Kedar Bhat

Physics graduate academically, photography
is my hobby turned profession. Starting with
Astrophotography, my interest in photography
keeps shuffling from editorial, nature-
wildlife, macro, Interior/Architectural and
travel.

I have been freelancing throughout my career
except in 2006-07 when I joined Outlook
group of publications for a very short time.

In the course of time when I wanted my own
website I learned the tools of the trade
gradually, built my own website and today
website designing too is my second
profession. Nature sound recording is another
field which I touched upon but didn’t pursue
thoroughly. But that still remains in my wish
list.

Article about me in Better photography magazine

 Highlights:

• Been one of the judges for the Nikon-Better Photography Photographer of the Year 2009
• Judge at the 2010 photo competition organized by MTDC
• Visiting faculty at Bharati Vidyapeeth School of Photography Link
  
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  2nd place, Pro division, 2009 National Wildlife Photo Contest, Landscapes and Plants category. My photo of grass pollen dispersion has won second place in the Landscapes and Plants category, Pro division of 2009 National Wildlife Photo Contest. This year’s contest winners were drawn from nearly 70,000 entries (the largest pool in contest history) and three rounds of judging.
  
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• Judge at Wildlife Wetlands Photography Contest by WWF & Young Environmentalists Programme in association with Rodas ecotel/Meluha-The Ferns ecotel, Hiranandani Gardens Powai,Mumbai on 2nd February 2011.
• Wildlife photographer of the year 2004 - Mumbai Press club photo competition.
• Wildlife photography workshops at various tiger reserves in India with Junglelore

Major contributions in:

Mint - Business paper, Forbes India, PTI, Times of India, Hindustan Times, Indian Express, The-week, Outlook

Marathi press:
Maharashtra Times, Loksatta, Sakal, Saamna, Prahar etc

Conducted photography workshops in the past at:
IIT Kanpur
IIM Ahmedabad
Photography workshop for Unesco
National centre for science communicators etc
Faculty at Joshi- Bedekar college in Thane for BMM course (2010)
Guest lecture at Sinhagad institute in Pune