WILIFE PHOTOGRAPHY IN KANPUR

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Sumit Jha

*[ Friday, May 05, 2006 07:57:19 pmTIMES NEWS NETWORK ]*

 

 

Wildlife photographers from the city come into the spotlight for foreign

publishers, earn big bucks in turn.

 

They are not the Atul Kasbekars, Dabboo Ratnanis or Gautam Rajadhyakshas of

the world of photography. However, these photographers from Kanpur are in

demand overseas.

 

With their expertise in wildlife and natural photography, Kanpur-based

wildlife photographers are making good moolah in foreign countries by

selling their photographs to overseas buyers through net and agencies.

 

Ask Rishi Bajpai a wildlife photographer how his hobby turned into

profession and he replies, " I used to click wildlife photographs as a part

of my hobby but gradually, this hobby started turning into a part time

profession for me.

 

Now I have my own website and through this website I frequently get orders

for my photographs from overseas buyers.

 

Publishers from countries like England, Spain and Germany often purchase my

wildlife photographs and for this they pay amounts somewhere around $200 to

$500 per photograph. But clicking wildlife photographs is also a rather

costly affair. "

 

Similar is the case of another city-based wildlife photographer Neeraj

Mishra: " Wildlife magazines, calendars or animal encyclopedias - many

foreign publishers contact me for publishing my photographs.

 

Seeing this I have also launched my website on which I showcase my work. I

have also registered myself with some national and international photography

agencies which frequently sell my wildlife photographs to well known

publishers, " informs Neeraj Mishra.

 

But why do photographs clicked by Kanpur wildlife photographs are hot in

demand among international publishers?

 

Reasons Vishal Seth, another city based wildlife photographer, " We might be

using cameras of inferior quality in comparison to the wildlife

photographers abroad, but we are fortunate that India is blessed with a lot

of beautiful locations, which make the photographs very impressive.

 

Be it the Bengal tigers, Asian lions, elephants, rhinoceros or the large

variety of birds and butterflies, they all make for picture perfect material

in their natural locales. This is the USP of the photographs clicked by us.

Of course, the skill of the photographers is also important, " he adds.

 

Also, the money earned by selling photographs to foreign publishers is a big

lure for photographers. As Raman Kapoor, owner of a photography agency says,

" Most of the photographers believe in selling their photographs to

international publishers because of the good renumeration they get from them

dollars, in comparison to which the price paid by Indian publishers is

paltry, " he further adds.

 

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