Jayanth Sharma
Born (1980-05-06) May 6, 1980
Mysore
NationalityIndian
OccupationWildlife photographer
Websitewww.jayanthsharma.com

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]

References

  1. 1 2 3 R, Shilpa Sebastian (6 August 2018). "Going wild with his lens". The Hindu.
  2. ↑ "10 reasons why every travel lover must go on an African safari at least once". Hindustan Times. 26 November 2017.
  3. ↑ "Bengalureans travel to icy destinations during summer". Deccan Herald. 16 May 2019.
  4. ↑ "Mysuru's own start-up man Jayanth Sharma – Mysuru Today". CityToday.
  5. ↑ "Take in the beauty of Mother Nature on an African safari". Deccan Chronicle. 4 December 2017.
  6. ↑ "In Pursuit of the Beyond". Asianage.com. 1 April 2018.
  7. ↑ "Polar Bears of Svalbard - Outlook Traveller". Outlook Traveller.
  8. ↑ "In Pursuit of the Beyond". Deccanchronicle.com. 1 April 2018.
  9. ↑ "Toehold is a one-stop answer for all travel and photography enthusiasts, says Jayanth Sharma". Indulgexpress.com.
  10. ↑ "Toehold – Jayanth Sharma - Large Format Printer & Plotter | HP Virtual Booth EN". largeformat.hp.com. HP.
  11. ↑ "My First Job: Jayanth Sharma, Co-Founder & CEO, Toehold". TJinsite.
  12. ↑ "Amazon India Launches Shutterbug Online Photography Club". News18.
  13. ↑ "DJ Memorial photography contest attracts over 7,000 entries". The Hindu. 31 July 2018.
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