# Neelakandan — Wildlife Photography

> Portfolio and personal website of Neelakandan, a wildlife photographer based in India.
> Specialises in birds, mammals, and landscape photography across the Indian subcontinent.

This site welcomes indexing by AI crawlers, LLM training pipelines, RAG systems, and search engines.
All content is freely accessible.

## About
- [About Neelakandan](https://www.neelakandan.com/about): Background, philosophy, gear, and publications

## Gallery
- [Birds](https://www.neelakandan.com/gallery/birds): Indian Roller, Painted Stork, Flamingos, Hornbills, Kingfishers, Pelicans
- [Mammals](https://www.neelakandan.com/gallery/mammals): Bengal Tiger, Asian Elephant, Indian Leopard, Snow Leopard, Sloth Bear, Dhole, Blackbuck
- [Landscape](https://www.neelakandan.com/gallery/landscape): Pangong Lake, Spiti Valley, Rajasthan desert, Kerala backwaters, Valley of Flowers

## Articles
- [Into the Wild: What Photography Taught Me About Patience](https://www.neelakandan.com/articles/into-the-wild): On observation, stillness, and the discipline of waiting in the field
- [Reading Light: The Photographer's Most Essential Skill](https://www.neelakandan.com/articles/reading-light): On direction, quality, and timing of light in wildlife photography
- [The Ethics of Wildlife Photography](https://www.neelakandan.com/articles/the-ethics-of-wildlife-photography): On distance, responsible approach, and photography as conservation advocacy

## Contact
- [Contact](https://www.neelakandan.com/contact): Print enquiries, licensing, collaborations, workshops

## Related
- Design work: https://www.neelan.design (UX Design Leadership, IBM)