Spinning Time [TOP100]

This is an approximately 4 hours long exposure of two things in motion - stars and water. It took me 3 years and 3 attempts to create this image as the conditions were not congenial for the image in the first two times (2017 and 2018). This was captured close to the town of Sohra located in the North-East Indian State of Meghalaya.

Himadri Bhuyan,   India, Guwahati

Story of a fishing harbour [TOP100]

Joyraj Samanta,   India, Kolkata

Fearless [TOP100]

While enjoying the trip with my friends i saw these kids diving in the river (dam) fearlessly, meanwhile i thought of freezing them in the air and went down the stairs to give it a wide perspective and it was a fraction of seconds when this kid in foreground was coming out looking straight into my camera from the river and i made the shot.

Anubhav Gupta,   India, Varanasi

Life & death [TOP100]

I took this photograph in the Ganga river. It boasts a secret in itself is the photograph the story that is very surprised. When the police officer gives the unknown corpse for cremation to dom people after the post-mortem, they throw it in to the river to save some money. When the summer comes the skeleton of these body appear on the sand. Still there is no legal action

Rahul Gupta,   India, Barh patna

Smokey Eyes

Amalesh Saha,   India, Burdwan

SMILE OF BONDINGS

BONDINGS WHICH LASTS FOREVER.. AND THAT IS THE BONDINGS OF FRIENDSHIP AND CONNECTION OF HUMANITY..

AKASH GHOSH,   India, Kolkata

Lost in devotion

A sage is playing chita bhasm ( pyre ash ) holi on the ghat of river ganga

Priyanshu singh,   India, Varanasi

Work in Motion

A worker seen create long columns of rice before walking along and spreading the piles with their feet and rakes. Drying of paddy grains is one of the most important step before sending them to Rice mill. By reducing the moisture level of the grain, the risk of bacteria is being kept to the minimum for storage.

Avishek Das,   India, Kolkata

Elephants in Monochrome......

One of the most fascinating animals in nature are none other than our gentle giants the Elephants... i can spend hours watching them , here is a series of elephants in various moods ....they make a great series in monochrome and this is my humble attempt to present my series of these beauties each of these pics has a beautiful story to tell.I have taken these series from a 20 mm lens handheld to 600 mm.

Dr.Dilip shah,   India, Mumbai

Motion of spinning ball

It's a motion photography and splash of water between the ball and action taken into the concept.

Ansardeen,   India, Thanjavur

Balaram Paul,   India, Manbazar

Spotted Owlets Family

Thes photos are taken in outskirts of Hyderabad city, India. This series depicts a family of Spotted Owlets flying around before they go to the their roosting site, which is this dry palm tree.

SRIRAM REDDY,   India, Hyderabad

Sea Warrior

Take charge of your life! The tides do not command the ship. The sailor does. This shot was taken in Odisha.

Aditya Kumar Sahoo,   India, Cuttack

Black ON White

It was my last day in Masai Mara and me along with my photographer friends were having our breakfast in the middle of Jungle. All our equipment's were kept in the vehicle and we were enjoying our breakfast. All of sudden I spotted these beautiful Zebras curiously watching us. I ran towards my vehicle to grab my camera and tried to freeze this moment. I always wonder is it a "Black on White" or "White on Black"?

PRASAD PATIL,   India, NERUL

Floral bathtub

In India, the Autumn days are hot and humid but the nights are pleasant. In the morning, dew drops are found on the edge of grass, flower petals and sometimes water is stored in the flower petals. A Crimson Sunbird female refreshing herself with the water which is stored in the petal of an ornamental banana flower as if nature creates a floral bath tub for her.

মৌসম রায়,   India, Jalpaiguri

Morning Raga

No moment ever can be recreated, and early mornings at Yamuna ghat in Delhi, you can witness this. Every moment here is vast, wholesome and unique.

Chetan Verma,   India, Delhi

Devotees dance

ankur tambde,   India, Mumbai

Wander to Wonder

People witnessing the Sunrise View at the Bank of Yamuna River near Taj Mahal on a Foggy Day in Winters.

