The Nerdybirders! Ashok Madaravally If you fake your death to attract vultures, if your wardrobe looks like a color card of greens and browns, if you're raving about Swarovski and heck you're not talking about crystals, then you and I share a passion for our feathered friends! A long time birdwatcher, I have been photographing birds from 2005. I am also interested in sustainable eco-tourism and more recently biodiversity studies. My favorite nature photographers include Art Morris, Nick Nichols, and several top-notch Indian photographers on India Nature Watch.
Hari Shankar It's 6.00 AM, and we're winding up the ghats of Silent Valley National Park, slowing only at narrow hair-pin bends, and Hari, keen-eyed, sits there in the front with the driver. A few minutes pass and Hari suddenly lets out a shout- "Snake!!" and compels the driver to bring the jeep to a juddering halt. In the next few seconds, there's a blur of action and then you see him grinning ear to ear with a very large rat snake in his hands as the petrified driver looks on from a distance. A fervent ‘wildlifer,’ with a soft corner for snakes, Hari is passionate about birds and birdwatching. His special interest lies in photographing and chronicling butterfly species in India. Equipment Roshni Mukherjee I owned my first book on famous photographers when I was 9 and from much before I had touched a fancy camera, Man Ray, Annie Leibovitz, and Bill Brandt were on my ‘Amazing People’ list. Traveling is second nature to me, and I am lucky to have traveled avidly throughout the country. I caught the birding bug in 2006, acquired some fancy equipment and have now progressed to find my niche in macro and landscape photography. My special interest lies in photographing butterflies and dragonflies. My other passions include Indian cinema and American literature.Equipment email - nerdybirders @ gmail . com
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