Roshan Panjwani — Nature & Wildlife Photographer, Toronto

There is a particular allure in traveling to the world's less-visited destinations — places defined by pristine habitats, distinctive wildlife, and landscapes that can feel almost otherworldly. Equally compelling is the quieter side of adventure that much of my work comes from: long hours in the field, waiting for light to shift or for an animal's behaviour to unfold in a way that transforms an ordinary scene into something memorable.

I grew up in India, where time spent in the country's jungles gradually evolved from curiosity into learning to read animal behaviour, understanding how light shapes a scene, and developing the fieldcraft that working in the wild entails. I owe much of my early grounding to time spent with photographers like Theo Allofs and the late Aditya "Dicky" Singh — their approach to wildlife photography, rooted in observation, intent, and respect for the environments we work in, shapes how I work in the field today. Over the past decade, photography has taken me across a wide range of habitats and ecosystems - from the tiger reserves of central India to the Okavango Delta in Botswana, the savannahs of East Africa, the Himalayan highlands, the rainforests of Costa Rica, and the High Arctic regions of Svalbard and Greenland.

I am now based in Toronto and much of my work continues to be shaped by time in the wild. Living with a physical disability has meant approaching fieldwork differently, but it has also reinforced the value of persistence, both in pursuing photography and in staying with a scene long enough for the right moment to emerge. I see photography as a way to deepen appreciation for the natural world and the fragile ecosystems these species depend on. A portion of proceeds from print sales will support conservation efforts working to protect the ecosystems and wildlife that make this work possible. Photography has been pursued alongside a professional career across strategy consulting, media, and technology — two decades of fieldwork sustained in parallel.