Sudhir Shivaram (born 1972) is an

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wildlife photographer.

Biography

Shivaram grew up in

Karnataka Karnataka (; ISO: , , also known as Karunāḍu) is a state in the southwestern region of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act. Originally known as Mysore State , it was renamed ''Karnat ...

and became interested in wildlife photography in 1993 whilst studying engineering in

Malnad College of Engineering Malnad College of Engineering (MCE) is an engineering college located in Hassan, Karnataka, India. It was established in 1960, during the second 5 year plan of India, as a joint venture between the Government of India, Government of Karnataka ...

in Hassan, Karnataka. After graduation, he worked for

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as an engineer and later at APC. Currently, he is a full-time wildlife photography teacher. He was named

Sanctuary Asia ''Sanctuary Asia'' is an Indian nature and wildlife conservation magazine founded in 1981 by Bittu Sahgal, its current editor. The magazine expanded in 2015 to become established as a non-profit foundation (Sanctuary Nature Foundation). Sanctu ...

's "Wildlife Photographer of the Year" for 2012. Shivaram campaigns for wildlife protection. He was a brand ambassador for Canon. He is the founding member of the non-profit photo sharing site India Nature Watch. At the 2014 Worldwide Editorial Awards held in Washington D.C., National Geographic Traveler 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.

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* Living people 1972 births Indian wildlife photographers Photographers from Karnataka {{india-photographer-stub