SACHIN GHAI,   India, NABHA

Nature's wonder

Slender Tree Frog Mobile + Macro lens

Dharmendra R. Padhiyar,   India, Surat

Clash of Dragons !

One of the most underrated species in the world of Reptiles discovered in India. Fan-throated Lizards often release their fan which is enclosed in their chest to call for a mate or for a territorial fight. This series is one of the longest territorial fights we ever witnessed and they nearly tore each other apart with their deadly jaws and claws. Their appearence often reminds of the age of Dragons. Even organisations like BBC Earth have recently made a full time documentation of this reptile with this unique phenomenon of territorial fight.

Hiitesh Oberai,   India, Ahmednagar

I was waiting for a friend. I heard crying noise, looked around. He was crying because of the wound on his head. His mother went to get some water and he slept before she came.

Mohit khobragade,   India, Bhandara

Buffalo Race

Its real Bull Power. The rider has to run along with the pair. In one such Race the rider himself was airborne for some time as he could not match with speed of bulls.

BHASKAR PRABHAKAR ATHAVALE,   India, MUMBAI

Hectic mood ar work

A monkey charmer in rural areas of India is showing his skills. His monkey staring at the camera making the frame.more interesting.

Manish Kumar Meena,   India, Chandigarh

Mouthful

Aman Wilson,   India, New Delhi

A lovely art

Jai Kumar Kumawat,   India, Jaipur

Yellow on the streets of Kolkata.

Deepbrata Dutta,   India, Kolkata

Back Light Beauty

A Backlight series which shows the beauty of green bee-eater in backlight

Anandhu M,   India, Thrissur

Reflection

Snehasish Bodhak,   India, Kolkata

Fire in the Game !

One of the best series ever captured in Ahmednagar. We were lucky enough as the sun was so far the biggest we ever witnessed and these two male blackbucks were having a great time enjoying this wonder !

Onkar Ravindra Bedre,   India, Ahmednagar

Freedom

Subhra Roy Chowdhury,   India, Kolkata

Mother's care

Mother monkey feeding his child

Gajendra Bawane,   India, Amravati

Hope.

Rahul Dey,   India, Kolkata

this img was taken in wari festival in2019,which is celebrated in Maharashtra,where lacs of devotees of various diversities,eg,ethnicity,casts,religions,economic status,come together and walk bare footed for 250 km from Alandi to Pandharpur,for 26 days and they dance,sing,enchant,play various games

DASHAWATAR BADE,   India, ichalkaranji

Baya Weavers

It's Nesting Time...

Rana Basak,   India, Kolkata

Girafees

Sivakumar,   India, Coimbatore

Hungry

During one of the an evening I suddenly came across a Chameleon hunting! After the successful hunt, the chamelion had to an opportunity to hunt three or four other caterpillars. His behavior reflected his desired to go for more. As his tongue was out to eat the other caterpillar, I could capture this precious photograph.

Alap Brahmbhatt,   India, Ahmedabad

Next generation....

Stink bugs Nymph and Eggs....

Subhankar Bardhan,   India, Cooh behar

Train in rain

KISHANCHAND CHATARAM,   India, Haridwar Uttarakhand

Rahul Wedpathak,   India, Pune

Bishnu Goenka,   India, Kolkata

Tigers

Various tigers of india.

Sudipta Chakraborty,   India, Kolkata

Connecting souls.

Migrants workers going back in lorries during Covid 19. Bhubaneswar, 2020.

Aman Kumar,   India, Bhubaneswar

Running For The Triumph

Every year the race of MOICHARA or COW race takes place during the end of summer and the beginning of Monsoon at Canning, the village area of West Bengal. The race is done on the agricultural fields and this is the traditional process for farmers to cultivate the land.

Saurabh Sirohiya,   India, Ahmedabad

Ananway Ganguly,   India, Kolkata

The Flower Chafer is a beautiful

The Flower Chafer is a beautiful, shiny, emerald green, and quite large beetle. Flower chafers are small, stocky beetles that come in shimmering bright colors. They look like round little dumplings. The most popular are the emerald green flower chafer, the pachnoda marginata and the Derby's flower beetle. They’re perfect for beginners and lovely to watch. These animals don’t live for very long but, as long as you look after them properly, you can enjoy the next generation. Flower chafers grow to around 1-2 in (2.5-5 cm) and live for around 5-7 months.

