Photographer of the
Year – Portfolio
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Winner
(3 per category)
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Special Mention
(5 per category)
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Finalist
(120 in total)
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The Jury Curator is Nature inFocus
co-founder, Kalyan Varma.
Business Head, RoundGlass Sustain
Neha Dara is the business head of RoundGlass Sustain, a treasure trove of stories on India’s natural world. She has been a travel writer and editor for most of her career and has a keen interest in sustainability and responsible tourism. At Sustain, she and her team are working to inspire a sense of wonder in India’s wildlife and habitats while supporting conservation and building a compassionate community.
Business Head, RoundGlass Sustain
Neha Dara is the business head of RoundGlass Sustain, a treasure trove of stories on India’s natural world. She has been a travel writer and editor for most of her career and has a keen interest in sustainability and responsible tourism. At Sustain, she and her team are working to inspire a sense of wonder in India’s wildlife and habitats while supporting conservation and building a compassionate community.
IFS Officer
Dr Sanjay Kumar Shukla is an officer of the 1992 batch of the Indian Forest Service allotted to the Madhya Pradesh Cadre. Presently, he serves as the Member Secretary at the Central Zoo Authority, Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change, Government of India. Dr Shukla commands an extensive range of experience in different branches of forestry, including wildlife conservation. He also served as the Field Director of Kanha Tiger Reserve. A renowned conservation photographer, his images have been published in many national and international magazines. He also has, to his credit, several publications relating to conservation.
Wildlife Photographer
A former mechanical engineer and Larsen & Toubro (L&T) employee, Saurabh Desai has been practising photography for more than two decades. His interest in wildlife has seen him travel across India and overseas to Tanzania, Ethiopia, Kenya, Dubai, Indonesia and many more countries for photography and filmmaking assignments. After leaving his engineering career behind in 2011, he founded 50mm Media Productions and established the Visual Poetries Centre for Photography in Surat. Saurabh has conducted more than 70 workshops and seminars in different parts of India. He has been a speaker at national-level events such as the Nature inFocus Festival, Symbiosis School of Photography and National Birdwatchers Conferences.
Wildlife Photographer
Sudhir Shivaram is one of India’s most respected and renowned wildlife photographers and a key influencer in the photography space. His pictures are noteworthy for their technical sophistication and evocative character and have won him numerous national and international accolades. He was the Sanctuary Asia Photographer of the Year in 2012. This green evangelist campaigns for wildlife protection and gives freely of his time and images to raise awareness about nature and wildlife.
Wildlife Filmmaker
Sugandhi Gadadhar is a National Geographic Explorer, wildlife filmmaker and cinematographer based in Bangalore, India. She freelances as a cameraperson for national and international wildlife productions. Sugandhi is a member of the IUCN Otter Specialist Group (OSG), working on documenting and conserving Smooth-coated Otters in south India. She also volunteers with Conservation India, curating content and working behind the scenes for conservation campaigns.
Wildlife Conservationist
Vivek Menon is a wildlife conservationist, environmental commentator, author and photographer. The winner of the 2001 Rufford Award for International Conservation for his work to save the Asian Elephant, Vivek is the founder, Executive Director and CEO of the Wildlife Trust of India. He is a prominent advisor to the government on natural heritage conservation as a part of several committees like the Project Elephant Steering Committee, National Wildlife Action Plan Committee and many more. Internationally, Vivek is the Chairperson of the IUCN SSC Asian Elephant Specialist Group, a member of the Species Survival Commission Steering Committee of the IUCN and an Advisor at the Marjan Centre of King's College, London. He is also the author/editor of ten wildlife books, scores of technical reports and more than 200 articles in various scientific and popular publications.
Wildlife Photographer and Filmmaker
Kalyan Varma is a wildlife photographer, filmmaker, naturalist and explorer specializing in environmental issues in India. He freelances with many of the world's leading magazines, environmental NGOs and television networks like the National Geographic and BBC. He is one of the founders of Nature inFocus.
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