Jayanth Sharma Explained
Jayanth Sharma is an Indian wildlife photographer.[1] [2] [3]
Life and work
Sharma was born on 6 May 1980 in Mysore to Nagaraja Sharma, a historian and photographer. He learned photography from his father. Prior to entering photography, Sharma worked in the information technology field.[4] [1]
He has photographed in Africa, Antarctica, Norway, and India.[1] [5] He has written about travel and photography for The Asian Age,[6] Outlook India[7] and Deccan Chronicle.[8] In 2010, Sharma founded "Toehold", a photography and travel company that provides mentorship by photographers.[9] [10] [11] In 2018, he partnered with Amazon India to take online photography classes under the program named "Shutterbug".[12]
Awards
- 2018: DJ Memorial photography award, Wildlife category.[13]
Notes and References
- Web site: R . Shilpa Sebastian . Going wild with his lens . The Hindu . en-IN . 6 August 2018.
- Web site: 10 reasons why every travel lover must go on an African safari at least once . Hindustan Times . en . 26 November 2017.
- Web site: Bengalureans travel to icy destinations during summer . Deccan Herald . en . 16 May 2019.
- Web site: Mysuru’s own start-up man Jayanth Sharma – Mysuru Today . CityToday.
- Web site: Take in the beauty of Mother Nature on an African safari . Deccan Chronicle . en . 4 December 2017.
- Web site: In Pursuit of the Beyond. Asianage.com. 1 April 2018.
- Web site: Polar Bears of Svalbard - Outlook Traveller. Outlook Traveller.
- Web site: In Pursuit of the Beyond. Deccanchronicle.com. en. 1 April 2018.
- Web site: Toehold is a one-stop answer for all travel and photography enthusiasts, says Jayanth Sharma . Indulgexpress.com . en.
- Web site: Toehold – Jayanth Sharma - Large Format Printer & Plotter HP Virtual Booth EN . largeformat.hp.com . HP . en-AU.
- Web site: My First Job: Jayanth Sharma, Co-Founder & CEO, Toehold . TJinsite.
- News: Amazon India Launches Shutterbug Online Photography Club. News18.
- Web site: DJ Memorial photography contest attracts over 7,000 entries . The Hindu . en-IN . 31 July 2018.