bagaria.me

Wildlife photographer and teacher, India and beyond

I see in stillness.

Slow down. Notice what matters. Make frames you still want to keep.

See the work

001Selected work

Five ways of seeing.

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A greater one-horned rhino silhouetted against a misty orange dawn at a waterhole, Kaziranga
Strength and Serenity
A lone grey heron standing in blue dawn fog beneath a great bare tree, Keoladeo
Heron in the fog
Craig, an Amboseli super-tusker, low-angle in black and white against a sunburst and clouds
Tusker, sunburst

I do not group this work by species. I group it by what made the frame work: light, behaviour, form, stillness, and subtraction.

002Intent

I read the field before I raise the lens.

I wait for the light, gesture, or line to agree.

I leave out anything that pulls the eye away.

003One frame, one story

A toad-headed agama standing firm as sand blows across a dark desert, the Thar
Against the Storm · Thar Desert, Rajasthan

Against the Storm

The wind was throwing sand across the Thar. For a few seconds, the light, the posture, and the storm lined up.

Focal
90mm
Aperture
f/20
Shutter
1/250s
ISO
400
Recognition35AWARDS: Jury's Choice, 2026Chromatic Awards: Honourable Mention in Wildlife & Animals, 2025Phi Photography Awards: Select Award, 2025
Read how the frame was made

004Upcoming

Places I am headed.

All group workshops and tours
Workshop
7 Jan – 10 Jan 2027 · Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur+1 more date
Bharatpur Bird Photography Workshop

Four days at the wetland: winter migratory birds, mist and golden light, and time to slow down. From fieldcraft through to the final edit, in a small group of six to seven.

5 seatsSave a seat
Workshop
14 Jan – 18 Jan 2027 · Kaziranga National Park, Assam
Kaziranga Wildlife Photography Workshop

Five days on the Brahmaputra floodplain: one-horned rhinos in the mist, elephants and swamp deer in tall grass, and the time to photograph them with intent, in a small group of six.

5 seatsSave a seat

005Learn With Me

Two ways in. Same eye.

Start free.Presets, a field checklist, and short guides.
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In the field
Travel, field time, in person

Field Workshops & Tours

Small groups, fixed dates, real time in the field.

Small group · fixed datesSee dates

Private Field Workshop

Just you, at your pace.

In the field · Built around youEnquire
At the desk
Learn from home, at your pace

Photo Editing Sessions

Bring your raw files. We finish them together.

Online · One to one · Your RAWsBook a session

Wildlife Photography Mentorship

A longer, patient way to build your eye.

Online · One to one · Over monthsStart with a call

If you are not sure what fits, start with a call. We will work it out together.

006Recognition

Where the work has been seen.

See the frames that won
51photographs awarded on 1xWork selected by a curated photography community.19+awards and finalist selectionsAcross nature and wildlife photography platforms.6+published featuresPublished or shared by editors, communities, and photography brands.
Two plains zebras in a high-key white field with vast negative space, Masai Mara
Winner in Conceptual Minimalism
35AWARDS
Greater flamingos running across water in fiery golden sunset light, with glowing bokeh
Winner
Best of Wildlife: Birds
35AWARDS
A male lion striking out at a lioness with his paw at golden dusk, Masai Mara
Select Award
Phi Photography Awards
A toad-headed agama standing firm as sand blows across a dark desert, the Thar
Select Award
Phi Photography Awards
A greater one-horned rhino silhouetted against a misty orange dawn at a waterhole, Kaziranga
Honourable Mention
Chromatic Awards
A toad-headed agama standing firm as sand blows across a dark desert, the Thar
Honourable Mention
Chromatic Awards
Top 35 Wildlife Photographers
Top 35 Wildlife Photographers
A small gecko on a sunlit rock ridge reaching toward a single shaft of light in deep shadow, Thar Desert
Finalist · ASFERICO 2024
A green vine snake's slender head emerging between backlit fern fronds, Amboli
Finalist · ASFERICO 2024
Backlit translucent land snails glowing gold on a slender twig against darkness, Amboli
Finalist · ASFERICO 2024
Complete recognition record 11 more
A greater one-horned rhino silhouetted against a misty orange dawn at a waterhole, Kaziranga
Finalist · ASFERICO 2024
A male lion striking out at a lioness with his paw at golden dusk, Masai Mara
Jury's Choice
11th 35AWARDS
51 awards on 1x.com
1x.com
Awarded Photographer
1x.com
Top 35 Indian Photographers
Top 35 Indian Photographers
Top 35 Macro Photographers
Top 35 Macro Photographers
Top 50 Indian Photographers
Top 50 Indian Photographers
Wildlife photographer
Top 3511th 35AWARDS
India photographers
Top 3511th 35AWARDS
2 photographs selected
Catalogue 202511th 35AWARDS
Black and white
Top 4%10th 35AWARDS
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These links lead to certificates, galleries, or the frame behind the recognition.

007Read and practise

From the field and the desk.

Read the journal

008Field notes

Field notes from the hide.

A quiet letter, now and then: what I am seeing, how a frame was made, and where I am headed next. No noise. Just the part worth keeping.

A noisy field.