Jayanth Sharma

Jayanth Sharma is an Indian wildlife photographer.[1][2][3]

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

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]
  • Brown winged
    Brown winged
  • Hodgsons redstart
    Hodgsons redstart

References
  1. 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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