Winners - The Earth We Share Season 2
Our Beautiful Planet Earth is home to more than just humans. Close to 9 Million Species of flora and fauna call earth their home. The well being of each one of us and The Earth, our home depends on the well being of all. The Earth We Share competitions shine a light on this diversity and the need to cherish and preserve the same.
The "Earth we Share" is as much about individual choices and responsibilities as collective action. Every square kilometer of this planet is filled with diversity. Cherishing and protecting this diversity is "The Earth We Share". Intra human interactions & choices, Human - flora / fauna interactions, all this forms a part of theme.
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The Winners
Anirban Dutta
A math teacher by profession, this passionate photographer with 24 years of experience has been published internationally and won 20+ awards from across the world - like USA, UK, Russia, Slovenia, China, India, etc! The latest feather in his cap is the Aarts Maestro Award! No wonder he is hard to beat. Numbers & Photography are in his genes! His favourite genre - Macros!
Padmanava Santra
Watch Out! This guy is on to a hattrick!!
Winner of The Earth We Share Season 1 & Runners up of Season 2. A few more votes and he could have ended up a winner! A school librarian from rural
Bengal, he absolutely loves water birds and has been at for the last 14 years! A man of few words, his pictures do all the talking! Votes Count — So ask for it!
Partha Paul
Is a businessman by profession but a wildlife Photographer by passion! He specifically loves capturing Tigers and Elephants! He also indulges in street and travel photography! He is grateful to be able to get away at short notice and indulge in his passion through sighting and clicking the Royal Bengal Tigers!
Krishnakant Mathuria
A technopreneur from Mumbai, running cyber security ventures across several countries, is an avid wildlife photographer! He loves his time in the wild & says "Photography to me is like Meditation!" The mud flats of Sewree in Mumbai with their elegant Flamingo visitors had him smitten, kicking off his interest in photography! He has travelled the world, documenting several species in their natural habitats!
Dr. Sandip Patil
A medical doctor by training, a wildlife photographer by profession! Over the last 10 years, he has Photographed 1070 birds, 250+ unique tigers and 100+ distinct wolves. And yet, his favourite subject is the Ullu! Owl.
Avilash Ghosh
He is a practising Wildlife and Event photographer based out of Kolkata! With 12+ years of experience, he loves photography!
Khyati Solanki
The multi-talented lady from Bangalore, architect by training & a wildlife photographer by passion! Her interesting take "Architects can change your surroundings but wildlife photographer have to simply accept, adjust & get the best out the surroundings. I love this contrast!" A lady of many parts we say!
Harish Valluri
Amateur photographer, passionate about all forms of wildlife. Management professional and avid traveller.
Karthik Ramamurthy
Is an award winning passionate, full time wildlife photographer from Chennai! Apart from loving what he does, he says "it also helps conservation and spread awareness about importance of ecosystems, forests and wildlife!"
Darshan Ganapathy
Destiny's child - a forest conservator's daughter from Bandipur marries a Coffee Planter from Coorg! Misty Magical Madikere furthered her interest in nature, wildlife and photography over the last 8 years and here she is - as one of competition winners! The melody of the forest and nature is what moves Darshan!
Suhrid Pal
Epitomises "Catch them young and watch them grow" A student pursuing his masters, he is a freelance photographer! He considers it important to influence people about the importance of nature, forests and wildlife with his pictures! He says "I love to photograph and document every aspect of nature! Each moment spent in the wild is precious and memorable"
Soumya Ranjan Bhattacharyya
Is a Physics teacher at a college from Bengal and a passionate wildlife and nature photographer. He has won several national and international awards.
Kishore Das
A talented amateur photographer, winning several national and international competitions, he has now turned PRO and is exploring Photography as a career option! It is as much a career as a hobby for him, one that he reveres as an art form!
Mohammed Salman
This wildlife photographer from credits his love for nature, wildlife to the numerous Nagarhole visits with his father. And also to Rudyard Kipling's Jungle book and tales of forests around Bangalore by Kenneth Anderson! Love for nature in turn kindled a love to photograph and celebrate it! His bucket list is deep but he has covered India and East Africa so far!
