Ajay Menon, a web and graphic designer by profession, met his true passion in photography when he started traveling around Kerala, where nature is at its best. Working on frames and colors, nature and life, he started observing how things could be presented better, could be captured better, without losing its real essence, in a way of his own. Passion led into action and this is what he is now- an amazing and unique artist who has an eye for detail. He makes eyes sparkle with his art, translation from the click of the shutter to a finished image.

Born on 27th July 1982, he was brought up in the beautiful countryside of a rural village in Palakkad, Kerala, serene and full of life. Music and awe for the incredible nature has inspired him and his thoughts to a great extent. There is a melody in all his landscapes and his portraits weave a story.

His lovely family and friends have supported him to be the wonderful person he is. Self taught and a keen learner, he never misses even a subtle change in nature. For him, this is happiness being close to the bubbles of the sea, whispering clouds and the rosy glow of the sky when the dawn appears. He has a graceful and powerful way of expressing emotions and capturing moments with all its glory.

Ajay is one of the 'spirits' of Cafe Papaya. Cafe Papaya is about Music, Movies and Mocha (mocha stands for coffee) in the same order of priority. There is a serious intention behind the Cafe to create a culture that is more open to music and movies and to share the perspectives that we have gained by being open to the new.

SPIRIT are our local experts who share their STORY with us and based on them we arrange your travel in STYLE