Rithwik V J is an award winning and passionate nature photographer. He is an active member of the Photographic Society of Madras and has held the post of Director, Salon and Exhibitions committee.

Rithwik's photographs have won accolades in various National and International Salons and Exhibitions. His award winning photographs have been exhibited widely in different locations. Coming from an engineering background, he found the technicalities behind the camera and photography to be fascinating and took on to learn the art by himself. Slowly he was attracted towards Panoramic photography and mastered the art and has won the Epson International Pano Awards consecutively for 2 years for his panoramic images. This year he was invited to join the International Association of Panoramic Photographers. Being a nature enthusiast, he finds his time to be in the field for shoot during weekends with his friends. Rithwik also brings with him, immense experience of conducting workshops for photographers in different clubs and also mentoring the fellow photographers in the field. My achievements in the field of photography are mentioned below.

PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS

2009 - National Science photography Award

2009 - Photographic Society of Madras Monthly competiotn, May 2009 - 1st Prize

2010 - Youth Photographic Society Award, Honorable mention

2010 - EPSON FOTOFLOCK (Paradise on Earth - Runner up)

2011 - Epson International Pano Awards, Bronze

2011 - Photographic Society of Madras Monthly competiotn, Jan 2011 - 1st Prize

2011 - Green Visions All India Nature Photography, 3rd Award

2011 - International photo Awards, 3 Honorable mentions

2012 - Photographic Society of Madras Monthly competition, Feb 2012 - 1st Prize

2012 - International Photo Awards, Honorable mention

2012 - National Geographic, Your Shots Weekly Wrapper

2012 - Epson International Pano Awards, 4 Bronzes

2012 - International Loupe Awards, 3 Bronzes

2012 - International FIAP Salon, 1 Silver Medal

2012 - Royal Photographic Society,Projected Images Division - 360 degree panorama selected

2012 - DJ Memorial nature photo award - Honorable mention

2013 - Panorama selected to be published Kolor Panobook 2013

2013 - Epson International Pano Awards, 3 Bronzes

2013 - Royal Photographic Society, International Screen Images, Photograph selected in Nature category

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