Kallol Mukherjee

Kallol Mukherjee (Born (1978-01-04)January 4, 1978) is an wildlife phototgrapher based in Singur, West Bengal, India. He has won several wildlife photography awards on a national and international level.[1][2]

Kallol Mukherjee
Born (1978-01-04) January 4, 1978
NationalityIndian
Known forWildlife Photography
Spouse(s)Sathi Gayen
Websitewww.kallolclick.com

Life and career

Kallol, born and brought up in the serenity of a countryside home in Singur, West Bengal. He complete graduation from Calcutta University, in 1998. He started photography almost in 2010 by shooting photos of birds in his backyard.[3] He is also Nikon India's brand Influencer[4]

Publications

His works got published in various print media and magazines like BBC,[5] Forbes,[6] The Guardian,[7] and newspapers on a regular basis. One of his well -known discovery is of Altai Falcon (altaicus), Saker an endangered and first sighting bird, found and clicked in Buxa Tiger Reserve, West Bengal, India.[8][9] One of his photo series titled "FANCY RHINO" is favorite of many.[10][11][12][13] His many images got published as cover of Indian wildlife magazines like Indian Birds,[14] Sanctuary Asia also as contribution in Saving India's wilderness, BBC Wildlife Magazine, July 2020 edition, WWF India's calendar etc.

Awards
Year Organization Award Title Category Cite
2021 Nature TTL Nature TTL POTY Urban wildlife [15]
2020 Nature Photographer of the Year Highly commended Animal Portraits [16]
2020 BPOTY Environment finalists Environment [17]
2019 Sanctuary Nature Foundation Joint third prize Awards 2019 [18]
2018 Comedy Wildlife Photo Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards Highly Commended [19]
2017 Nature's Best Photography Asia Highly Honored Birds [20]
2017 Big Picture Finalist Winged Life [21]
2016 Nature inFocus Photographer of the Year Animal Behaviour [22]

References
  1. weekendtrivia (2019-08-21). "An Interview with a Birdman -Kallol Mukherjee". Weekend Trivia. Retrieved 2021-07-15.
  2. Goel, Nishtha (2018-09-15). "5 BIRD PHOTOGRAPHERS WHICH GAVE THEIR PASSION A GLORIOUS FLIGHT". Chiiz Blog. Retrieved 2021-07-15.
  3. "C10 Animal portraits Highly Commended Kallol Mukherjee". Nature Photographer of the Year. Retrieved 2021-07-15.
  4. "Kallol Mukherjee | Nikon Expertives | Capture With Nikon". Retrieved 2021-07-15.
  5. "Орангутан в небе или над водой? Удивительные фото-победители конкурса снимков дикой природы". BBC News Русская служба (in Russian). Retrieved 2021-07-15.
  6. Rodriguez, Cecilia. "20 Great Wildlife Photo Winners Of Nature TTL Photographer Of The Year". Forbes. Retrieved 2021-07-15.
  7. "Royal Society of Biology photographer of the year: the shortlist". The Guardian. 2019-10-08. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2021-07-15.
  8. "Oriental Bird Club Image Database : Saker Falcon » Falco cherrug". orientalbirdimages.org. Retrieved 2021-07-15.
  9. "India's Favourite Bird Experts". sanctuarynaturefoundation.org. Retrieved 2021-07-15.
  10. "High-Field Magic Angle Spinning Dynamic Nuclear Polarization Using Radicals Created by Irradiation". dx.doi.org. Retrieved 2021-07-15.
  11. "Fancy rhino caught prancing through the wilderness". Storytrender. 2018-03-13. Retrieved 2021-07-15.
  12. "PressReader.com - Your favorite newspapers and magazines". www.pressreader.com. Retrieved 2021-07-15.
  13. "Fancy rhino caught prancing through the wilderness". Caters News Agency. Retrieved 2021-07-15.
  14. "Archives". Indian Birds. Retrieved 2021-07-15.
  15. "2021 Winners: Urban Wildlife". Nature TTL. Retrieved 2021-07-15.
  16. "C10 Animal portraits Highly Commended Kallol Mukherjee". Nature Photographer of the Year. Retrieved 2021-07-15.
  17. "Enter the Bird Photographer of the Year Competition". Bird Photographer of the Year. Retrieved 2021-07-15.
  18. "Sanctuary Wildlife Photography Awards". sanctuarynaturefoundation.org. Retrieved 2021-07-15.
  19. "2018 Winners :: Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards - Conservation through Competition". www.comedywildlifephoto.com. Retrieved 2021-07-15.
  20. "Nature's Best Photography Asia". naturesbestphotography.asia. Retrieved 2021-07-19.
  21. "2017 Winners". www.bigpicturecompetition.org. Retrieved 2021-07-15.
  22. "Winner 2016 | Nature inFocus". www.natureinfocus.in. Retrieved 2021-07-15.
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