Photography

Thanks to my dad’s background in agro-mechanics and my mother’s degrees in biology(& pedagogy), there was a lot of nature talk at home growing up. I am doubly lucky to have grown up in Bangalore, a city famous for its tree cover, rich wildlife and tech. Bangalore sits hours away from Nilgiris and Nagarahole biospheres - supporting diverse flora and fauna, and home to highest density of Bengal tigers on Earth. I highly recommend watching Wild Karnatka, a wildlife documentary about my home state with David Attenborough’s narration.

Bangalore also was home to the best naturalists and conservationists from India. I’m privileged to have learned from experts like Karthikeyan Srinivasan, Vivek Tiwari, and wildlife photography mentors Sumeet Moghe, and Kesava Murthy.

I started photographing wildlife primarily for documentation, but developed an interest in composition in the process. If you start from the bottom, you can chart my growth as a wildlife photographer.

Albums

• Current - Wildlife @ home
• Jan 2021 - Morning at Charleston Slough, Mountain View
• Feb 2020 - Wintering migrants @ Merced Wildlife Refuge, located in California’s central valley.
• Dec 2018 - Wildlife of Costa Rica - visit to the Monteverde cloud forest in Costa Rica.
• Feb 2017 - Rainy morning in San Rafael’s Las Galinas Valley birding loop
• Feb 2016 - Weekend getaway to Merced county
• Jul 2014 - California birds after I moved to America
• Mar 2014 - Weekend trip to Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary
• Jan 2014 - Wildlife in a salt desert - trip with friends to Lesser and Greater Rann of Kutch
• Jul 2013 - Photos from Amboseli, Samburu, Nakuru, Mara - trip to Kenya with
• Jun 2013 - Birds of Bangalore - compilation of many birdwatching trips
• May 2012 - Pictures from a trip to the Kabini river lodge in the Nagarahole National Park
• Jun 2011 - Urban wildlife near our home in Challaghatta, Bangalore
• Jul 2010 - Photos from South Africa - Trip to Kruger National park