This book inspired my father immensely. During the same year my dad visited Jahangir Art Gallery and saw Black & white photographs of Mr. Bharadwaj (Guruji) which impressed him to pursue the art of nature photography.

With his Pentax–F and 400mm lens my dad visited various sanctuaries accompanied with my mother (Abha) as a team-mate, my sister (Aparna) & myself. We travelled all over India watching and shooting birds on Black & White negatives & colour TPs.

In the year 1978, we started colour film processing and printing to get the accurate colour prints of our own shooting. Shortly afterwards he entered the photo finishing industry under the name of Skylab Colours. I joined the business after acquiring a sound knowledge of photography as an art & science.

Digital cameras and accessorises combined with perfect printing at our own lab makes our nature photographs most natural and attractive. Now at the age of 70, after much persuasion by me, he has agreed to display his work. The photographs of nature especially birds displayed here on this site is the outcome our efforts in understanding & displaying the INCREDIBLE NATURE.

We promise to update the site regularly with our latest photographs and make your visit an incredible experience of nature. Enjoy….

 ... Avanindra Bhatia