About Me

I am a nature and wildlife photographer, though, in truth, it feels more like nature photography chose me rather than the other way around.

Sometimes we call it destiny; other times, we see it as mere chance and believe that life simply unfolds on its own. However, the dreamer in me chooses to believe that the universe is always conspiring in my favour, its cosmic hand leading me exactly where I was meant to be.

In the summer of 2021, while recovering from the dreadful Cancer and Covid, I began learning photography by watching YouTube videos and started capturing anything that pleased my senses.

Then one fine day, a dear friend shared a list of birds found in their condominium during the lockdown. That brochure inspired me enough to step out in the garden to seek them out. Despite the scorching May heat, I began going out regularly. And for those brief hours outdoors, I would forget everything else, the fatigue, the discomfort, even the thought of being unwell.

This newfound passion gave me a reason to work harder on my remission and the journey has been nothing short of beautiful and rewarding.

I started as a bird photographer, was captivated by their sheer variety and humbled by my own lack of knowledge about them. What began in my neighbourhood soon became a journey far beyond it. Every new landscape not only revealed the incredible diversity of the natural world but also stirred emotions I had yet to understand.

My journey expanded from birds to mammals and into the fascinating world of macro photography, and I have just begun only :).

As exhilarating as the endless possibilities were, they also felt overwhelming at times, like standing at the edge of something vast and unknown.

But as Walt Disney famously said “If you can dream it, you can do it.”  And maybe that’s the beauty of it, every journey begins with a dream and the courage to chase it.

Today, through my photographs, I hope to encourage people to slow down, look more closely, and discover the extraordinary beauty that often goes unnoticed. Because I believe that when we truly learn to see nature, we begin to value it. And only when we value it, we feel inspired to protect it.

I hope you find as much joy browsing my photographs as I did in creating them.

If you are interested in narratives from the wild, please visit the Stories page.

Wishing you all the best light

Shailza