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About Surfers of India

Two surfers. A lot of memory cards. One mission for Indian surf.

Surfers of India films and photographs surf sessions along the Indian coast — from the point breaks of Mulki and Kovalam to the peeling beach breaks of Mahabalipuram and Goa. We built this platform so you can find your high-res shots with a single selfie instead of scrolling through thousands of photos of strangers, and so surf schools and photographers can deliver their work effortlessly.

How it started

India’s surf culture is surging. Every morning, beginner students take their first paddle-out, groms charge beach breaks, and seasoned surfers carve long reef walls. On the sand and from the water, photographers and school instructors capture hundreds of unforgettable moments.

Yet getting those photos to the people who rode the waves has historically been a headache. Compressed WhatsApp chats ruin dynamic range, Google Drive links expire or get messy, and photographers spend hours after a session sorting through thousands of RAW frames trying to match faces to names. We built Surfers of India to replace that chaos with instant, automated delivery.

AI built for saltwater & zinc

Generic facial recognition fails in ocean surf. Surfers are often 80 meters out in the lineup, drenched in spray, wearing tinted zinc sunscreen, rashguards, bucket hats, or sunglasses. Our matching engine is tuned specifically for action sports: when a school or photographer uploads a session, our pipeline indexes every detected face in seconds.

When you upload a quick selfie from your phone, our system compares your facial vectors against that day’s session album. In seconds, you see watermarked previews of every frame you appear in — free to browse before deciding to buy.

A studio platform for schools & photographers

Surfers of India isn’t just a guest finder — it’s a complete operating system for surf businesses. Certified surf schools and independent photographers get their own dedicated studios at photos.surfersofindia.com/your-brand, complete with custom branding, crew management, and automated sales.

Thanks to our deep integration with Cashfree Easy Split, revenue is split automatically at checkout: the school or photographer’s bank account receives settlements directly without manual bookkeeping or chasing invoices.

Privacy by design

We treat biometric data with utmost care. Your selfie is processed ephemerally in memory: we extract the mathematical vector needed to run the search and discard the selfie immediately. We never train external AI models on your photos, never build cross-session identity graphs, and never sell your personal information to third parties.

Get in touch

Have questions about a session, want to request a photo takedown, or interested in onboarding your surf school or photography studio? Email us at namaste@surfersofindia.com, call +91 63626 36885, or find us on Instagram @surfersofindia.