INTO THE WILD

I’m not sure what made me enter into wildlife photography.

- Rohinton Mehta

Jagdeep Rajput

Jagdeep Rajput is an internationally acclaimed photographer, specialising in nature and wildlife. His body of work has been awarded and published by various organisations across the globe.

Painting natural phenomenon with light and winning awards is undoubtedly a byproduct of his lifelong passion which allows him to be a part of the natural world..... even if only for a short while.

Presently, Jagdeep is Canon EOS Ambassador and Wildlife Editor and Moderator at Nature Photographers Network, USA.

What made you get into wildlife photography? Even I’m not sure what made me enter into wildlife photography. I loved photography in general, but I believe it was love for travel and seeing new places that triggered the bug. I was into sketching and painting, so I happened to buy a 70210 mm lens to photograph portraits to help me sketch later. But I found it fascinating when I started observing birds and animals with a telephoto lens. I suppose that made me shift to wildlife photography.

Did you study photography and photographing wildlife in general, or are you self-taught? No, I didn’t study photography formally. I had a darkroom in college, so I learnt all the B&W darkroom work in college. My background in painting helped me indirectly to learn the finer aspect of imagery. But I continue to learn, unlearn and study photography as a continuous process.