Sudhir Shivaram

Sudhir Shivaram
Sudhir Shivaram
Born	Hassan, Karnataka, India
Nationality	Indian
Citizenship	India
Education	Electronics & Communications Engineering
Alma mater	Malnad College of Engineering
Occupation	Wildlife photographer, Photography Teacher, entrepreneur
Known for	Indian wildlife photography, India Nature Watch
Spouse(s)	Vasudha Sekhar
Children	2
Call sign	VU2USM
Website	www.sudhirshivaram.com

Sudhir Shivaram (born 1972) is an Indian wildlife photographer and entrepreneur.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Biography[]

Shivaram grew up in Karnataka and became interested in wildlife photography in 1993 whilst studying engineering in Malnad College of Engineering in Hassan, Karnataka.^[1] After graduation, he worked for Hewlett-Packard as an engineer and later at APC. Currently, he is a full-time wildlife photography teacher. He was named Sanctuary Asia's "Wildlife Photographer of the Year" for 2012.^[1]

Shivaram campaigns for wildlife protection.^{[citation needed]} He was a brand ambassador for Canon.^[5] He is the founding member of the non-profit photo sharing site India Nature Watch.^[6]

At the 2014 Worldwide Editorial Awards held in Washington D.C., National Geographic Traveller India's September 2013 cover featuring Sudhir's image won the Yellow Border Award for the best cover across 14 language editions of the magazine worldwide.^{[citation needed]}