Global Big Cats Photography Competition '25

Wildlife (Photography) | Professional & Emerging (Age 15+)

The Magnificent Awards ceremony of The Global Big Cats Photography Competition

The winners of the Global Big Cats Photography Competition were honoured and felicitated by the Hon. Minister Shri Bhupender Yadav hon'ble Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, at a grand function held at MoEF&CC, New Delhi. The event was followed by a captivating photography exhibition of the TOP 15 WINNERS. Held during the Global Buggha. The event was a grand confluence of celebrating outstanding wildlife photography and supporting big cat conservation. The widely attended event with TOP 8 participants being felicitated and also given a generous cash prize.

Award Ceremony Highlights

Memorable moments from the prestigious event

1,400+
Phenomenal Entries
30
Top Winners
7
Big Cats
7
International Jurors

Competition Winners

1st Prize
Rajarshi Banerji profile
Rajarshi Banerji

is an avid conservationist and wildlife photographer, with 3+ decades of Photography experience. A Nikon India's Brand Creator, he has traversed across all of India and several countries and continents - the North and South Americas, much of Africa, South East Asia and the two ice capped poles, all in search of the perfect pic! His awards list is long and stellar & to name a few it includes the Memorial Maria Luisa Grand Prize, World Nature Photography Awards, Golden Turtle, DJMPC awards et.

His works are also published widely and include National Geographic Traveller, Sanctuary Asia, etc.

1st Prize
Rajarshi Banerji profile
Rajarshi Banerji

is an avid conservationist and wildlife photographer, with 3+ decades of Photography experience. A Nikon India's Brand Creator, he has traversed across all of India and several countries and continents - the North and South Americas, much of Africa, South East Asia and the two ice capped poles, all in search of the perfect pic! His awards list is long and stellar & to name a few it includes the Memorial Maria Luisa Grand Prize, World Nature Photography Awards, Golden Turtle, DJMPC awards et.

His works are also published widely and include National Geographic Traveller, Sanctuary Asia, etc.

1st Prize
Rajarshi Banerji profile
Rajarshi Banerji

is an avid conservationist and wildlife photographer, with 3+ decades of Photography experience. A Nikon India's Brand Creator, he has traversed across all of India and several countries and continents - the North and South Americas, much of Africa, South East Asia and the two ice capped poles, all in search of the perfect pic! His awards list is long and stellar & to name a few it includes the Memorial Maria Luisa Grand Prize, World Nature Photography Awards, Golden Turtle, DJMPC awards et.

His works are also published widely and include National Geographic Traveller, Sanctuary Asia, etc.

2nd Prize
Abhijit Chattopadhyay profile
Abhijit Chattopadhyay

Abhijit works as a senior management professional, in the corporate sector. He has been passionate about photography since the tender age of 11! Despite a demanding career, he makes time for his passion. Photographing the big cats & specifically the Tiger is something he loves to do.

Through his passion, he aims to instil in others a deep love and respect for nature and is saddened that development and environment are often at odds. His works are a regular part of Photographic Society of India exhibitions, held annually at Jehangir Art Gallery.

2nd Prize
Abhijit Chattopadhyay profile
Abhijit Chattopadhyay

Abhijit works as a senior management professional, in the corporate sector. He has been passionate about photography since the tender age of 11! Despite a demanding career, he makes time for his passion. Photographing the big cats & specifically the Tiger is something he loves to do.

Through his passion, he aims to instil in others a deep love and respect for nature and is saddened that development and environment are often at odds. His works are a regular part of Photographic Society of India exhibitions, held annually at Jehangir Art Gallery.

2nd Prize
Abhijit Chattopadhyay profile
Abhijit Chattopadhyay

Abhijit works as a senior management professional, in the corporate sector. He has been passionate about photography since the tender age of 11! Despite a demanding career, he makes time for his passion. Photographing the big cats & specifically the Tiger is something he loves to do.

Through his passion, he aims to instil in others a deep love and respect for nature and is saddened that development and environment are often at odds. His works are a regular part of Photographic Society of India exhibitions, held annually at Jehangir Art Gallery.

3rd Prize
Narayan Malu profile
Narayan Malu

An industrialist from Nagpur, who is passionate about wildlife photography, he is a self-professed 'Tigerholic!'. He has also won several prestige national and state photography competitions like Jaipur Tiger Festival, Maharashtra Wildlife Awards etc.

He specifically loves to click tigers and says 'Apart from my love of wildlife photography, my goal is to also inspire people towards protection of wildlife and conservation'

3rd Prize
Narayan Malu profile
Narayan Malu

An industrialist from Nagpur, who is passionate about wildlife photography, he is a self-professed 'Tigerholic!'. He has also won several prestige national and state photography competitions like Jaipur Tiger Festival, Maharashtra Wildlife Awards etc.

He specifically loves to click tigers and says 'Apart from my love of wildlife photography, my goal is to also inspire people towards protection of wildlife and conservation'

3rd Prize

Peek a Boo 3rd Prize

Narayan Malu profile
Narayan Malu

An industrialist from Nagpur, who is passionate about wildlife photography, he is a self-professed 'Tigerholic!'. He has also won several prestige national and state photography competitions like Jaipur Tiger Festival, Maharashtra Wildlife Awards etc.

He specifically loves to click tigers and says 'Apart from my love of wildlife photography, my goal is to also inspire people towards protection of wildlife and conservation'

4th Prize
Anosh Koppikar profile
Anosh Koppikar

Anosh is a finance professional for the last 2 decades, caught up in the ebbs and flows of the global financial markets. However, what has stayed with him longer is his deep, abiding love affair with wildlife photography for the last 3+ decades! He also runs a luxury experiential wildlife safari startup called the 'Game Drive'.