Ashok Kallagunta,   India, bangalore

Mating of Black winged Stilts

The series shows some unique behaviors of Black-winged Stilts. First they have quarrels among them and then pair goes for mating. The different stages of the acts are shown here.

Anindita Datta Muhuri,   India, Agartala

Ankit Shrivastava,   India, Varanasi

Hemraj Chavhan,   India, Mumbai

The rescuers

This image was captured during the celebration of Vijay Diwas in Kolkata. Vijay Diwas is commemorated every 16th December in Bangladesh and India, to observe Bangladesh’s victory over Pakistan in War of 1971 for the liberation of Bangladesh from Pakistan

Shibasish Saha,   India, Kolkata

Moments of Territorial Fight between two Darters

Darter (Anhinga melanogaster) is also known as ‘Snake Bird’ for its slender neck which helps to hunt fishes into the water. The upper part of this water bird is black while the under part is brownish. The long straight bill, white neck and webbed feet are other features of this bird. This species is frequently seen beside the fresh water-bodies in search of food. Darters are considered as silent bird but become somewhat vocal in defending their nests and chicks. Like all the creatures, the Darters are also very much aware of their own rights. None of them is ready to leave their own territorial rights, even in the water. So, they are trying their best to set up their own right to get the advantageous position for hunting in water which is greatly related to their existence. These images prove that how much aggressive they can be to defend their own regions. In water, they flap their wings so hard that it overpowers the opponent in some way or other. Get a short introduction about Darter:

Partha Sarkar,   India, Kolkata

Sunsets are just little glimpses of the Golden streets of Heaven..!!❤️

Ashwin Katariya,   India, Jaipur

Some Days Are Hard But Hope In Tomorrow

The rain made everyone a 'Mumbaikar' in one fell swoop. Now no one is Marathi, no one is a brother, no one is a Hindu, no one is a Muslim !! Only a man who gets wet, only a man who asks for help and only a man who takes care of every soul !! Tomorrow the wool will fall, the rain will stop, everything will be fine. Just do one. Preserve the moisture provided by this rain!

Rahul Machigar,   India, Mumbai

Dark Secret

This is a dark fashion art portraiture. For me photography is an art and I always try to create a artistic images. Body painting is a form of body art where artwork is painted directly onto the human skin.

Soura Nath,   India, Kolkata

Anirudh Vidyabhushan,   India, Bengaluru

Taj Mahal - The Beauty of Agra

Ayush Saroj,   India, Kanpur

Jumping Spider

Sony A7iii + Venus Optics 60mm Macro (Jumping Spider inside a newly sprout Banana leaf) Jumping spiders or the Salticidae are a family of spiders. As of 2019, it contained over 600 described genera and over 6000 described species, making it the largest family of spiders at 13% of all species. Jumping spiders have some of the best vision among arthropods and use it in courtship, hunting, and navigation.

Paul Manjooran Sebastian,   India, Ernakulam

Rahul,   India, Kolkata

THE GREAT MIGRATION

masaimar, #kenya, #migration, #wildbeeast

Soumen Ghosh,   India, Kolkata

Tulip Twirl

The architectural delight of this wonderful staircase mesmerised me. Quite popular in the list of travellers to London. Therefore, it was awfully difficult for me to find the right timing of the day to avoid maddening crowd. For this shot, I almost went supine on the floor pushing the extremities of my gear to get the widest possible angle. An immediate reflection was to process this in the simplest black and white to highlight the lines and curves which brought out the beauty of this fibonacci spiral

Debarshi Mukherjee,   India, Kolkata

Train travel

I took this photo at bangladesh. This photo showing the overcrowded trains to get home for holiday.

MAHISIN KHAN,   India, Kolkata

There’s no age limits for Artists

The quest for betterment for an artist is limitless. Regardless the age, gender and whatever barriers he faces, he always tries to improve and improvise his artform. Like in the above shot the old tailor is trying his best to complete his work. He may seem weak but his determination is what makes him a perfect artist. For him the age isn't a barrier.

