Kallol Mukherjee

Kallol Mukherjee (Born (1978-01-04)January 4, 1978) is a 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
SpouseSathi Gayen
Websitewww.kallolclick.com

Life and career

Kallol's career began in 2010 when he started to shoot birds in his backyard.[3]

Publications

His works have been published in various print media and magazines like BBC,[4] Forbes,[5] The Guardian,[6] and newspapers on a regular basis. One of his discoveries is of an endanged Altai Falcon (altaicus), found and photographed in Buxa Tiger Reserve, West Bengal, India.[7][8]

Awards
Year Organization Award Title Category Cite
2021 Nature TTL Nature TTL POTY Urban wildlife [9]
2020 Nature Photographer of the Year Highly commended Animal Portraits [10]
2020 BPOTY Environment finalists Environment [11]
2019 Sanctuary Nature Foundation Joint third prize Awards 2019 [12]
2018 Comedy Wildlife Photo Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards Highly Commended [13]
2017 Nature's Best Photography Asia Highly Honored Birds [14]
2017 Big Picture Finalist Winged Life [15]
2016 Nature inFocus Photographer of the Year Animal Behaviour [16]

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. "Орангутан в небе или над водой? Удивительные фото-победители конкурса снимков дикой природы". BBC News Русская служба (in Russian). Retrieved 2021-07-15.
  5. Rodriguez, Cecilia. "20 Great Wildlife Photo Winners Of Nature TTL Photographer Of The Year". Forbes. Retrieved 2021-07-15.
  6. "Royal Society of Biology photographer of the year: the shortlist". The Guardian. 2019-10-08. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2021-07-15.
  7. "Oriental Bird Club Image Database : Saker Falcon » Falco cherrug". orientalbirdimages.org. Retrieved 2021-07-15. {{cite web}}: Check |archive-url= value (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. "India's Favourite Bird Experts". sanctuarynaturefoundation.org. Retrieved 2021-07-15.
  9. "2021 Winners: Urban Wildlife". Nature TTL. Retrieved 2021-07-15.
  10. "C10 Animal portraits Highly Commended Kallol Mukherjee". Nature Photographer of the Year. Retrieved 2021-07-15.
  11. "Enter the Bird Photographer of the Year Competition". Bird Photographer of the Year. Retrieved 2021-07-15.
  12. "Sanctuary Wildlife Photography Awards". sanctuarynaturefoundation.org. Retrieved 2021-07-15.
  13. "2018 Winners :: Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards - Conservation through Competition". www.comedywildlifephoto.com. Retrieved 2021-07-15.
  14. "Nature's Best Photography Asia". naturesbestphotography.asia. Retrieved 2021-07-19.
  15. "2017 Winners". www.bigpicturecompetition.org. Retrieved 2021-07-15.
  16. "Winner 2016 | Nature inFocus". www.natureinfocus.in. Retrieved 2021-07-15.
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