List of prominent wildlife photographers in India

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.

## Contents

* 1 History of wildlife photographers in India
* 2 Essential pieces of wildlife photography gear
* 3 Best places for wildlife photography in India
* 4 Examples
* 5 Facts
* 6 List of prominent wildlife photographers in India
* 7 References

## History of wildlife photographers in India[edit]

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[edit]

* 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[edit]

* 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[edit]

* Photograph by Sudhir Shivaram

* Photograph by Rathika Ramaswamy

* Photograph by Shaaz Jung

* Photograph by Shivang Mehta

* Photograph by Tapan Sheth

* Photograph by Thomas Vijayan

## Facts[edit]

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[edit]

Name | Professional | Freelance | Type | Specialization | Location | Country | Notes

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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 |

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## References[edit]

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.