Sandesh Kadur

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Sandesh Kadur
Born (1976-11-19) 19 November 1976 (age 47)
Bangalore
NationalityIndian
Years active2002-present
Website http://www.sandeshkadur.com

Sandesh Kadur is an Indian wildlife film producer and conservation photographer known for his contributions to BBC Planet Earth II. [1] Sandesh's films have been shown on various television networks including National Geographic Channel, BBC, [2] Discovery Channel [3] and Animal Planet.

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Sandesh is a Senior Fellow of The International League of Conservation Photographers (ILCP) and co-founder of Felis Creations, a visual arts company based in Bangalore, India, which work on a variety of projects ranging from natural history documentaries to art and still photography. [4]

Life

Sandesh exposes the need for conservation and encourages the protection of the world’s biodiversity. Over the years, Sandesh’s work has garnered many top awards including the CIWEM Environmental Photographer of the Year, Nature’s Best Award, International Conservation Photographer Award, as well as twice being nominated for a Green Oscar at Wildscreen.

Early life

He is the second child of Dr. Bangalore Narayan Viswanath, a documentary filmmaker and notable entomologist from Bangalore. He was motivated when his father presented him an SLR film camera and a bundle of National Geographic films during his birthday. He has traveled extensively in the Western Ghats and the Himalayas.

Education

Sandesh Kadur did his schooling from The Home School, Bangalore and graduated in Wildlife Biology from The University of Texas at Brownsville.

Recognitions

In 2013 Sandesh was recognized by the National Geographic Society as an Emerging Explorer and also received the North American Nature Photographers (NANPA) Vision Award in recognition of early career excellence, and continuation of vision and inspiration to others in nature photography, conservation, and education.

Wildlife documentaries

YearSeriesNetworkTitleFilm FestivalsAward
2020Wild Cats of IndiaTV seriesCameraman, director, producer National Geographic Wild Cats of India
2017National Geographic Earth LiveTV seriesCameraman National Geographic Earth Live
2016 Planet Earth II TV seriesCameraman BBC Cities BAFTA Photography Factual
EMMY Award Outstanding Cinematography for a Non-fiction Program
Grasslands
2015Wild IndiaFeature DocumentaryDirector / DOP Animal Planet 21st Century Wild India21st Century Wild India
2015Living with Big CatsTV seriesCameraman Animal Planet Living with Big CatsLiving with Big Cats
2015Eastern HimalayaShort DocumentaryDirector Ashoka Trust Eastern Himalaya - Ancient Risks Future Threats
2015India: Natures Wonderland [5] TV seriesCameraman BBC India: Natures Wonderland [5] India: Natures Wonderland [5]
2014 Wonders of the Monsoon [6] TV seriesCameraman BBC Wonders of the Monsoon [6] Wonders of the Monsoon [6]
2013Urban JungleTV seriesCameraman National Geographic DowntownDowntown
2012India TourismCommercialPresenter/CamerapersonNirvana FilmsIncredible India
2011Return of The Clouded LeopardsFeature Documentary National Geographic Felis Creations Return of The Clouded Leopards [7]
2011Secrets of Wild India [8] TV seriesCameraman National Geographic Icon Films Elephant Kingdom International Wildlife Film Festival: Montana Best Television Series
2010North EastFeature DocumentaryPresenter/Cameraperson Felis Creations North-eastern Diaries Vatavaran Festival Finalist Best Series
Reel Earth Film Festival New Zealand
Roscar AwardsBest Short Film Nominee
Wildscreen Film Festival: BristolGreen Oscar Nominee
2009Secrets of King CobraFeature DocumentaryCameraman National Geographic Felis Creations Secrets of King Cobra [9] Festival International du Film AnimalierAward for Species Conservation
2008 Natural World TV seriesCameraman / Presenter BBC Icon Films Mountains of the Monsoon [2] [10] Chicago Intl’ Film FestivalSilver Plaque - Cinematography
2002Sahyadris - Mountains of the MonsoonFeature DocumentaryDirectorDiscovery ChannelSahyadris - Mountains of the Monsoon Vatavaran Festival Special Jury Award for Wildlife Conservation
Houston WorldfestGold REMI Award - Creative Excellence
Wildscreen Film Festival Green Oscar nominee BBC Newcomer of the Year award
International Wildlife Film Festival: MontanaMerit Award for Cinematography
2000Destination NatureTV seriesDirectorMagrack NetworksSouth India
El Cielo- Mexico
1998Treasures of South TexasShort DocumentaryDirector NASA / Gorgas Science Foundation Treasures of South Texas

Books

YearTitlePublisherAwards
2013 Himalaya: Mountains of Life [11] ATREE
2005El Valle : The Rio Grande Delta [12] Gorgas Science Foundation
2004Sahyadris: India's Western Ghats [13] ATREE BANFF Mountain Book Festival - Finalist

Publications

Contributions as photographer

Awards

Personal

Photography

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