Jury Members - 2024
Mr. Sudhir Shivaram ( Judge for Wildlife Category )
Sudhir Shivaram is much loved, recognized, and respected in wildlife photography circles not only in India but the world over. Engineer by education, photographer by passion, teacher by intuition, Sudhir is an inspiration to scores of people that aspire to break away from the mundane and chase their dreams.
He received the Sanctuary Asia Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2012 award and also the National Geographic Yellow Border award in 2013 for the best cover shot across 14 language editions of the magazine worldwide.
He has figured in Asian Photography Magazine’s Top Ten Most Influential People in photography industry in India for four consecutive years since 2015. He has been at fifth, second and third places during the 2015, 2016 and 2017 respectively. At the 2018 awards, he was awarded the top honour as India’s ‘First’ Most Influential from among a chosen group that comprised top officials of global multinationals.
He also started a photography-related Facebook chats that have gone on to become hugely popular. In the last one year, more than 5 million people over the world have viewed his various live videos broadcasts on Facebook, including the ones from various National Parks from around India and Kenya/Tanzania. He was the first person in the world to do a live broadcast of the great migration from the Masai Mara on Facebook in Sept 2015.
Website : https://alphacommunity.in/member/alpha-100597/
Instagram Handle : https://www.instagram.com/sudhirshivaram/?hl=en
Mr. Jagjit Singh ( Judge for Nature & Landscapes )
Photography for me is the work of love, so I gave it all up, head over heels with it.
As a hobbyist my journey to Darkroom and then eventually to Lightroom started way back in 1995. My voyage in this field started with Landscape & Travel Photography. Soon I realised to take up photography as my full-time profession.
Currently I am a Commercial Architecture and a Landscape Photographer based in Chandigarh, in the foothills of Himalayas.
Website : https://alphacommunity.in/member/alpha-26626/
Instagram Handle : https://www.instagram.com/jagjit.fotovoyage/?hl=en
Mr. Himanshuu Sheth ( Judge for Others Category )
Himanshu earned his Diploma in Scientific Photography from TAFE and decided to go backpacking around the globe. Since he was in Perth and had already explored much of the west coast, he started his journey by traveling to the east coast, visiting Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra, and Adelaide. After Australia, he then went to Indonesia, Malaysia, Bali, and briefly visited India before heading to the UK, Canada, USA, Mexico, and finally ending up in Africa. Throughout these countries, he embarked on extensive road travel, often hitchhiking and finding like-minded travelers to share vehicles and reach common destinations. These travels provided him with opportunities to observe and experience diverse cultures, people, and their distinctive characteristics. He witnessed how they had adapted or reacted to their natural surroundings over generations, shaping their current states.
Website : https://www.1himanshuu.com/
Instagram Handle : https://www.instagram.com/himanshuu.sheth.photosafaaris/
Mr. Karthik Srinivasan ( Judge for Portraits Category )
A leading advertising, fashion, and celebrity photographer with mastery and clientele base in Tollywood, Karthik Srinivasan not only works for some of the leading agencies worldwide, but has also started KAPA Academy of Photography but also Moonstruck Wedding Creative photography company.
Website : https://alphacommunity.in/member/alpha-2767/
Instagram Handle : https://www.instagram.com/karthiksrinivasan007/?hl=en
Mr. Nimit Nigam ( Judge for Daily Life Category )
An avid learner, my thirst for something more than paints and canvases landed me in the field of photography and I started clicking frames instead of painting them. The journey of gradual learning and exploring through this new fascination started in the 3rd year of my graduation which still continues. I click a varied number of subjects which include landscapes, portraits, festivals, Astro (Stars and Galaxies) etc. I also won many awards, competitions and several blogs have been published.
Website : https://alphacommunity.in/member/nimitnigam/
Instagram Handle : https://www.instagram.com/nimitnigam/?hl=en
Mr. Amar Ramesh ( Judge for Arts & Culture Category )
Amar quit his job an engineer to pursue his passion for photography. What began as a photo journey of the temples of India, by happenstance became wedding photography. Studio A, Amar's brainchild, is now a sought after wedding photography studio. He has shot at locations globally including Greece, USA, and Sri Lanka. Their USP is tasteful and stylish premium photographs and videos that are a perfect matrimony of traditional and contemporary. As an entrepreneur, he continues to create brands like Stones and Stories - document temples that are Indian heritage architectural marvels, Toodle - an artistic kids photography studio, Big Short Films - Social Documentaries that infuse the viewer with positivity and humane energy and Discover Tamil Nadu - Short video journeys that inspire viewers to explore lesser known towns and experiences in interior South India.
Website : https://alphacommunity.in/member/alpha-16779/
Instagram Handle : https://www.instagram.com/amarramesh/?hl=en