Chetan Shankar Uike,   India, Nagbhir

WEAVE TO LIVE

WEAVE TO LIVE

tittu thomas,   India, KERALA

Kr pankaj,   India, New Delhi

Please don't retouch my wrinkles. It took me so long to earn them... © Anna Magnani

I love to click the portraits because the show me the way to archive the stories.

Sayed wasi haider,   India, Varanasi

Colourful Hunter.

Oriental dwarf kingfisher(ODKF)with kill. ODKF also know as black-backed kingfisher or three toed kingfisher.Shot taken at Kalle village ,near Mumbai MH ,India

संदीप भागवत पाटील,   India, Pune

Nilesh Shah,   India, Ahmedabad

pacu jawi

Malini Mitra,   India, Kolkata

RAMAKRISHNAN,   India, TIRUPPUR

Fight For Territory

Fight for territory with a bit of display in the air - Great Egret Battle

Darji Yash Rajeshkumar,   India, Ahmedabad

Morning exercise

A boy does his morning exercise on a foggy morning while Birds fly by. Everyone is busy in their routines. Clicked in the city of Varanasi, India.

Mohit khetrapal,   India, Varanasi

A moment of dog fight

Jagannath Saha,   India, Kolkata

dunes of life

I took this photography in just using of one strobe light.

Dipak Shaw,   India, Kolkata

Women's work with patterns

SOUMAYAN BISWAS,   India, HOOGHLY

Frozen in time.

When I was traveling to Himachal Pradesh, I meet this old man, it is mentally unstable.It came to Himachal Pradesh 20 years ago from its home.At first I was scared of his face but then I gathered courage and offered him tea and food, after that I brought potato paratha and tea from the adjacent dhaba, then he started eating and then after the meal I clicked this picture.

Saurabh Kumar shukla,   India, Ranchi

Use of Holy Water

Devotees thinks that the water of river Ganga purify their body, mind & soul. A natural symbol of purification, water has been used by the peoples removing uncleanness, But the water is not clean or hygiene.

Pranay Kantal,   India, Titagarh

That One Moment

In Panna National Park we were out for morning safari, fog was spread all over the forest. I saw an elephant near forest camp the elephant was moving his trunk up and down. Sun was about to rise. By seeing the situation I wanted to capture that moment in which elephant is holding sun in his trunk.

Surendra Krushnaji Walke,   India, PUNE

Chasing light

I started exploring streets of Amritsar by keeping the motive of chasing light only and i got this shot perfectly

Shikhar saini,   India, Gurdaspur

Mistical Tryst

Yellow from East and Blue from West makes a perfect mixture of colours for a element looks like coming out of heaven..

Neeresh Kumar,   India, Ghaziabad

Varanasi Life

Varansi, up India

Vinod Rav,   India, Varanasi

Winters at Narmada

Swapnil Bavaria,   India, Jabalpur

The Battle for survival

As the Cheetah sees his prey.. for a succesful hunt, the predator must be out of focus of the prey and at the same time, the prey has to be in a striking range and perfectly focussed. the splash, the Zebra.s are creating is adding to the moment.

Dr.Dilip shah,   India, Mumbai

The Carrier

The photo is of one of the heritages of India- Kolkata's Tram. It was taken in the streets of Kolkata, India

Sayantan Mondal,   India, Bengaluru

Morning Beauty

This picture was taken at the crops fild, with the mobile oppo A71+ lens

Tirtho Roy,   India, Durgapur

Catch me if you can

Traditional game of South India as they embrace their bull during pongal festival and it's a tradition followed for long years.

Gautam Sekar,   India, Chennai

The rising Taj

Sunil Choudhary,   India, Rajasthan

Karan Togattiwar,   India, Chandrapur

Hide and seek

Hide and seek... That was a play... a squirrel and a wood picker .... at a forest area ...a lot of time they played ....at Kerala India

jojith,   India, Thrissur

TEA STORY

Sriparna Chakraborty,   India, KOLKATA

Amur Falcon Face-off

A different frame to get a raptor facing towards you and running to catch its prey. There were many photographers present to capture this bold beauty, people were trying to get closeup as much they can. I preferred to be a more little distant to get this action.

