WILDLIFE CINEMATOGRAPHER
Marine biologist turned wildlife filmmaker with a deep interest in natural history documentation of all things terrestrial and marine
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FIELD STORIES
I have travelled and filmed in rainforests, grasslands, high mountains in the Himalayas as well as coral reef atolls. Here's a little sneek-peek into my journey!
ABOUT ME
I took to camera much later in life. Starting as a naturalist taking wildlife camps for children, then moving on to do a Masters degree in Wildlife biology and Conservation; I have a deep knowledge about species behaviour and ecosystem functioning. I spent three years in the Lakshadweep Islands in the Indian Ocean studying how global warming affects coral reef recovery, before I moved to filming wildlife on a full time basis. You can see my work in the section below.
I have technical expertise in long lens sequence building (Red Helium, Varicam 35 + Canon CN20), Gimbal operation (Ronin S2), drone operation (DJI Inspire 2) and underwater filming (GH5 with Nauticam housing).
I also run a seafood initiative called ‘Know Your Fish’ which is an ocean friendly initiative that helps seafood consumers choose their fish based on breeding cycles of fish. It introduced the first ever seafood calendar for the country and has been very well received.
Back at home, I rescue snakes, birds and other wildlife.
I enjoy CrossFit and train everyday. I love cats and coffee (preferably pour over).
WORK
Secrets Of The Elephants
2023
Primary Cinematographer
Oxford Scientific Films for Disney+
PANDA
2023
Primary Cinematographer and Presenter
Offspring productions for Apple
Real Jungle Book - in progress
2021
Primary Cinematographer
dreiD productions & Drishyam films
DisneyNature Tigers
2020
Camera assistant & Second camera
Feature doc with WildStar, 2020 (In production)
National Geographic Explorer
2021
Documentary on Fish Spawning Aggregations
The Earthshot prize
2021
Second Camera
Silverback films for BBC
Living with Snow Leopards
2022
Sound and Camera
Seattle Video Productions | Fidget Films
1 x 15" doc on snow leopard conservation in the Himalayas
PRIMARY CAMERA
2019
Wild Edens South Asia - Off The Fence for National Geographic
UNDERWATER CAMERA
2019
Turtle Walker - Emaho films
PRIMARY CAMERA
2018
Into the Wild India - 10 x 50" part series Blue Ant Media for Off The Fence
PRIMARY CAMERA
2018
Wild Karnataka - 4K Blue chip natural history documentary narrated by Sir David Attenborough
ADDITIONAL CAMERA
2018
Terra Mater - Amazing pigs
FIELD ASSISTANT
2017
BBC Wild cats - 3 part series by NHU
RESEARCH PAPER - SECOND AUTHOR
2015
“Choice” and destiny: the substrate composition and mechanical stability of settlement structures can mediate coral recruit fate in post-bleached reefs https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00338-015-1358-z
RESEARCH PAPER - LEAD AUTHOR
2020
Wave exposure reduces herbivory in post-disturbed reefs by filtering species composition, abundance and behaviour of key fish herbivores https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7305165/
CO-FOUNDER - KNOW YOUR FISH
Since 2017
An ocean friendly seafood initiative that helps consumers make responsible choices for the health of our oceans.