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      • Thomas Vijayan is an Indian wildlife photographer and businessman from Bangalore who is based in Dubai.


      Biography


      Vijayan is an architect, born and raised in Bangalore, India. Hailing from a photography family, he started photography at the age of 10. Later, he settled in Canada with his family.
      In 2015, he was appointed as Nikon's first brand ambassador for the Middle East & Africa.
      In 2016, Vijayan was the recipient of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year – People's Choice Award by UK-based Natural History Museum, London for his picture titled 'Swinging time'. The picture was selected from 42,000 entries submitted from 96 different countries and has been added to the museum's special collection.
      In 2019, Vijayan won top prize in the Society of International Nature and Wildlife Photographers Bird Photographer of the Year.
      In 2020, he was the winner of a World Nature Photography Award.


      Awards


      PHOTO IS LIGHT – World Photography Contest 2021
      World Nature Photographer of the Year Award 2020
      Siena International Photo Awards 2020
      Moscow International Foto Awards (MIFA) 2020
      Tokyo International Foto Awards (TIFA) 2020 in Gold Category
      Windland Smith Rice Award 2019 for Nature's Best Photography
      1st place in SINWP Bird Photographer of the Year 2019
      Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2017


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