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Vikram Sahni
Wildlife & Landscape Photographer
vikram.sahni.photo@email.com +91 97190 44683 Dehradun, Uttarakhand vikramsahni.photo Instagram @vikram.in.the.field
Profile

Wildlife and landscape photographer with 10 years in the field — the national parks of India, the Himalaya, and assignments in East Africa, Scandinavia and the Alps. Shoots editorial features for travel and nature magazines, leads small-group photo tours, sells fine-art prints and licenses images through two agencies. Known for patient, low-light work: animals in fog and dusk, night skies, and mountains before sunrise.

Highlights
48 published editorial features
70+ photo tours led, 600+ guests
2,300 images licensed through agencies
3 international competition commendations
Experience
Independent Photographer Apr 2016 – Present
Vikram Sahni Photography, Dehradun
  • Shot 48 editorial features for national travel and nature magazines and two airline in-flight titles, including three cover stories.
  • Commissioned by 9 eco-lodges and a state tourism campaign for brochure, web and billboard imagery; one lodge's direct bookings rose 30% after the new site launched.
  • Licenses 2,300+ images through two stock agencies; the licensing line covers about a quarter of annual income.
  • Sells museum-grade archival prints in editions of 25; 380 prints sold, with framed pieces in 4 hotels and 2 corporate offices.
Photo Tour Leader Oct 2018 – Present
Own tours, and as lead photographer for a wildlife travel company
  • Has led 70+ small-group tours — tiger reserves in central India, Himalayan birding, the Kenyan migration — for 600+ guests, with a 96% five-star rating.
  • Teaches field craft, ethics and editing; wrote the company's code of conduct for photographing animals without baiting or disturbance.
Staff Photographer Jul 2014 – Mar 2016
A Delhi daily newspaper
  • Covered city news, sport and features on daily deadlines; 600+ published images, 40 on the front page.
Kit & Software
Full-frame mirrorless bodies Super-telephoto (600mm) Astro & long exposure Camera traps Drone (DGCA certified) Lightroom Classic Photoshop Capture One
Awards & Exhibitions
  • Highly commended — an international wildlife photography competition, 2021 and 2024
  • Finalist, landscape — an international nature photography awards, 2023
  • Solo exhibition — "Before Sunrise", an arts centre in New Delhi, 2024
  • Languages: Hindi, English, Garhwali
Education
Postgraduate Diploma, Photojournalism 2013 – 2014
A media school in New Delhi
B.Sc., Zoology 2009 – 2012
Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University