Young Minds for a Compassionate World Part II

A wildlife and nature photography exhibition presented by Victoria Memorial Hall and Natural History Museum, London as part of British Council's India/UK Together Season of Culture

By Victoria Memorial Hall, Kolkata

Natural History Museum, London and British Council India/UK Together Season of Culture

Pine stays green in winter showing their will to overcome the hardship (2022) by Shradha SubbaVictoria Memorial Hall, Kolkata

CLIMATE AMBASSADORS AGE GROUP: 18 - 22 YEARS

33 students from various schools and colleges of Kolkata participated in a photography and conservation training programme and worked with alumni from the Natural History Museum’s iconic Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition, conservationists and filmmakers in June 2022.

Searching (2022) by Srijita ChakrabortyVictoria Memorial Hall, Kolkata

CLIMATE AMBASSADORS AGE GROUP: 18 - 22 YEARS

The project culminated in an exhibition in the Durbar Hall of Victoria Memorial Hall to generate awareness about the global issue of climate change.

Preparing to build a house, Kibria Ansary, 2022, From the collection of: Victoria Memorial Hall, Kolkata
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Waiting to enter your home, Kibria Ansary, 2022, From the collection of: Victoria Memorial Hall, Kolkata
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Sitting in wait for prey, Kibria Ansary, 2022, From the collection of: Victoria Memorial Hall, Kolkata
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Kibria Ansary, Aliah University

Siberian Chipmunk, Arunima Veronica Thakur, 2022, From the collection of: Victoria Memorial Hall, Kolkata
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Great Cormorant, Arunima Veronica Thakur, 2022, From the collection of: Victoria Memorial Hall, Kolkata
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Chestnut Tailed Starling, Arunima Veronica Thakur, 2022, From the collection of: Victoria Memorial Hall, Kolkata
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Arunima Veronica Thakur, St.Xavier's College, Kolkata

Untitled, Bhaskar Mondal, 2022, From the collection of: Victoria Memorial Hall, Kolkata
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Untitled, Bhaskar Mondal, 2022, From the collection of: Victoria Memorial Hall, Kolkata
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Untitled, Bhaskar Mondal, 2022, From the collection of: Victoria Memorial Hall, Kolkata
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Bhaskar Mondal, Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Educational and Research Institute

The red-breasted parakeet, Debayan Gupta, 2022, From the collection of: Victoria Memorial Hall, Kolkata
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Parakeet, Debayan Gupta, 2022, From the collection of: Victoria Memorial Hall, Kolkata
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Indian palm squirrel, Debayan Gupta, 2022, From the collection of: Victoria Memorial Hall, Kolkata
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Debayan Gupta, National Academy of Photography

Untitled, Dipanjan Sharma, 2022, From the collection of: Victoria Memorial Hall, Kolkata
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Untitled, Dipanjan Sharma, 2022, From the collection of: Victoria Memorial Hall, Kolkata
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On learning and acquiring technical skills and developing the photographic eye from the workshops, I was better equipped with the camera, its tools, and ways to approach a wildlife species without undermining the ethics. For me, the Wasp and the Flies sucking up nutrients from the rotting fruit; getting the camera close enough to shoot, without disturbing them and capture the world through their perspective with the help of the macro lens.       Dipanjan Sharma, St. Xavier's College, Kolkata

Bits of love for breakfast, Priyanka Singh, 2022, From the collection of: Victoria Memorial Hall, Kolkata
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The sophistication of death by ants, Priyanka Singh, 2022, From the collection of: Victoria Memorial Hall, Kolkata
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Untitled, Priyanka Singh, 2022, From the collection of: Victoria Memorial Hall, Kolkata
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Untitled, Priyanka Singh, 2022, From the collection of: Victoria Memorial Hall, Kolkata
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Untitled, Priyanka Singh, 2022, From the collection of: Victoria Memorial Hall, Kolkata
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A photograph is never taken, it is captured. It acts like a time machine which allows a viewer to travel back into seconds before a shot is frozen forever. My series of photographs also serve as a journey to those vulnerable moments in which these beings were photographed. Each piece tells a story of its own.                                                   Priyanka Singh, Scottish Church College