Wanna pack your bags, beat the city stress and unwind luxuriously in the wild? If the answer is YES, Hit up Anosh! From the Jungles of Maharashtra to the deserts of Ranthambore, snaking all the way to East Africa, Anosh has you covered.

4th Prize
Anosh Koppikar profile
Anosh Koppikar

Anosh is a finance professional for the last 2 decades, caught up in the ebbs and flows of the global financial markets. However, what has stayed with him longer is his deep, abiding love affair with wildlife photography for the last 3+ decades! He also runs a luxury experiential wildlife safari startup called the 'Game Drive'.

Wanna pack your bags, beat the city stress and unwind luxuriously in the wild? If the answer is YES, Hit up Anosh! From the Jungles of Maharashtra to the deserts of Ranthambore, snaking all the way to East Africa, Anosh has you covered.

4th Prize
Anosh Koppikar profile
Anosh Koppikar

Anosh is a finance professional for the last 2 decades, caught up in the ebbs and flows of the global financial markets. However, what has stayed with him longer is his deep, abiding love affair with wildlife photography for the last 3+ decades! He also runs a luxury experiential wildlife safari startup called the 'Game Drive'.

Wanna pack your bags, beat the city stress and unwind luxuriously in the wild? If the answer is YES, Hit up Anosh! From the Jungles of Maharashtra to the deserts of Ranthambore, snaking all the way to East Africa, Anosh has you covered.

5th Prize
Prasad Hamine profile
Prasad Hamine

Prasad inhabits 2 seemingly impossible worlds — an IT consultant with a head filled with code and a wildlife photographer whose heart belongs to the Wild! When not mired with wires or coding complex algos, he chases wild encounters, shooting with his lens and crafting visual narratives! Through his visual advocacy, he aims to inspire deep nature connections!

He says 'Photography is more than a hobby — it's my life beyond the screen!'

Its 'screens' anyways, we say — behind the screens or in front, but screens they are!

5th Prize
Prasad Hamine profile
Prasad Hamine

Prasad inhabits 2 seemingly impossible worlds — an IT consultant with a head filled with code and a wildlife photographer whose heart belongs to the Wild! When not mired with wires or coding complex algos, he chases wild encounters, shooting with his lens and crafting visual narratives! Through his visual advocacy, he aims to inspire deep nature connections!

He says 'Photography is more than a hobby — it's my life beyond the screen!'

Its 'screens' anyways, we say — behind the screens or in front, but screens they are!

5th Prize
Prasad Hamine profile
Prasad Hamine

Prasad inhabits 2 seemingly impossible worlds — an IT consultant with a head filled with code and a wildlife photographer whose heart belongs to the Wild! When not mired with wires or coding complex algos, he chases wild encounters, shooting with his lens and crafting visual narratives! Through his visual advocacy, he aims to inspire deep nature connections!

He says 'Photography is more than a hobby — it's my life beyond the screen!'

Its 'screens' anyways, we say — behind the screens or in front, but screens they are!

6th Prize
Jeetendra Chaware profile
Jeetendra Chaware

Jeet, an IT professional & MD of a GCC in Hyderabad balances boardroom demands with his passion for wildlife, photography. His world beyond the boardroom is that of a passionate nature and wildlife enthusiast.

Trotting the globe for the perfect pictorial story, chronicling nature in its primal glory, he says 'In every frame, I seek to capture not just an image, but a story that inspires, educates, and reminds us of our shared responsibility to protect the nature and wild world.'

Wanna stare at Jeet's beauties? Head to www.jeetamanphotography.com

6th Prize
Jeetendra Chaware profile
Jeetendra Chaware

Jeet, an IT professional & MD of a GCC in Hyderabad balances boardroom demands with his passion for wildlife, photography. His world beyond the boardroom is that of a passionate nature and wildlife enthusiast.

Trotting the globe for the perfect pictorial story, chronicling nature in its primal glory, he says 'In every frame, I seek to capture not just an image, but a story that inspires, educates, and reminds us of our shared responsibility to protect the nature and wild world.'

Wanna stare at Jeet's beauties? Head to www.jeetamanphotography.com

6th Prize
Jeetendra Chaware profile
Jeetendra Chaware

Jeet, an IT professional & MD of a GCC in Hyderabad balances boardroom demands with his passion for wildlife, photography. His world beyond the boardroom is that of a passionate nature and wildlife enthusiast.

Trotting the globe for the perfect pictorial story, chronicling nature in its primal glory, he says 'In every frame, I seek to capture not just an image, but a story that inspires, educates, and reminds us of our shared responsibility to protect the nature and wild world.'

Wanna stare at Jeet's beauties? Head to www.jeetamanphotography.com

7th Prize

Siblings 7th Prize

Capt. Vishwas Patwardhan profile
Capt. Vishwas Patwardhan

Capt. Vishwas is a retired master mariner. He is a passionate photographer, traveller and calls himself 'an absolute nature and wildlife lover! And of course dogs!!!'

He has travelled 115 countries and 7 continents, chronicling the wild!

We say - time he authored a book and maybe titled it 'Around the world for a perfect shot?'

7th Prize
Capt. Vishwas Patwardhan profile
Capt. Vishwas Patwardhan

Capt. Vishwas is a retired master mariner. He is a passionate photographer, traveller and calls himself 'an absolute nature and wildlife lover! And of course dogs!!!'

He has travelled 115 countries and 7 continents, chronicling the wild!

We say - time he authored a book and maybe titled it 'Around the world for a perfect shot?'