Born in a village Venkatachalapuram near Theni,a town in
Southern India,Rathika has always had a fierce connect with the drama of
nature.Now she is based in Chennai. An MBA/Computer Engineer, she was drawn
towards the photographic capture of this drama as a career in 2003 at Bharatpur
Bird Sanctuary, a UNESCO world heritage site.
Rathika is arguably one of India's foremost wildlife
photographers. She is passionate about birds and is specializing in bird
photography. In documenting birds through her photographs, she has developed a
style of technical excellence combined with a captivating story. She has
travelled to most of the National parks in India, and has also been to national
parks in Africa. For wildlife photography is not only for her a passion, but a
powerful medium to help conserve nature. She is a member of (NPS)Nikon's
Professional Services. Her work has been appreciated and featured in several
national and international publications as well as exhibitions. She regularly
conducts wildlife photography workshops and holds talks all over India. She has
served on the jury panel for national and international Photography
competitions.She loves to shoot Indian forest, as she believes India has one of
the best Fauna and Flora .She clicks her pictures with the motto: Every time
I press the shutter ,it's one step closer to Mother Nature.
In September 2005, she participated in the "Clean Ganga
Campaign" and exhibited her work at the India International Center, New
Delhi along with her photographer friends. In 2007, she worked on the calendar
for the prestigious Jawaharlal Nehru University that featured birds of the
campus, New Delhi. She was selected as one of the top bird photographers in
India by ‘Birds of India’ in 2008.2010 February- Rathika published her first
photo book on "Bird photography" Photo book collection of her best
images.2014 Rathika published her "The Best of Wildlife Moments", a
photo book of wildlife moments from her
collection.
Feb 2015 Rathika has
been conferred the "Inspiring Icon Award" from the prestigious
Sathyabama University, Chennai.
June 2015 She has
been conferred the ICF( The International Camera Fair)award for the outstanding
performance and achievements in wildlife photography.
2015 Rathika is one of the jury for 4th National Photography
Awards, organized by Photo Division Ministry of Information & Broadcasting,
New Delhi, on 20th March 2015.
Rathika is among the founding members of the Photography
Arts Association of India.
2016 She was invited to be one of the Jury for the Siena
International Photo awards, and URBAN 2016 Photo Awards, Italy.
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