Nilanjan Ray

About Nilanjan Ray

Wildlife photographer, roadtripper, bridge player, MMA fan, bibliophile | Marketing & growth | Technology, digital, analytics, startups | MBA, IIM Calcutta |

Happy New Year

Twelve favourite wildlife photos from 2017. My preferences evolved over the year, and I have started experimenting more with abstracts and monochromes. Herons over dark water. Evening. Monochrome. Blackbuck stag during sunset Portrait of the pale tiger Time to fly. Starlings. Monochrome. Warrior, a massive bull gaur. Monochrome. Wild elephant in musth Pied kingfisher with [...]

2018-01-01T20:38:55+05:30January 1st, 2018|Categories: Photography|Tags: , |

Nature photography and impressionism

Have been experimenting a bit with the camera. Given that I have zero background in arts, and am somewhat of a philistine regarding non-nature/wildlife stuff, I had to do some serious reading. Also looked at the works of renowned painters and photographers. Theory is ok, but takes practice to get things right in camera. And [...]

2017-12-08T23:52:28+05:30December 8th, 2017|Categories: Photography|Tags: , |

Birding from a hide near Bangalore

I recently visited a birding hide a couple of times, and it was an interesting experience. I am not a birder - I prefer mammals - but it was fun to shoot the entertaining and charismatic feathered creatures as they went through their antics. The Oriental white eyes were funny creatures to follow, and they [...]

2023-09-16T16:43:09+05:30November 13th, 2017|Categories: Photography|Tags: , |

Delighted To Be Featured By Nikon in “Behind The Lens”

Delighted to be featured by Nikon India in their "Behind The Lens'' series, where they cover leading Nikon shooters from India. Copy and link below. "When I was growing up in Kolkata, I used to visit the Himalayas twice a year with my parents, and enjoyed stories about wildlife and adventure. Reading and travelling helped [...]

2023-09-16T16:43:39+05:30October 3rd, 2017|Categories: Photography|Tags: , , , |

Featured in Smithsonian Magazine!

Honoured to be featured in the prestigious Smithsonian Magazine for discovering and photographing the pale tiger. Smithsonian is the official journal published by Smithsonian Institution, world's largest museum and research complex based out of Washington, D.C. Smithsonian Magazine Stunning Images Capture Rare Pale Tiger in India https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/super-rare-pale-tiger-photographed-india-180963980/ IFLScience, an online publication dealing with the lighter side [...]

2023-09-16T16:44:04+05:30September 8th, 2017|Categories: Pale Tiger|Tags: , , , |

World Tiger Day: Thrilling Tiger Encounters

On World Tiger Day, Scroll.in came up with a nice article around thrilling tiger encounters, featuring Valmik Thapar, Bittu Sahgal, Neha Parmar, Rohan Chakravarty, and yours truly.  On World Tiger Day, five lovers of the big cat describe their most thrilling brush with the animal https://scroll.in/magazine/845150/on-world-tiger-day-six-lovers-of-the-big-cat-describe-their-most-thrilling-brush-with-the-animal Other memorable moments:  The very first time I took [...]

2023-09-16T16:44:35+05:30August 1st, 2017|Categories: Photography, Travel|Tags: , , , , |

The Pale Tiger: Coverage in Indian Media

The rare pale tiger generated a lot of buzz in Indian media. The first journalist to connect with me was one based out of Ooty, Nilgiris. After that, there was a spate of articles in domestic media, print and online. Times of India, The Hindu, Hindustan Times, Deccan Herald, Bangalore Mirror, Bombay Times, Malayala Manorama [...]

2023-09-16T17:08:04+05:30July 13th, 2017|Categories: Pale Tiger, Photography|Tags: , , , |

The Pale Tiger: International Media Coverage

Happy to share that the pale tiger was featured in leading international media such as The Guardian, Fox News, The Independent (Indy100), Russia Today, CNN Español, New York Post etc. Was joking with friends that Fox News balances The Guardian, and CNN balances Russia Today. This tiger has been successful in crossing political and geographical [...]

2023-09-16T17:04:43+05:30July 12th, 2017|Categories: Pale Tiger|Tags: , , , , , , |

The Pale Tiger

After discovering and photographing the rare pale tiger from Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, I had sent RAW and JPEG images to Sanctuary Asia and Belinda Wright, tiger conservationist and Emmy Award winning wildlife filmmaker who worked with National Geographic for many years. Belinda said that this was the palest wild tiger she had seen in India, [...]

2023-09-16T17:01:33+05:30July 5th, 2017|Categories: Pale Tiger, Photography|Tags: , , , , |
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