chapter Book a Date
Let's tell your story.
Wedding seasons in Nepal fill up fast. Tell us your date — or just call. We'd love to hear about it over tea in Chhetrapati.
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