Varun Aditya
Varun Aditya | |
|---|---|
| Born | 19 January 1991 (age 35) Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Education | Coventry University |
| Occupation | Wildlife photographer |
| Known for | Assignments to National Geographic magazine |
| Spouse | Sindhu (m. 2021) |
| Website | birdspedia |
Varun Aditya (Tamil language: வருண் ஆதித்தியா, born 19 January 1991) is an Indian wildlife photographer and environmentalist. He won the National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year award in 2016.[1] In addition to his photographic accomplishments, Varun Aditya engages in research about animals and nature through his photography.[2]
Career
[edit]Aditya received the opportunity to travel with American popular landscape photographer Michael Melford to Costa Rica and Panama after winning a National Geographic competition in 2013.[3] In 2016, he won the first prize at the National Geographic Photographer of the Year in the Animal Portraits category for his photograph of a green vine snake, also called the Asian Vine Snake.[2]
On 19 August 2019, coinciding with World Photography Day, Apple CEO Tim Cook posted an image on Twitter, captured by Aditya, of elephants with a double rainbow in the background.[4][5][6][1]
Awards and recognition
[edit]- National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year award in 2016[7]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Photographers Are Impressed With The Apple iPhone XS Camera; Your Move, Google Pixel". News18. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
- 1 2 "Varun Aditya: Nat Geo Nature Photographer of the Year |". IndieFolio Blog. 27 December 2016. Archived from the original on 24 October 2019. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
- ↑ Jeshi, K. (20 December 2016). "'I have to be satisfied with my photograph'". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
- ↑ "Check the Indian photographer's picture shared by Apple CEO Tim Cook". The Times of India. 21 August 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- ↑ "Indian photographer's double rainbow picture impresses Tim Cook on #WorldPhotographyDay". The Economic Times. 20 August 2019. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
- ↑ "Tim Cook tweets stunning image taken by Indian photographer". Indian Weekender. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
- ↑ ""I Was Called A Slow Learner": Award-Winning Photographer Recounts His Journey". NDTV. Retrieved 22 June 2026.