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• Wildlife photography is a profession which deals with documenting the wildlife in
their natural habitat.
• The advent of zoological parks, national parks and wildlife centuries has provided
ample opportunities to the wildlife photographers
• There are no specific degree requirements, but online courses are available to the
wildlife photography aspirants
• Nick Nichols is one of the most famous wildlife photographers who also featured
on the pages of the Time magazine
• Find out more about wildlife photography courses through
http://www.wildlifephoto.com/

Course Details
In India, regular courses in wildlife photography are not offered widely, yet
aspirants willing to make a career in this field can pursue any level programs in
photography or pursue a Bachelor’s degree course in photojournalism. Many
good institutes conduct part-time as well as full-time
Degree/Diploma/Certificate courses in wildlife photography. Along with sharp
vision, manual dexterity, artistic ability, flexibility, perseverance, loads of
patience, concentration, and self-discipline, aspiring wildlife photographers are
advised to complete a photography course before entering into this field.
Career Prospects
Being a host to a variety of jungles of various atmospheric and weather
conditions, India becomes the dream destination for any wildlife photographer.
Professional wildlife photographers generally take assignments from different
stakeholders like editors of newspapers, magazines, publishing companies,
advertising agencies, and also government agencies. Most of them generally
prefer to work independently and share their work with various media agencies
and wildlife NGOs. Besides it, they can also host photography exhibitions and
send their work to photography contests to get their talent recognized in the
industry. It helps them in earning the desired name and fame. What’s more,
photographs clicked by them can be used for designing cards and calendars and
also for launching brands related to them. Wildlife photographers can re-license
their work to editors and can exhibit pictures in museums as well. Other exciting
and productive options include selling wildlife photographs as retail products
and also running photographic workshops.
Top Colleges Offering UG/PG/Other Courses
A small number of institutes in India offer specialized courses in wildlife
photography. Some of them are:
1. National Institute of Design (NID), Ahmedabad;
2. Sir JJ School of Applied Arts, Mumbai;

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