What inspired you to pursue photography? And what drew you towards wildlife? Like every Mumbaikar who aims for a stress-free life, I started exploring places during my weekend breaks. My pocket camera remained my companion. The trigger which pushed me towards professional photography was when one of my images getting selected for publishing with a leading nature conservation … [Read more...]

Tell us a little about your life. How did you get into photography? By profession I am an R&D Manager with Johnson & Johnson. My passion for birds was born long back, when I was a child. I still remember my childhood days when my father often used to throw off all the eggs laid by pigeons. Unfortunately these eggs were laid in the nest made in our kitchen loft , just … [Read more...]

Elena Shumilova is a Russian mother and photographer who uses her lens to show the unique interaction between farm animals and children. She brings out magical images in the process. As told to Tanika Godbole I live about 300km from Moscow. I spend half the year living on a farm. I like to tell stories through my images, and that is my biggest inspiration. I sketch down my … [Read more...]

Rohit Verma left his corporate career to venture into wildlife photography. He is passionate about conserving nature and creating awareness through his images. He lives in Bangalore. His work can be found at www. rohitvarma.com As told to Tanika Godbole Lioness & cub                                                   Tiger Tell us about your background. What is your life … [Read more...]

Please tell us about yourself. I would say I’m a creative person at heart with a strong passion for travel, photography, food and the fine arts in general. I was exposed to photography at a very young age thanks to my father, the late Wilas Bhende, one of India’s leading advertising and industrial photographers. I loved accompanying my father to the studio and observing … [Read more...]