HERITAGE / KARNATAKA
Hampi: Stone, Light and Memory
A landscape shaped by time, where carved stone, trees and everyday life meet.
9 photographs in this story
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PHOTOGRAPHS BY VINOD KULKARNI
Light. Place.
Presence.
Landscapes, wildlife, architecture and people, photographed across India and beyond.
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01 / A CURATED PORTFOLIO
Selected works
Eight photographs across wildlife, landscape, architecture and everyday life.
01 WILDLIFE
Tiger portrait
Wildlife
02 LANDSCAPE
Water over stone
Landscape & Nature
03 CITYSCAPE
London skyline at dusk
River Thames, London
04 WILDLIFE
Elephant in the forest
Forest encounter
05 PEOPLE
A moment of release
People & Street
06 PEOPLE & PLACE
Walk over the bridge
People & Street
07 ARCHITECTURE
Temple of Heaven, Beijing
Architecture & Urban Landscape
08 ARCHITECTURE
Hampi Temple at Sunset
Architecture & Urban Landscape
02 / STORIES IN SEQUENCE
Photo essays
Two selected stories from the complete six-essay collection.
WILDLIFE / BHADRA
River Terns: Life at the Water’s Edge
Flight, feeding and split-second decisions in the living rhythm of the river.
11 photographs in this story
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03 / PRINTS
Photographs to live with.
Selected photographs may be available as prints. Share where you would display one and your preferred size; availability, paper, framing and delivery are confirmed individually.
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04 / ABOUT
From sketchbooks
to the world outside.
My creative life began with drawing and painting in Gulbarga, in north Karnataka. Photography later offered a way to observe more closely and return to the details of the world.
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Work beyond the portfolio.
Selected opportunities for prints, editorial use and collaborative projects.
01 / PRINTS
Fine-art photographs
Selected photographs can be made available as prints, with size, paper, framing and delivery confirmed individually.
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Licensing & image use
For editorial, publishing and selected commercial image-use enquiries, with photograph and usage details agreed directly.
Discuss licensing03 / COLLABORATION
Exhibitions & projects
Open to considered exhibitions, collaborations and projects that fit the work and its documentary, artistic or cultural character.
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The work, recognised.
A selection of awards, editorial features and exhibitions. Explore the archive for dates and details.
2021 / PORTRAIT
Honourable Mention
International Photography Awards
2018 / OVERALL WINNER
Photographer of the Year
Global HSBC Water Programme
2019 / EDITORIAL
Photo of the Day
National Geographic
2020 / EDITORIAL
Photo of the Day
Smithsonian Magazine
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