International Tiger Day: Capturing elegance of the big cats

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 safaris have this advantage to take deep into the forests where they spend most of their time. This particular image gave me a chance to capture moments when the tiger was walking on a beautiful rock in Bandhavgarh National Park, Madhya Pradesh. The top angle from the elephant’s back gave me the vantage point to capture the tiger’s shadow, and also the white spot on its ear, which we miss most of the times because we see the tiger either from a distance or from the front