About The Speaker

Mr Anjani Kumar
In the forests of Kanha Anjani Kumar’s ardent avocation with wildlife first took birth. It was the year 2006, and the forests with their lush beauty, endless tranquillity and abundance of activity captured his imagination and secured his fervour. That trip, and two years since, he did not once glimpse a tiger. His trips were escapades into the natural life, a welcome diversion from the concrete jungle we call our habitat. Through the path he emerged, his first tiger, the cryptic dodger of his first twenty eight safaris. Nothing can compare to the adrenaline rush, his fear and happiness, the fascination of beholding the most majestic creation of the Gods above.

It’s been eight years and nothing has changed. In May 2013, he picked up a point and shoot camera and wanted to carry home the beauty of the wild, give a physical form to the intangible lure of nature. He started getting inclined towards photography when he picked up his first DSLR in August of 2013. In October 2013, he went on his first tiger safari with a DSLR. Photography further honed his interest in wildlife.

 As he learnt to capture various species, he got interested in their nomenclature. As he watched the forest cover of these precious creatures further deplete, he wondered about the future of our planet. He strongly believes that Photography plays a crucial role in conservation of wildlife and ecological balance. It is most satisfying when someone looks at his images and say “I’ve been watching your images and would love to visit the jungles sometime” . It gives happiness and satisfaction that his work is bringing few people close to nature.

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