Indian American Photojournalist Sandesh V. Kadur Named to National Geographic Society’s Board of Trustees
- He has most recently worked on “Our Planet” by Netflix and National Geographic Society’s “The Okavango Experience.”
The National Geographic Society has named Indian American wildlife photojournalist, author and documentary filmmaker Sandesh V. Kadur to its board of trustees. The award-winning filmmaker and National Geographic Explorer creates documentary films that have aired worldwide on prominent networks such as National Geographic, the BBC, Netflix, Discovery Channel and Animal Planet.
Joining him on National Geographic Society’s board of trustees are Kate E. Brandt, John K. Delaney, and Evan G. Greenberg. In a press release announcing the appointments, the society said the members and “their varied expertise will help bolster the society’s commitment to illuminating and protecting the wonder of our world through the power of science, exploration, education and storytelling.”
Kadur has most recently worked on “Our Planet” by Netflix and “The Okavango Experience,” a 360 degree, virtual reality series that follows National Geographic Society’s Okavango Wilderness Project and BBC’s Seven Worlds “One Planet” and “Planet Earth II.” He is the producer of a three-part docuseries for National Geographic titled “Wild Cats of India ” and a two-part series titled ” India’s Wild Leopards.”
His first tryst with the camera began when he was about 13 years old. His father, Dr. B.N. Vishwanath, “an entomologist by profession, but photographer at heart,” taught him the basics and “occasionally allowed me the use of his Nikkormat camera,” he told JLR Explore. “That was enough. I have been hooked to photography ever since.”
He is also the co-author of two books — “Sahyadris: India’s Western Ghats – A Vanishing Heritage” (2005) and “Himalaya—Mountains of Life” (2013). His first documentary, accompanied by his first book, earned critical acclaim while drawing attention to one of the world’s top biodiversity hotspots and helped convince UNESCO to name the Western Ghats a World Heritage Site in 2012.
His work has won a slew of prestigious international awards, including a 2017 Emmy nomination and the 2017 BAFTA Award for his work on BBC’s “Planet Earth II,” as well as numerous awards for his photography. He is the founder and director of Felis Creations — a Bangalore -based company focusing on creating content that inspires conservation.
(Photos courtesy of https://www.sandeshkadur.com)