Here are the pictures selected by the Jury for the Collection-22.
A kumki elephant plays mediator between the forest officials and the wild elephant that had made its way into the village near nagarahole tiger reserve.
About Photographer
working as photojournalist in the times of india news paper based in Mysore, Karnataka, and my passion is wildlife & bird photography, with an 20-year career. my passion for wildlife has led to actively participate in 30 to 40 rescue operations for elephants, leopards, and tigers in the region.
Bokehlicious LOVE A flying love seen around grass, to catch them followed around 10-15 min but no luck so ignored and started searching another subject found Robert fly ???? but found this pair on the same branch and finally found this click
A dream moment when this mother snow leopard and her cubs, following their mother's footsteps, freezes, observing and staring at activity at the opposite site where a herd of ibex was grazing. I was alone witnessing this memorable sight in extremely freezing conditions. So happy to have captured this memorable stillness. Place - Lahaul & Spiti
About Photographer
Passionate about wildlife, nature conservation.
A hunting heron gulping down baby crocodile whole. On my visit to Ranthambore on 23rd of June, we were exploring zone 3 of the park to search for any signs of dominant tigress of Rajbhag - Riddhi. Rajbagh has always been a place with mesmerizing views and also some rare wild encounters. Rajbagh is also home to large number of crocodiles. When in the wild you always need to keep your eyes vigilant as nature throws you with unexpected encounters. As I was moving my eyes through the lake, an unusual movement of Grey Heron caught my eye. It had something in its beak shaking his head, biting and rolling the thing in its beak. On zooming in through the camera, it was found to be a baby crocodile caught by the Grey Heron. In a few seconds, Heron gulped down the baby crocodile and started searching for its another food.
Tibetan Wild Ass (aka Kiang) are the natives to the major grasslands and plains situated in Ladakh. They usually prefer to inhabit plateaus, wide valleys, and low hills dominated by grasses, sedges, and smaller amounts of other low-lying vegetation. This particular kiang couple was spotted by our tour guide near the Tso Moriri Lake in Ladakh. However, instead of focusing on getting a close-up image, I preferred to capture a wide angle landscape shot to include the serene mountains in the backdrop along with the kiangs grazing in the foreground.
About Photographer
Akshay is an avid wildlife photographer and nature enthusiast, residing in the hustling city of Mumbai. He ventured into wildlife photography back in 2017, and has ever since been on a mission to capture the breathtaking flora and fauna the wild has to offer to humankind. He has also been featured in one of India's leading wildlife magazines - WiF India's Explore Wild India for his work of Macro Photography conducted in the Amboli Rainforest. His mission is to showcase the wildlife to the viewers in a pleasing, yet impactful manner.
The Rhino or The Landscape - Which one I should choose to fall in love in Kaziranga
About Photographer
This is Vamsi Krishna Koppisetti , a wildlife photographer from Rajahmundry,Andhra Pradesh. I love to capture moments of wildlife through Sony gears and lenses. I tend to show the beauty of nature to those who don't get the opportunity to go into the wild.
Fox feeding its puppies This was shot near the grasslands of Bhigwan. Due to mass destruction of grass lands around this region these beautiful creatures are slowing tapering down with population. The prime concern being feral dogs for this species followed by habitat destruction. I personally saw about 8 dogs ferrociously killing one fox some time ago at good distance. This mother some how gave us opportunity to witness this tender moment at perfect setting so that I could capture the moment. Though the wait was longer (from morning 6:30 to eveing 5:00), I was blessed with this wonderful sighting.
The Bond for Generations - Trees and Tigers are definitely the most visible bond. This is very famous waterhole and the big old tree of Pench, the area and especially this tree and waterhole has been passed on to same lineage generations now. The latest queen of the area seeking the blessings and confirming the bond with the guardian tree.
About Photographer
An avid traveller, trekker, wild-lifer, sportsman and an autodidact, enthusiast photographer.
Hoolock Gibbon mother with her child, Dehing Patkai, Assam , November,2021 The only ape found in India is the tailless Hoolock gibbon which is the state animal of the Arunachal Pradesh, India. It is also an endangered species in Assam. In my visit in the Kaziranga National Park I saw this beautiful animal for the first time. But I couldn't capture a direct photo of this ape . In my next visit in the Dehing Patkai Park in Assam, fortunately I got a clear view.
About Photographer
I am a senior consultant of Medicine but inclined to Wildlife Photography specially Birding with a passion. I left my Government Job to persuade my passion more intimately for last five years.
This moment was captured in Kanha notional park .During a morning safari , our driver suddenly halted and stopped.We saw an Indian Python was engulfing a deer slowly and a a wild boar was trying to take some part of the deer as food. This was absolutely a natural history moment.
About Photographer
Eye surgeon by profession based on Kolkata ,I am purely a nature & wildlife photographer by passion. I started my photographic journey with manual SLR camera. I always try to capture moments from nature that fascinates me.
