International Tiger Day: Capturing elegance of the big cats

On International Tiger Day, here are some captivating photographs from some of the best wildlife photographers in India—capturing the beauty and the majestic lives of India's tigers

Jul 29, 2021, 12:11 IST6 min

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I was driving through the forests of Ranthambore one winter morning, when we spotted a tiger cub by the dry stream bed under a tree. It kept looking up at the tree, and we couldn&rsquot fig...

Image by Sachin Rai

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Tigers and the Great Indian Rhinoceros are the two giants of the floodplains of Kaziranga in Assam. Kaziranga is a World Heritage Site, and is home to the largest population of rhinos in In...

Image by Sachin Rai

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Ranthambhore in Rajasthan is a dry and arid forest and has been a stronghold for tigers in India. The tiger was known as a royal animal, which meant only the kings and queens of the region ...

Image by Sachin Rai

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Shivang Mehta is an award-winning wildlife photographer, author, and a former journalist.Tigers are prolific breeders and the queen of Mowgli land, Pench, has proved it by entering the Guin...

Image by Shivang Mehta

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There are tigers and then there are tigers that hit international headlines. T24 Ustaad was put behind bars for killing four humans, but got the nation together as people were on the street...

Image by Shivang Mehta

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Contrary to his name, Zaalim of Ranthambore raised eyebrows when he showcased incredible fatherhood by raising two orphaned cubs to maturity. Along with the commendable efforts of the fores...

Image by Shivang Mehta

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Inexperience was on public display as 14-month-old Pacman caught a deer in Ranthambore but didn"t know how to kill it. A struggle, which was a turning point in his life as a tiger to become...

Image by Shivang Mehta

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Aishwarya Sridhar became the first Indian woman to win the Wildlife Photographer of the Year award at the 56th Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition held in London by the Natural Hi...

Image by Aishwarya Sridhar

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Vijay Bedi & Ajay Bedi (Canon Cinema EOS Ambassadors) are third generation wildlife film makers and photographers, and won the Green Oscar for their film, "The Policing Langur". Their film ...

Image by Vijay Bedi & Ajay Bedi

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Tigers don"t chase they prowl and then hunt. They hunt at least once a week. Tigers are also night hunters, as their eyesight is six times better than humans.

Image by Vijay Bedi & Ajay Bedi

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Tigers can walk around 20 to 30km of their territory in a day. We found this female on the famous Ranthambore lake.

Image by Vijay Bedi & Ajay Bedi

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Kairav Engineer: VP, business development, Astral Limited, and accomplished wildlife photographerTigers are known to inhabit a variety of habitats, ranging from the snowy woods of Siberia t...

Image by Kairav Engineer

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Tigers love water, and are born swimmers. An adult tiger will spend much of its summers near a pool of water, and will take a customary dip to cool off the body heat generated from feeding ...

Image by Kairav Engineer

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Amit Verma is the chief photographer at Forbes India, and a passionate wildlife photographer.Rarely does one get a chance to see the tiger deep inside its natural surroundings, but elephant...

Image by Amit Verma

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In the summertime, the probability of sighting a tiger near a waterhole is higher. It was late afternoon that day. It"s always best to shoot the tiger from an eye level, and because this ti...

Image by Amit Verma