BIOGRAPHY
Ghaneshwaran Balachandran's fascination towards the natural world began at the age of three. A brush and pen was the weapon of choice, spending most of his childhood and teenage years visualizing creatures of the paleo-world on canvas and paper. As he explored the origins of life and its successive generations, he discovered a bridge that connects him and his passion for wild things, photography. He has since embarked to various harsh locations, feeding his feral soul and fulfilling a purpose, bringing home aesthetic images with conservation and environmental messages, in hopes to change the way we see and treat our one and only planet.
ARTIST STATEMENT
My goal is to trigger a surreal sensibility within the people through my visual art. The process of discovery fuels the curious mind, eventually redefining their perspective and understanding about the natural world.
Visual story telling is the most powerful tool one can possess to change this world, in my humble opinion. The right thing to do is to do the right thing, and the right time is now.
My goal is to trigger a surreal sensibility within the people through my visual art. The process of discovery fuels the curious mind, eventually redefining their perspective and understanding about the natural world.
Visual story telling is the most powerful tool one can possess to change this world, in my humble opinion. The right thing to do is to do the right thing, and the right time is now.
RECOGNITION
2018
Monochrome Awards - Honorable Mention - Wildlife Category.
International Photography Awards - Honorable Mention - Fine Art : Still Life Category.
2017
Published in National Geographic - The Daily Dozen.
Published in National Geographic - Saving Our Oceans Assignment.
International Photography Awards - Honorable Mention - One Shot Climate Change : Man Category.
International Photography Awards - Honorable Mention - Nature : Wildlife Category.
2016
Published in National Geographic Climate Change : In Focus Assignment - Image exhibited at the Conference of the Parties (COP) 22 Climate Summit in Marrakech, Morocco in November 2016.
International Photography Awards - Honorable Mention - Fine Art : Abstract Category.
International Photography Awards - Honorable Mention - Nature : Wildlife Category.
2018
Monochrome Awards - Honorable Mention - Wildlife Category.
International Photography Awards - Honorable Mention - Fine Art : Still Life Category.
2017
Published in National Geographic - The Daily Dozen.
Published in National Geographic - Saving Our Oceans Assignment.
International Photography Awards - Honorable Mention - One Shot Climate Change : Man Category.
International Photography Awards - Honorable Mention - Nature : Wildlife Category.
2016
Published in National Geographic Climate Change : In Focus Assignment - Image exhibited at the Conference of the Parties (COP) 22 Climate Summit in Marrakech, Morocco in November 2016.
International Photography Awards - Honorable Mention - Fine Art : Abstract Category.
International Photography Awards - Honorable Mention - Nature : Wildlife Category.
MEDIA
2017
Nat Geo Wild
Backyard Warrior and Earth Live Feature.
2016
News Hub
National Geographic Exhibition Displays Global Climate Change.
Daily Mail
National Geographic Photographers Capture The Devastating Effects Of Climate Change Around The World.
2017
Nat Geo Wild
Backyard Warrior and Earth Live Feature.
2016
News Hub
National Geographic Exhibition Displays Global Climate Change.
Daily Mail
National Geographic Photographers Capture The Devastating Effects Of Climate Change Around The World.
ACCOLADE
2017
IFMR LEAD Photo Contest 2017 - New Delhi.
Invited and served on board as one of the panel of judges.
2017
IFMR LEAD Photo Contest 2017 - New Delhi.
Invited and served on board as one of the panel of judges.
