Here are the pictures selected by the Jury for the Collection-17.
Water is an essential part of elephant's life; not only for drinking and bathing but also for recreation. During my trip to Jim Corbett National Park in India I came across these four subadult elephants who were engaged in various games in the cool river water on a hot summer day.
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Pair of Malabar Pied Hornbill resting before dusk.. Was able to get their silhouette from the land of the hornbill Dandeli.
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Telecom Professional. Passionate Nature / Wildlife Photographer
The Indian wolf (Canis lupus pallipes) - GAME OF PLAY The indian wolf playing with each other.the Indian wolf generally lives in smaller packs rarely exceeding 6-8 individuals, and is relatively less vocal.Indian wolves are nocturnal and hunt from dusk to dawn, using different strategies for their various prey animals.Indian wolves will feed on livestock when natural prey is scarce. Bighwan Maharashtra.
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I am a person who loves to walk in nature and enjoy the every moment of nature. Nature is always ready to share with you something if you understand her.A petrochemical engineer who done his part of job for more then a decade in the field of petrochemicals and refinery now make photography as a profession for the lifetime and doing photography professional works. I select my passion as a profession.
An Eastern Imperial Eagle trying to capture a Desert Fox, in the Little Rann of Kutch, Gujarat. During my LRK photography trip, I was observing the Desert Fox when an Eastern Imperial Eagle swooped in from nowhere and tried to grab the fox using its talons. The fox was quick and managed to outrun the raptor.
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He is a self-employed IT Professional having more than 20 years of experience in his area of interest. He is a passionate Wildlife, Landscape and Astro-Photographer. Despite being extremely occupied with his business and other photographic activities, he takes out time and travels around the country to photograph birds, mammals in their natural habitat. His photographs have won accolades in many reputed photography groups across Facebook, Instagram and many other platforms like Nat Geo India, Viewbug, Photocrowd, 35Awards, 500px, National and International Salons. He is also enthusiastic about promoting photography and focused in bringing out new talents amongst the crowd.
You are stronger than you think If you have no confidence in self, you are twice defeated in the race of life. With confidence, you have won even before you have started.
It was my 2nd tour of November 2022. Me and 7 other members started our 4day Expedition of Sundarban. Sundarban is one of the toughest place to see the tiger. That's why swamp tiger is a Jem of wildlife photography. It's phenomenon spread through out the world. By the blessings of mother nature I am quite fortunate of Swamp tiger but others 7 members were not. I promised them that we will see the tiger. But three days we couldn't find the Mangrove phantom. We got almost every raptor, Kingfisher but not tiger. Last day of our expedition we started our Safari with full Josh. As per 3 days tracking I was quite sure that there was a chance of tigress BORO MAA/ Bari Maa. We were in hurry to go to possible spot. But suddenly we saw a Brown winged Kingfisher in a beautiful light on fantastic perch. On the request of my co photographers we spend all most 15-20 minutes there. But I was so anxious that this 20mins may cause us more. Finally when we reached the possible area we saw a fresh pug marks. The Queen on move as we . The Tigress alredy crossed 4 creeks. So we waited at the 5th creek of that island. We hold our breath and she appeared. Ohh! What beauty..She crossed the creeks which is full of shallow water and give a look to us...In mind We all said " All hell the Queen"
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I am a nature and wildlife photographer. More specific Swamp tiger chaser. Exploring the Sundarban "The Mysterious Mangrove" is my passion. Resort owner by profession.
During the morning safari in Kabini, while tracking for a male Tiger who had entered the territory of the Magge Female, my eyes caught the sight of this Darter soaking in the beautiful sunlight. I clicked this habitat shot keeping in mind to underexpose to get the beautiful contrast and silhouette.
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My name is Rakshanda Rashid. A wildlife enthusiast, who had so far compromised her passion to fit into the standards of living set by society. From being a Biotechnology student in high school to changing to a Business Management student, my passion for wildlife never left me. Where the rest of the world found pleasure in parties and hangouts, I found my peace amidst the wildlife and nature. Being a girl from a family with traditional and conservative values, I was somewhere losing track of my purpose of living. My dream of becoming a Wildlife Researcher and Conservationist seemed to have been left far behind. While pursuing my MBA, I decided to do an online crash course on Photography, during which, I discovered my talent for capturing moments ... Wildlife Moments. I then decided to follow my passion for wildlife with a little feat of technology, doing Wildlife Photography.
Emerald cockroach wasps primarily hunts for cockroaches, it injects it's venom into the cockroaches brains with it's stinger to paralise it and then lays an egg on the still alive roach. She then packs the burrow for the egg to hatch and feed on the roach while it is still alive. This wasp mates once in it's lifetime. Once fertized she will lay dozens of eggs. She will lay one egg per cockroach. Shot at Backyard, Dharwad
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Macro and Wildlife photographer from Dharwad, karnataka. Basically a Nature lover with a keen interest in the behavioral aspects. Images published in BBC Wildlife, Natgeoindia, Asian photography magazine, Candy mag, wild Sojourns and more.
Hypnotize Leopard, Pench National Park, March 2023 As it was sitting for a while i had a chance to play with scene. The woods around gave a nice depth to the picture. Equipment: Canon R5 + RF100-500
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I am a wildlife lover. As i always say that "i love all living things other than humans". I am a photographer so that memories can be shared and experienced by other too.
I have clicked the image near Monglajodi,Orissa. Two birds were fighting for one fish.
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Coming from an orthodox Bengali family from Kolkata, India, I recognised my passion for photography much later after I hit my 30s. Prior to that I was only an IT employee working for various MNCs for more than 12 years. I discovered my fascination for photography, especially for bird shots when I visited a bird sanctuary with a photographer friend in 2018. I immediately decided that I would want to delve deeper into the world of birds and wildlife.
So I began working on my gear. Started from Canon Rebel-T5 with Tamron 150-600,
currently I possess Nikon D500 and Nikkor 200-500 for my genre of photography.
With birding and wildlife comes a lot of traveling. So I started visiting remote Himalayan districts and forests in search of exotic birds and wild animals. Some days prove to be very fruitful and rewarding while some are not worth the time and energy invested. As it's the mantra of wildlife photography. No matter what, patience is the key till you find your lucky day.
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