Mukesh Mishra,   India, Bengaluru

papular Indian festival called DAHI HANDI photo shoot in a creative style , human pyramid collapse

Sandeep Yadav,   India, thane

Good Evening Dubai

A stunning view of Burj Khalifa, Dubai Mall and Downtown Dubai from an apartment balcony in Burj Vista.

Gagan Kaushal,   India, New Delhi

Grizzly Flycatcher

During an early morning birding session, came across this Squirrel hunting down the termites. I have set myself down to the ground and was waiting for the right moment. Although it has caught most of the termites facing off the camera, felt lucky to document this at last.

Naveen Kumar,   India, Chennai

Fighter Jet

Lesser flamingos in flight, Seems like an Indian fighter jet. Honestly i have tried to capture such formation every time i go to Nerul birding point but after waiting for lot of days and lot of trials finally i have managed to get this particular picture. This formation was captured at Nerul in Navi Mumbai.

gyana mohanty,   India, navimumbai

Lost in Time

Saswata Mukherjee,   India, Kolkata

To move or not to Move

DINESH CHALAVDI,   India, Bangalore

Taste of freedom

This photo draws a line of contrast between the subjects at the opposite level of experiences based on the taste of freedom.

Debratna Ghosh,   India, Kolkata

land with frog

A purple heron landing with frog dangling from its mouth at Manglajodi wetlands in a cold and misty day

Soumya Ranjan Bhattacharyya,   India, Hooghly, West Bengal

Идти

Akash Balasubhramanyam,   India, Trivandrum

Creating PEACE in the DARKNESS

Black or White colour doesn't matter , Peace is inside you . You just need to cherish it from within.

datta vijay garud,   India, pune

Makedonsky,   India, Pune

Sibling's Chemistry with a Punch of Sunset...

Dramatic Sunset...

Kalyan Chakraborty,   India, Bengaluru

MATRI BONDONA

Durga Puja is incomplete without the Dhunuchi Naach—a freestyle dance form where performers dance to beats of the Dhak and the sound of Kansor, with dhunuchis (clay incense pits pots) filled with burning incense in their hand. Bengali woman clad in a beautiful red saree with golden border starts the Dhunuchi dance with grace and poise matching to the festival rhythms of dhak. The atmosphere fills up with the essence of spirituality and holiness as the smoke of the Dhuna fills up the air.

SANTANU BOSE,   India, Kolkata

The Frame Of Frames

A train window which is showcasing so many other windows and one such window where a lady is waiting eagerly. The whole train is empty and waiting for its new passengers. On the other side this lady is waiting for someone or something. Her over anticipated eyes are telling different abstracting stories. The simplicity in her overall attire and visage is making a minimalist look. This picture is taken at Sealdah station, Kolkata.

Santanu Roy,   India, Kolkata

ESSENCE OF COLORS

A muslim girl was walking up the stairs to the roof of a Masjid, while she looked constantly at the camera with what I was shooting. Since in general girls are not allowed inside any masjid, it was nice to see the girl inside the masjid

SANKALAN BANIK,   India, Kolkata

Towards the light

Darkness to Light

Amarjit Mandal,   India, Dist : Murshidabad

Peacocks fighting

This was my 1st instance when I saw 2 ,male peacocks fighting, have vested so many National Parks but never seen 2 male peacocks fighting, Its only in Dudhwa is saw this

Nilesh Patel,   India, Damoh

Fish Wars

Kamchatka brown bears although solitary, congregate where there are plentiful sources of food and the Kuril Lake in Kamchatka is one such area. The bears bulk up to the abundant nutrition in the salmon and are particularly aggressive at times fighting over rights to prime fishing spots as well as over food. Most of the day is spent on the banks of the Kuril Lake where you set up and wait for opportunities to photograph. Given the density of bears at a given place, focussing on one individual in the melee is a challenge and one has to be guided by patience, keen observation and anticipation. I was patiently waiting for the opportune moment to be able to isolate this particular bear that despite a few futile attempts, was not ready to give up. He had been eyeing his catch intently, hoping to stake claim, when another bear swooped in and stole it from him. What ensued was a wild swipe and a clear display of annoyance. It was all over in a flash. Fortunately there was no obstruction at this opportune time and it allowed me to freeze the moment. He was so close, yet so far, and I could only empathise. Specie: Kamchatka Brown Bear (Ursus arctos beringianus) Location: South Kamchatka Sanctuary, Russia

