Dr. Vyankatesh Metan is a renowned Orthopedic surgeon, photographer, and birder from Solapur, Maharashtra State, India.

He loves spending his spare time amidst nature. He loves sharing his photographs, knowledge, experience, and joy with others. I have traveled widely in and outside India for photography tours.

His solo wildlife and nature photography exhibition “Connect with Nature” was displayed at the prestigious Jahangir Art Gallery in Mumbai in October 2018 and at the prestigious Chitrakala Parishath Art Gallery Bangalore in July 2018 and March 2021.

His bird’s photographs are published by famous forest officers and an eminent author Mr. Maruti Chitampalli’s new book on the birds “Pakshikosh”

He is the recipient of the prestigious “Vasundhara Mitra” award in 2014.

He is a Life Member of the Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS).

He has a set of the latest camera/lenses and all the gazettes for birding and photography. He has Canon 1DX with 600 mm prime lens, Canon 5 D Mark IV with 400 mm, 24-105 mm, Samyang 14mm F2.8 R Ultra Wide Angle Manual Focus Lens for Canon RF, and Canon EF 100 mm f/2.8 Macro USM Lens with other modern accessories.