Hyderabad: Anjani Kumar, a wild life photographer from Hyderabad, got the national award at NiF (Nature in Focus) Photography Awards 2018. He was the first person from Telugu States to receive the prestigious award so far.
The fifth edition of the wild life photography NiF was held in Bengaluru from September 7 to 9. The event included talks, presentations by globally renowned photographers, filmmakers and conservation/research scholars followed by award ceremony. Several awards were given to the selected photographers under categories Animal Portraits and Behavior, Wildscape and Animals in Habitat, Conservation Issues, Creative Nature Photography, Humor & Wildlife and Young Photographer.
The winners were chosen by a five-member jury comprising renowned wildlife photographer Dhritiman Mukherjee, conservation scientist Divya Mudappa, wildlife filmmaker Saravana kumar Salem, wildlife photographer Giri Cavale and award-winning wildlife photographer Jayaprakash Bojan. The jury curator is Nature in Focus co-founder, Kalyan Varma, a wildlife photographer, filmmaker and naturalist. (NSS)
