Jayanth Sharma

Jayanth Sharma is an Indian wildlife photographer.[1][2][3] He is also a writer who wrote for travel & photography on various websites such as The Asian Age,[4] Outlook India[5] and Deccan Chronicle.[6]

Jayanth Sharma
Born (1980-05-06) May 6, 1980
Mysore
NationalityIndian
OccupationWildlife photographer
Websitewww.jayanthsharma.com

Early life and career

Sharma was born on 6 May 1980 in Mysore to Nagaraja Sharma, a Historian and photographer. Sharma learned photography from his father. Prior to entering photography, Sharma worked in the Information Technology field.[7][1]

In 2010, Sharma founded "Toehold", a photography and travel company that provides mentorship by some of the world’s photographers.[8][9][10]

Sharma has photographed in Africa, Antarctica, Norway, and India.[1][11]

In 2018, Sharma partnered with Amazon India to take online photography classes under the program named "Shutterbug".[12]

Awards

Sharma has won several wildlife photography awards on national & international level, including:

  • 2018: DJ Memorial photography award, under the 'Wildlife' category.[13]
  • 2016: Windland Smith Rice Awards, Nature's Best Photography[14]
  • 2014: Joint GPU Gold medal, Global Arctic Awards[15]
  • Brown winged
  • Hodgsons redstart

References
  1. R, Shilpa Sebastian (6 August 2018). "Going wild with his lens". The Hindu.
  2. "10 reasons why every travel lover must go on an African safari at least once". Hindustan Times. 26 November 2017.
  3. "Bengalureans travel to icy destinations during summer". Deccan Herald. 16 May 2019.
  4. "In Pursuit of the Beyond". Asianage.com. 1 April 2018.
  5. "Polar Bears of Svalbard - Outlook Traveller". Outlook Traveller.
  6. "In Pursuit of the Beyond". Deccanchronicle.com/. 1 April 2018.
  7. "Mysuru's own start-up man Jayanth Sharma – Mysuru Today". CityToday.
  8. "Toehold is a one-stop answer for all travel and photography enthusiasts, says Jayanth Sharma". Indulgexpress.com.
  9. "Toehold – Jayanth Sharma - Large Format Printer & Plotter | HP Virtual Booth EN". largeformat.hp.com. HP.
  10. "My First Job: Jayanth Sharma, Co-Founder & CEO, Toehold". TJinsite.
  11. "Take in the beauty of Mother Nature on an African safari". Deccan Chronicle. 4 December 2017.
  12. "Amazon India Launches Shutterbug Online Photography Club". News18.
  13. "DJ Memorial photography contest attracts over 7,000 entries". The Hindu. 31 July 2018.
  14. "2016 WSR Winners Gallery". www.naturesbestphotography.com.
  15. "Winners". arcticawards.ru.
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