Vinit Arora
Adventure loving Wildlife Photographer & conservationist, has a major fascination for birds. And translates this into fantastic bird pictures. He credits his love for wildlife for residing in Nagpur, which he terms as the "Tiger capital of India"
Anirban Mitra
Is a passionate nature enthusiast and loves forest safaris and wildlife photography! He thinks animals are stunningly beautiful, cruel yet innocent! And loves capturing the beauty of birds through his cameras!
Amit Shankar Pal
An IT professional from Hyderabad. He loves that his passion — wildlife and travel photography give him much deserved breaks from his busy schedules! He loves travelling and safaris, clicking birds, landscapes and people — in that order!
Sachin Ghai
Is a Travel and wildlife Photographer, whose work has been exhibited across the world in cities like Tokyo, Iran, etc! He is also an award winning Photographer and has been featured in International publications including National Geographic.
Sameer Kunden
A media entrepreneur from Pune & a wildlife photographer since school days, he considers it his lifelong passion! He has documented, through his pics 700+ birds species! He has also dedicated the last 5 years to capturing the life cycle of the fan-throated lizard!
Kartik lyer
An engineer working in a MedTech MNC and a passionate wildlife photographer who loves the wilderness and safaris! For him, his love for nature and wilderness comes first - photography is just a means to capture and document that love! Mention wildlife and animals and he will wax lyrical!
Dharmendra Padhiyar
Dharmendra is the hero of macro photography and loves shooting tiny insects, flowers and reptiles! His favourite click-worthy critter- the spider and he loves shooting moon moths! Whoa! What scares us, inspires him!
Subhasish Mondal
This scientist by profession is passionate about wildlife, conservation and biodiversity! He would love to give up his job and pursue conservation and photography full time but knows that balance is the key that enables him to fulfil his duty! He loves the speed, dexterity and uncertainty of wildlife photography but also experiments with object, night sky and food photography! He says "Nature and wildlife are like Oxygen in my life - essential!"
Viraj Khorjuwekar
Is a Telecom Professional who is passionate about nature & wildlife photography. He says "It is my love affair and I manage to find time because my family supports me!" He started off with bird photography and has now moved into the entire spectrum of flora and fauna and is also interested in creative nature photography!
R Pradeep Kumar
A retired College Principal, pursuing his passion for Wildlife photography for 2+ decades! While he loves to click mammals and birds, he has a special interest in macro photography! With his vast experience, he has interesting anecdotes and exciting stories about encounters in the wild, across several parks and sanctuaries!
Arghya Adhikary
Engineer by profession, Wildlife Photographer by passion, he loves the surprises the wild throws up! A contributing photographer to WWF - India, his pics are also published in BBC Wildlife, Sanctuary, Wild Planet, Etc and won several Indian and international awards! His favourite subject — mammals and reptiles
Yashodhan Bhatia
Natural history photographer, bird philatelist & entrepreneur from Jamnagar, pursuing wildlife photography with a emphasis on behavioural habits of avifauna and the documentation of "Tagged and Ringed birds" passing through Gujarat during migration. His contribution to natural history photography has won him several national & international awards. He was also instrumental in organizing national-level birding programs like 'Saevus Bird-a-thon' at Jamnagar.
Dr. Biplab Misra
Radiation Oncologist by profession, Wildlife photographer by passion! He credits his love for photography to the locational advantage of AIIMS Raipur — surrounded by national parks and sanctuaries! While he heals his patients, he says nature and wildlife photography heals his soul!
Seema Suresh
A journalist and writer by profession, she is now a fulltime wild life photographer and specialises in documentation of wildlife! Her favourite clicks are all from Corbett and she especially loves elephant portraits! Indeed - we are with her! Who doesn't love portraits of majestic pachyderms!
Arif Ayub Ali
What a thought-provoking picture of "The Tiger with the Bisleri Bottle"! His passion for wildlife photography enables him to do conservation advocacy, raising awareness about endangered species and threatened habitats! GO GO WE SAY! The Planet needs you!
