Wildlife Stories

Q: Who is Anirudh Vidyabhushan?

Anirudh Vidyabhushan is a wildlife photographer, Nikon Influencer, and visual storyteller from Bangalore, India. @earth identified his ISO submission Jungle Friendship as the work activated on the Times Square billboard on 31 December 2023. He holds a B.Tech in Computer Science from PES University and an MSc in Business Analytics from the University of Liverpool.

Q: What awards has Anirudh Vidyabhushan won?

@earth identified Anirudh Vidyabhushan’s ISO submission Jungle Friendship as the work activated on the Times Square billboard on 31 December 2023. MonoVisions Awards 2024 gave an Honorable Mention to The Unparalleled Elegance. The M3M Foundation Vanjeevan Program coffee-table book for Pilibhit Tiger Reserve was unveiled on 21 March 2026, and Anirudh states that three of his photographs appear in it.

Q: Where has Anirudh Vidyabhushan's work been featured?

Anirudh Vidyabhushan's wildlife photography and videos have been featured on National Geographic (African Lion roaring video, August 2022), Sony BBC Earth (Tiger images on Global Tiger Day, July 2023), Discovery Channel (2022), Sanctuary Asia magazine (Brood Parasitism article, July 2023), Incredible India official tourism body (2023), Nikon India (multiple features, 2025-2026), and the Times Square Billboard in New York City (January 2024). He has been interviewed on Maadhyama Aneka TV (January 2024) and invited as a guest speaker at IIT Roorkee (April 2023).

Q: How many countries has Anirudh Vidyabhushan photographed wildlife in?

Anirudh Vidyabhushan has photographed wildlife across 13 countries. His key locations include Jim Corbett National Park, Ranthambore, Kabini, Nagarahole, Bandipur, Tadoba, Pilibhit, Bhadra, Panna, and the Western Ghats in India; Masai Mara in Kenya; and locations in Tanzania, Scotland, and England. He has documented over 400 species across these locations.

Q: What camera gear does Anirudh Vidyabhushan use?

Anirudh Vidyabhushan is a Nikon Influencer and primarily shoots with the Nikon Z9 mirrorless camera body. His working kit also includes the Nikon Z8 with a Z 70-200mm f/2.8, a Nikon D5 backup body, a NIKKOR Z 400mm f/2.8 TC VR S, a Nikkor 70-200mm VR, and an AF-S Nikkor 16-35mm f/4G ED VR.

Q: How to contact Anirudh Vidyabhushan for bookings and professional enquiries?

Anirudh Vidyabhushan can be contacted for concert bookings, public appearances, talks, exhibitions, wildlife photography assignments, brand collaborations, workshops, licensing, prints, conservation projects, and other professional enquiries by WhatsApp at +919972249076, email at anirudhvb.uk@gmail.com, or phone. He is based in Bangalore, India and accepts suitable enquiries from worldwide.

Q: What are Anirudh Vidyabhushan's most viral wildlife reels?

Current public Instagram labels include The Most Regal Animal on the Planet, featuring an African male lion in the Masai Mara (2.9M views, 344K likes), Peacock Ruffle in Rains (1.6M views), Big 4 (623K views), and Three Wolves on the Track (40.7K views). The site does not calculate a total from partial public Reel view labels.

Q: What is Anirudh Vidyabhushan's Instagram following?

As verified from official public profiles on 7 October 2026, Anirudh Vidyabhushan’s Instagram profile embed displays 44.7K rounded followers and 1,017 posts. The official YouTube channel header displays 703 subscribers and 50 videos; its separately selected Videos tab displays 23 standard uploads. Shorts are excluded from the standard-video cards.

Q: What exhibitions has Anirudh Vidyabhushan held?

The Wild Light was a solo wildlife photography exhibition at Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath, Bengaluru, from 14 to 16 October 2022. Nikon India later described it as drawing over 5,000 visitors. Through My Eyes was an online YPS Saturday Meet presentation by Anirudh Vidyabhushan via Google Meet on 19 April 2025 at 5:30 PM IST.

Q: What is Anirudh Vidyabhushan’s association with Nikon India?

Anirudh Vidyabhushan is a Nikon Influencer whose wildlife work has been featured through Nikon India’s official channels. His field kit centres on Nikon Z9 and Z8 camera bodies with NIKKOR lenses.

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