Varun Aditya

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Varun Aditya
BornJanuary 19, 1991 (1991-01-19) (age 31)
Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
EducationDr.G.R.Damodaran College of Science
OccupationWildlife photographer
Known forAssignments to National Geographic magazine
Spouse(s)Sindhu(m.2021)
Websitevarunaditya.com

Varun Aditya (Tamil Language:வரூன் ஆதித்யா born January 19, 1991) is an Indian wildlife photographer and an environmentalist.[1] He has also received accolades for his photographs, notably claiming first prize as the National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year 2016.[2]

He has also been doing research about animals and nature by taking photographs of them.[3]

Career[]

He received the opportunity to travel with American popular landscape photographer Michael Melford to Costa Rica and Panama after winning a Nat Geo competition in 2013.[4] In 2016, he won the first prize at the National Geographic Photographer of the Year in the Animal Portraits category for his photograph on a green vine snake which is also called the Asian Vine Snake.[2]

On 19 August 2019 coinciding with the World Photography Day, CEO of Apple, Tim Cook took to Twitter and shared an image which was captured by Varun Aditya related to the picture on elephants with double rainbow in the background.[5][6][7][8]

Awards and recognition[]

2016:

  • The National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year award in 2016[9]

References[]

  1. ^ "Varun Aditya Photographer Profile -- National Geographic Your Shot". m.yourshot.nationalgeographic.com. Archived from the original on 24 October 2019. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Varun Aditya: Nat Geo Nature Photographer of the Year |". IndieFolio Blog (in British English). 27 December 2016. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  3. ^ "``புலிகள் ஊருக்குள் வருவது ஏன்?!" - விலங்குகளைப் பற்றி பகிரும் போட்டோகிராபர்". www.vikatan.com (in Tamil). Retrieved 24 October 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ Jeshi, K. (20 December 2016). "'I have to be satisfied with my photograph'". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  5. ^ "Check the Indian photographer's picture shared by Apple CEO Tim Cook". The Times of India. 21 August 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  6. ^ "Indian photographer's double rainbow picture impresses Tim Cook on #WorldPhotographyDay". The Economic Times. 20 August 2019. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  7. ^ "Tim Cook tweets stunning image taken by Indian photographer". Indian Weekender. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  8. ^ "Photographers Are Impressed With The Apple iPhone XS Camera; Your Move, Google Pixel". News18. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  9. ^ ""I Was Called A Slow Learner": Award-Winning Photographer Recounts His Journey". NDTV.
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