Exhibitions

There are 3000 tigers left in the wild, and their survivability is limited by habitat destruction, poaching, encroachment of forest lands and other issues. A tiger is an umbrella and keystone species and an indicator of the health of the forest. More than 600 rivers and rivulets in India originate in one of the tiger forests. A tiger is one of the handful hyper-carnivores that keeps the population of herbivores and ungulates in control, which otherwise destroy the forests, grasslands and even invade agricultural lands.

Saving a tiger would thus mean saving the forest. Tiger has become synonymous with conservation, worldwide, particularly after the extinction of three subspecies and incidentally is also a matter of national pride, being the national animal of India.

This is one of the founding reasons behind ‘Wild Apart’ which is a series of photo exhibitions that showcase the grandeur and magnificence of the Tiger while trying to communicate the necessity of conserving this keystone species.

To see a tiger in the wild is one dimension, to photograph it is another, and to reproduce the scene for others to experience is the most difficult one.

The carefully curated images are printed on archival paper of lustre texture and/or allure metal to last long while retaining the true colours. The images are printed on 36 in x 24 in Archival paper and 30 in x 20 in Allure metal to provide the viewer with an immersive experience. In fact, this the first time in India, that an exhibition on tigers will feature frames in printed on metal.

All the photos have been clicked by me from across various Tiger Reserves of India such as Tadoba, Bandhavgarh, Pench, Kanha, Ranthambore etc. All the photos have been shot using NIKKOR 400mm f2.8E FL ED VR, one of the exemplary and superior glasses in the field of wildlife photography.