There's no fault in halting a bit before starting again., Rahul Saha, 2022, From the collection of: Victoria Memorial Hall, Kolkata
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Companions are important., Rahul Saha, 2022, From the collection of: Victoria Memorial Hall, Kolkata
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"Food" the component of living., Rahul Saha, 2022, From the collection of: Victoria Memorial Hall, Kolkata
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A coexisting format of delivering beauty., Rahul Saha, 2022, From the collection of: Victoria Memorial Hall, Kolkata
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Rahul Saha, Aliah University

Nature shows how to live, love and grow together in harmony, Shradha Subba, 2022, From the collection of: Victoria Memorial Hall, Kolkata
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Pine stays green in winter showing their will to overcome the hardship, Shradha Subba, 2022, From the collection of: Victoria Memorial Hall, Kolkata
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Every flower had to travel through the dirt before revealing their true beauty, Shradha Subba, 2022, From the collection of: Victoria Memorial Hall, Kolkata
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Love is all about trust and care, Shradha Subba, 2022, From the collection of: Victoria Memorial Hall, Kolkata
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Shradha Subba, Scottish Church College

Butterfly’s habitat, Shreya Poddar, 2022, From the collection of: Victoria Memorial Hall, Kolkata
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Lost wild mushroom in the jungle, Shreya Poddar, 2022, From the collection of: Victoria Memorial Hall, Kolkata
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Nature is beautiful and that beauty is created by the creatures in it., Shreya Poddar, 2022, From the collection of: Victoria Memorial Hall, Kolkata
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Butterfly’s habitat, Shreya Poddar, 2022, From the collection of: Victoria Memorial Hall, Kolkata
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Habitat of many insects, Shreya Poddar, 2022, From the collection of: Victoria Memorial Hall, Kolkata
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People working towards nature preservation, Shreya Poddar, 2022, From the collection of: Victoria Memorial Hall, Kolkata
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Through this series of pictures I want to show the habitation of wildlife. How free they look when the wildlife is close to the nature and what will happen if we don’t take a good care of those habitats as well as wildlife. The series also offers a glimpse into the people who are working towards preserving these habitats.                                   Shreya Poddar, ilead College   

Untitled, Sinchan Bose, 2022, From the collection of: Victoria Memorial Hall, Kolkata
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Untitled, Sinchan Bose, 2022, From the collection of: Victoria Memorial Hall, Kolkata
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Sinchan Bose, St. Xavier's University, Kolkata

Untitled, Soumili Das, 2022, From the collection of: Victoria Memorial Hall, Kolkata
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Untitled, Soumili Das, 2022, From the collection of: Victoria Memorial Hall, Kolkata
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Untitled, Soumili Das, 2022, From the collection of: Victoria Memorial Hall, Kolkata
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The fact that the insect, dragonfly and butterfly which we've known since forever now could have so many diversities leaves me completely speechless! These mere creation of the Almighty with such intricate designs and detailing and with so many different colours, leaves me dumbstruck every time I look at them!                                       Soumili Das, St. Xavier's College, Kolkata       

Searching, Srijita Chakraborty, 2022, From the collection of: Victoria Memorial Hall, Kolkata
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Drying, Srijita Chakraborty, 2022, From the collection of: Victoria Memorial Hall, Kolkata
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Breakfast time, Srijita Chakraborty, 2022, From the collection of: Victoria Memorial Hall, Kolkata
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In flight, Srijita Chakraborty, 2022, From the collection of: Victoria Memorial Hall, Kolkata
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My collection contains many pictures of birds. But when it comes to capturing the picture of an insect it got lot harder than photographing a bird. In this world there is no such thing as beautiful as nature. A photographer's greatest dream is to fill his collection with aesthetic pictures of nature and wildlife.                                               Srijita Chakraborty,  National Academy of Photography   

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Natural History Museum, London and British Council India/UK Together Season of Culture

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