Rahul Bohara

Coffee, light,
and the moments
in between.

I brew light roast Ethiopians on a Flair 58 and photograph the world in between cups.
Based in Austin. This is where I write about both.

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The story

Two habits that
changed how I see.

It started with a Flair espresso machine at six in the morning and a camera I barely knew how to use. Both taught me the same thing — that paying attention is its own kind of skill.

Coffee slows me down. I chase light roast Ethiopians from roasters like Merit, SEY, and Upper Left — tracking extraction yields, dialing in on a 1Zpresso grinder, obsessing over the kind of things most people would find unreasonable. Photography is the same energy pointed outward.

I'm based in Austin, TX with my wife and son Hriday. I shoot mostly everyday moments. Nothing staged. Just what's actually there when you slow down enough to notice.

Photography

Everyday frames.

Documentary-style. Shot on the way to somewhere, or nowhere in particular.

Morning commute, 7:14 am
Steam, Café Noir
Late light, doorway
Hands, market day
Empty table, Sunday
Rain, window seat
Coffee Journal

What I've been drinking.

Notes on beans, cafés, and the occasional brewing rabbit hole.

May 2026
Arcane Janson Estate Gesha
Panamá · Light Roast · Washed · Volcán, Tierras Altas
A Gesha from Chiriquí highlands at 1400–1600 masl. Roasted March 28 and just now hitting its window. Brewed it on the Switch and it delivered exactly what it promised — floral, clean, and delicious. Sometimes a coffee just does what it says on the bag.
Sweet Floral Melon
Brewed via Hario Switch · 19g / 310g · 078S at 15 · 50g bloom 45s open → 310g closed to 2:00 → open
April 2026
Merit Ethiopia Keramo
Ethiopia · Light Roast · Natural
Winey and a little wild. Blueberry on the nose, then it opens into something almost tropical as it cools. Pulled it on the Flair 58 at 9 bars and it rewarded the patience.
Blueberry Mango Dark Chocolate
Brewed via Flair 58 Plus · 93°C · 9 bar
March 2026
SEY Guji Natural
Ethiopia · Light Roast · Natural
SEY doesn't mess around with roast level and it shows. This one was almost transparent — you could taste the altitude. TDS came in right at 1.38% on the Hario Switch. Clean finish.
Peach Jasmine Meyer Lemon
Brewed via Hario Switch · 94°C · 3:10 min
Writing

A few thoughts.

Apr 22, 2026
Why I stopped trying to make every photo meaningful
Most of my favorite shots are ones I nearly deleted. They weren't supposed to be anything. That's probably the point.
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Mar 30, 2026
On the ritual of making coffee before anyone else is awake
There's a specific kind of quiet that exists at 5:30am. The kettle, the grinder, the smell before the first cup. It's a room of your own that only lasts twenty minutes.
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Feb 14, 2026
58 cafés in Mexico City and what I learned about paying attention
I did a specialty coffee passport challenge across CDMX last year. Every shop was different, but the best ones all had the same feeling: unhurried.
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Jan 8, 2026
The best photo I took last year was an accident
I was walking out of a café in bad light, half-thinking about something else. The shutter fired. Sometimes that's the whole story.
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resonated, reach out.

I'm not always fast at replying, but I do read everything. Whether it's about coffee, a specific roaster, photography, or just wanting to say hi — that's all fine.

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