List of prominent wildlife photographers in India

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The following is a list of prominent wildlife photographers in India. The list includes renowned wildlife and natural photographers who are known in India and have worked in the 21st century as professional and freelance photographers. Their photography has appeared in books, magazines, calendars, and other print media worldwide. These wildlife photographers in this list have received many awards from several national and international institutes.

History of wildlife photographers in India

In India wildlife photography started with documentation of animals killed by Kings and Britishers, as it was difficult to capture and document live animals in their habitat due to slow lenses and low sensitivity of cameras. With the beginning of 1940, Madhaviah Krishnan started pioneering the black and white photographs of wildlife in India.

Essential pieces of wildlife photography gear

  • Binoculars or a monocular
  • Headlamp or flashlight
  • Telephoto lens
  • Bean bag – lens coat, lens sack
  • Tripod
  • Gimbal
  • Camera bag for long lenses
  • Long lens rain cover
  • Teleconverter

Best places for wildlife photography in India

  • Corbett National Park Located in Uttarakhand
  • Dachigam National Park located in Kashmir
  • Dudhwa National Park located in Uttar Pradesh
  • Hemis National Park located in Ladakh
  • Great Himalayan National Park located in Kullu
  • Ranthambore National Park located in Rajasthan
  • Gir National Park Located in Gir of Gujarat
  • Tadoba National Park located in Chandrapur
  • Simlipal National Park located in Odisha
  • Anamalai Tiger Reserve located in Tamil Nadu[1]

Examples

Facts

Some of the amazing facts of Wildlife in India making it attraction for Wildlife Photographers [2]

  • 10% of the World’s wildlife species are found in India.
  • 40 tiger reserves
  • 35 national parks
  • 15 species of wild cat
  • 1250 species of bird.
  • Over 870 endemic species
  • 50% of World's bear species

List of prominent wildlife photographers in India

Name Professional Freelance Type Specialization Location Country Notes
N. A. Naseer Yes Wildlife Photographer Kerala India
Jayanth Sharma Yes Wildlife Photographer Elephant, Cat(Family) Bangaluru India
Kalyan Verma Yes Wildlife Photographer Bangalore India
Shekar Dattatri Yes Wildlife Photographer Chennai India
Sudhir Shivaram Yes Wildlife Photographer Karnataka India
Shaaz Jung Yes Wildlife Photographer Bhopal India
Aditya Singh Yes Wildlife Photographer Sawai Madhopur India
Sundeep Kheria Yes Wildlife Photographer Gujrat India
Shivang Mehta Yes Wildlife Photographer Faridabad India
Nisha Purushothaman Yes Wildlife Photographer India
Ganesh H Shankar Yes Wildlife Photographer India
John Isaac Yes Wildlife Photographer India
Sandesh Kadur Yes Wildlife Photographer Clouded Leopards India
Parav Sharma Yes Wildlife Photographer India
Thomas Vijayan Yes Wildlife Photographer Bangalore India
Rathika Ramaswamy Yes Wildlife Photographer Bird Delhi India
Tapan Sheth Yes Yes Wildlife Photographer Gir Lions Surendranagar India
Gopinath Krishnamoorthy Yes Yes Wildlife Photographer Manapparai India
Sachin Yadav Yes Yes Wildlife Photographer New Delhi India
Charu Verma Yes Yes Wildlife Photographer Atrauli India
Milton Biswas Yes Yes Wildlife Photographer Jaipur India
Oonitejas Sahoo Yes Yes Wildlife Photographer Bhubaneshwar India
Shashi Choubey Yes Yes Wildlife Photographer Mumbai India
Saptarshi Bhattacharyya Yes Yes Wildlife Photographer West Bengal India
Rahul Vaghela Yes Wildlife Photographer Ahmadabad India
Suraj Sharma Yes Yes Wildlife Photographer Ludhiana India
Deependra Padhi Yes Yes Wildlife Photographer Bilaspur India
Madhusoodanan P Yes Yes Wildlife Photographer Trivandrum India
karan mishra Yes Wildlife Photographer Korba India
Ganesan Ram Yes Yes Wildlife Photographer Coimbatore India
Madhu R.K Yes Wildlife Photographer Gundlupet India
Nilanjan Ray Yes Yes Wildlife Photographer Bangalore/Gurgaon India
Udayan Verma Yes Yes Wildlife Photographer Mumbai India
Jaison A. M Yes Yes Wildlife Photographer Denkanikottai India

Above is the list of wildlife photographers based on why these photographers are primarily known as the prominent wildlife photographers in India. You can help us expand this list by reaching out on [email protected]

References

  1. India, Travelogy (2018-02-08). "10 Best Places for Wildlife Photography in India". Travelogy India Blog. Retrieved 2020-03-20.
  2. "Home". Wildlife Photography India. Retrieved 2020-03-20.