Navaneeth Unnikrishnan
| Navaneeth Unnikrishnan | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Navaneeth Unnikrishnan 14 March 1993 (age 23) Thalassery, Kerala, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Years active | 2013-present |
| Known for | Astrophotography |
Navaneeth Unnikrishnan is an Indian Amateur Astronomer and Astrophotographer[1] from Kerala. He started photography as a hobby using a basic Canon DSLR and later specialized in imaging Deep Sky Objects. His images are published in Magazines and websites including National Geographic, BBC Earth, Space.com[2] and also the winner of photography competition conducted by National Geographic Traveller India and National Students Space Challenge 2014, 2015 hosted by IIT Kharagpur.
Early life
Navaneeth was born to Unnikrishnan K.K and Geetha in Thalassery on 14 March 1992. As a child he was brought up in Muscat, Oman, later moved to Vatakara, Kerala. He was interested in astronomy from a young age. He started photography from a very basis Canon camera and turned it in to his passion. Navaneeth did his schooling in Vatakara and moved to Karnataka for higher studies.
Career
Navaneeth started photography as a hobby using a basic camera his dad bought him. He wasn't into Astrophotography until he witnessed the Milky Way with his eyes from his backyard and happened to capture it on camera using long exposure time. He then began shooting deep sky objects using telescopes and has numerous images published on international Magazines including National Geographic,Digital Camera Magazine,and websites including BBC Earth,[3] Space.com,[4] Earth & Sky.[5][6][7][8] He is also featured by Snapdeal in India's Finest Photographers.[9][10] Navaneeth is self-taught and has learned photography through experimenting and independent study.
References
- ↑ "An Engineering Student's Romance With The Night Skies". newindianexpress.com/. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
- ↑ "Spectacular Green Comet Lovejoy". space.com/. Retrieved 5 Jan 2015.
- ↑ "India's incredible night skies". bbc.com/. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
- ↑ "Trifid Nebula Glows in Stunning Photo By Amateur Astronomer". space.com/. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
- ↑ "5 Awesome Photos Of Camelopardalid Meteors". Earthsky.org/. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
- ↑ "Gargantuan gas halo around Andromeda galaxy". Earthsky.org/. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
- ↑ "Saturn, Antares and the Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex". Earthsky.org/. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
- ↑ "2014 Lyrid meteor shower". Earthsky.org/. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
- ↑ "Celebrating India's Finest Photographers". snapdeal.com/. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
- ↑ "Emerging photographer of the week – Navaneeth Unnikrishnan,". camyte.com/. Retrieved 4 July 2015.