N. A. Naseer

N. A. Naseer
Born (1962-06-10) 10 June 1962 (age 62)
Ernakulam district, Kerala State, India
NationalityIndian
Known forWildlife photography, conservation of nature, and authoring books

N. A. Naseer, (born 10 June 1962) in Ernakulam district, Kerala,[1] is an Indian wildlife photographer, nature conservation activist and author,[2] who is a member of the Bombay Natural History Society. He is sometimes called the ambassador of Kerala's forests.[3] He is also a martial artist (karate, thai-chi, chi gung).[2]

Career

A sloth bear photographed by Naseer.

In addition to leading Malayalam periodicals, he writes on wildlife with photographs, in magazines like the Mathrubhumi Yathra travel magazine, Mathrubhumi weekly Sanctuary Asia, Hornbill,[4] Frontline,[5] Outlook, Traveller, and others. Besides conducting sessions about nature conservation, photography all over South India, he teaches martial arts.[2]

Books

  • Woods and Photographer,[6] which was the first book on wildlife which was written in Malayalam, Naseer's mother tongue, and sold out three months after being published.[citation needed] It has photographs of fauna native to South India.
  • Kadine chennu thodumbol:[7]
  • Kadum Camerayum[8]
  • Vranam pootha chantham[8]
  • Malamuzhakki (2020)[9][10]
  • Kattil oppam nadannavarum pozhinju poyavarum[11]

Awards and honours

  • 2013-KR Devanand Memorial Award[12]
  • 2011-Excellency in Photography award by All Kerala Photography Association[12]

See also

References

  1. ^ Nazeer, N. A. (2017). "കാടും ക്യാമറയും /". find.uoc.ac.in (in Malayalam). Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  2. ^ a b c N. A. Naseer's profile. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Joy Mathew releases wildlife photographer NA Naseer's latest book". Mathrubhumi. 20 July 2020.
  4. ^ An unusual butterfly gathering
  5. ^ "Close encounters in the wild". Hindu.com. 13 March 2009. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
  6. ^ Archive
  7. ^ "കാടിനെ ചെന്നുതൊടുമ്പോള്‍". Deshabhimani (in Malayalam).
  8. ^ a b "Wildlife photographer NA Naseer's latest book 'Malamuzhakki' coming soon; pre-order now". Mathrubhumi.
  9. ^ "എന്‍.എ നസീര്‍ കേരളത്തിലെ കാടുകളുടെ അംബാസിഡര്‍- ജോയ് മാത്യു". Mathrubhumi. 20 July 2020.
  10. ^ "Wildlife photographer NA Naseer's latest book 'Malamuzhakki' coming soon; pre-order now". Mathrubhumi. 5 July 2020. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  11. ^ Naseer, N. A. (2017). Kattil oppam nadannavarum pozhinju poyavarum (കാട്ടിൽ ഒപ്പം നടന്നവരും പൊഴിഞ്ഞുപോയവരും). Mathrubhumi Books. ISBN 978-81-8267-095-2.
  12. ^ a b "NA Naseer". Mathrubhumi. 23 January 2018.
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