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Amit Joshi

Amit Joshi

A Promise in the Air

In a flash of iridescent blue and orange, a male common kingfisher performs a courtship chase, pursuing a female perched on a branch. As he flies, he calls loudly to her, a vital part of the ritual that precedes.

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About Artist

Amit Joshi

I am a wildlife photographer shaped by the quiet magic of my childhood, when backyard afternoons spent watching kingfishers flash like blue sparks, owls blink with ancient patience, and falcons carve the sky in sudden silver arcs taught me the art of seeing before I ever learned the mechanics of a camera. My work today is rooted in the wild soul of India—its deep, whispering jungles and its vast, wind-worn grasslands—places where the earth breathes in animals both fierce and fragile. In these sacred landscapes, I have spent years following the lives of beings who move with mythic grace: the Bengal tiger stepping out of shadow like living flame; the Indian dhole, an endangered forest spirit whose pack moves with the choreography of a shared heartbeat; the Indian wolf, a ghost of the grasslands whose silhouette melts into golden dusk; and the birds who have always been my earliest and most enduring guides—owls keeping the night’s quiet secrets, falcons stitching geometry into the sky, and kingfishers plunging into water with the certainty of prayers. Photographing these creatures is never an act of possession but of reverence, a moment of connection offered rather than taken. I have waited hours for a tiger to appear, weeks for a wolf pack to trust the horizon, and seasons for the perfect kingfisher dive—not out of pursuit, but out of devotion. Every image is my attempt to translate the wild’s invisible pulse into something the human heart can feel: the fragility of a threatened species, the resilience woven into a predator’s stride, the poetry hidden in a single wingbeat. My camera is how I honor the places that shaped me—the forests where tigers breathe in silence, the grasslands where wolves survive on shrinking land, the riverbanks where kingfishers glow like living gems. Alongside photography, I contribute in small but heartfelt ways to conservation: sharing the stories of endangered species, supporting grassroots groups, guiding young nature enthusiasts, participating in monitoring efforts, and using my work to shed light on the habitats that need our protection the most. I believe that the wild is not a distant world but the forgotten part of ourselves, and through my images, I hope to remind others of that truth. If my photographs can make someone pause, feel wonder, or remember the deep connection we share with all living beings, then I consider my work meaningful. The wild, after all, is not just where these animals live—it is the pulse beneath everything.

Amit Joshi

Photographic Areas of Focus

Nature, Wildlife

Location

India

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