Neelutpaul Barua,   India, Mumbai

Dangal

This photo was taken in a wrestling training center "Akhara" in Kolkata, Where young boys are practicing wrestling.

somnath pal,   India, Kolkata

Childhood Memory

hindi,english,,   India, sitamarhi

prabir kumar das,   India, Kolkata

रजत तिवारी,   India, Varanasi

mayank tiwari,   India, Bhopal

This photo is taken with the help of a Samsung phone.

pradeep mohanty,   India, Bhubaneswar

Satyam meena,   India, New delhi

Short eared owl head on flight

Short eared owl head on flight

Partha Sarkar,   India, Kolkata

LIVE THE JUXTAPOSITION

The juxtaposition of life...

Subhendu pan,   India, Durgapur

Keeping a careful eye at a distant

A sudden fire broke out in the heart of the Bagri market. The fire workers, risking their own life, tackled the whole situation with their full effort. The picture was taken during the rescuing situation.

Soumyadeep Bhattacharjee,   India, KOLKATA

FLYING COMBAT

Baya wavers fighting/playing

সৌম্যদীপ মন্ডল,   India, Kolkata

The king and his Royal attitude

Clicked this image of a Asiatic lion in gir national park Gujarat, india Within 10 minutes of entering in park we found this handsome male in beautiful early morning soft light. And got this show with morning light falling right on his face

Goswami chetan,   India, Jamnagar

Time and peace

A picture from banaras showing how time makes something more still

Kumar Saurabh,   India, Patna

Journey

Traveling by bus in city of Kolkata. Destination is Holi place Gangasagar at West Bengal, south 24 parganas.

Priya Gopal Saha,   India, Kolkata

We Are One

This photograph is an expression to uphold the ideals of peaceful co-existence. It says we need to get into and understand our differences so that we can merge into each other. Because we are one.

Natasha Mandal,   India, Burdwan

Speedster

Perigrine falcon with rock pegion Kill it was amazing to see & click this wonderful raptor it is migratory bird to telangana region clicked in Hyderabad world fastest bird on the planet speed of the 390km/ph

Jagadeesh,   India, HYDERABAD

Winged Wonder!

Amur Falcon in action. Amur Falcon, a small raptor that comes to India from Northern China and migrates to Southern Africa. It flies non-stop over Arabian Sea, until it reaches Somalia. It is the longest over-water flight of any raptor, estimated around 4,000 kms. Just Amazing!

Sanjay Danait,   India, Pune

A Colorful Nap!

A vegetable vendor takes a nap in the afternoon.

Sudeb Chowdhury,   India, Kolkata

A Foggy Morning

A Foggy morning at kumbh.

VISHAL KAPOOR,   India, Allahabad

Companions

The synchronized sleeping pattern of a dog and a human on the Ghats (banks) of river Ganga, Varanasi is what made me capture this interesting moment.

Arpan Uzir,   India, Guwahati

Ankit Verma,   India, Hyderabad

SANDEEP MATHUR,   India, Delhi

Asiatic Lion cubs

Thirsty Asiatic Lion Cubs drinking water

Ishan yogeshkumar vora,   India, Jamnagar

Dhiraj Venkat,   India, Bangalore

Death of End

The Short-toed snake-eagle kill and swallowing spectacled cobra....

கௌதமன் கணேசன்,   India, Chennai

Pic-trait

Soukhik Sarkar,   India, Kolkata

Leopard Habitat Shot

Leopard climbing down a tree!!! Clicked at Tadoba National Park at Nagpur Maharashtra in May 2019.

Aniket Karane,   India, Mumbai

Race of Life.

A picture of a cow cart race in West Bengal India

SOURAJIT GHOSH,   India, Ko

Streets of jaipur

This picture is taken in jaipur, rajasthan, India.

Prateek mehra,   India, jaipur