Arati Kumar-Rao
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Arati Kumar-Rao is a National Geographic Explorer and an independent photographer, writer, and artist who chronicles the effect of South Asia’s changing landscapes on livelihoods and biodiversity. She is based in Bangalore, India.
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Clouds Over Changthang. Created with: Untamed Photographer.
View print sizes for Clouds Over Changthang by Arati Kumar-Rao: Story Behind the Photograph: Clouds Over Changthang The northernmost region of India is the ‘land of high passes,’ Ladakh. Shielded from South Asia’s wet and humid monsoon by the Greater Himalayan range that stretches to its south and curves west, this Trans-Himalayan region is a vast cold desert.
By Arati Kumar-Rao5 years ago in Earth
Silent Extinction. Created with: Untamed Photographer.
View print sizes for Silent Extinction by Arati Kumar-Rao: Story Behind the Photograph: Silent Extinction Tall, graceful, powerful and puzzlingly “silent,” much about vocal communication among giraffes is still a mystery. Long thought to be silent creatures, they seemed to communicate either in frequencies that are extremely low or even out of the hearing range of humans. More recent research indicates that they do make sounds in the human auditory range: they hum … and only at night. At 92Hz, the sound is at the low end of human hearing.
By Arati Kumar-Rao5 years ago in Earth
Everest. Top Story - May 2021. Created with: Untamed Photographer.
View print sizes for Everest by Arati Kumar-Rao: Story Behind the Photograph: Everest I was heading due west, from the kingdom of Bhutan in the Indian subcontinent to the capital of India, New Delhi. Having made sure I had an “F” window seat on the plane, away from the wing, camera at the ready, I prayed for clear skies (and a clear window pane) and kept my eyes peeled. From the moment we took off till we begin to descend two-and-a-half hours later, the Great Himalayan range unfolded in front of my eyes.
By Arati Kumar-Rao5 years ago in Earth
The Matriarch. Created with: Untamed Photographer.
View print sizes for The Matriarch by Arati Kumar-Rao: Story Behind the Photograph: The Matriarch On the vast salt plains of Kenya’s Amboseli National Park, a matriarch, with her herd of elephants, is about to enter the swamps. This vast land, called “Empusel” for salty, dusty place in the language of the Maasais, Maa, sprawls at the base of Mount Kilimanjaro on the border of Kenya and Tanzania and is traditionally grazing grounds for the herds of Maasai cattle. They have, for centuries, shared this landscape with massive herds of elephants, prides of lions, cheetahs, leopards, and other wild animals.
By Arati Kumar-Rao5 years ago in Earth
Milkyway Over Mangroves. Top Story - April 2021. Created with: Untamed Photographer.
View print sizes for Milkyway Over Mangroves by Arati Kumar-Rao: Story Behind the Photograph: Milkyway Over Mangroves Night falls like a black hood over the largest mangrove forest in the world, the Sundarbans. Straddling the border between Bangladesh and India, this beautiful forest (which is likely where it gets its name from — Sundar, meaning beautiful, ban, meaning forest) is home to the Royal Bengal Tiger, saltwater crocodiles, all manner of snakes, crustaceans, river sharks, and a few million crab-catchers, fishers, and honey hunters.
By Arati Kumar-Rao5 years ago in Earth
