Nandan Hegde

Country: India

Mr Nandan Hegde, EFIAP, EFIP, QPSA, cMoL hails from the village Kilara amidst the Western Ghats near the famous Jog falls in Uttara Kannada district in the state of Karnataka, India. He holds a mechanical engineering degree and works as a product development engineer for an electrical company in Bengaluru. He started his photographic journey in 2017, attending a basic photography workshop at Sagara Photographic Society (SPS), Karnataka, India. 
Mr Nandan is interested in all genres of photography. He has taken pictures of wildlife, portraits, street, landscape, travel, festivals and has even tried his hands in astrophotography. He does post processing of his pictures himself, which he learnt by observing and interacting with seniors and fellow photographers.
He joined YPS in 2018 and says, meeting the seniors and stalwarts, attending workshops and interactive sessions at YPS, have encouraged him to take his photography to the next level and introduced him to different genres. Photography has become an integral part of his life. It has taught him patience, hard work, and dedication to sharpen his skills and create better images.
Mr Nandan has been volunteering in various YPS activities. He is a member of YPS executive committee also Exhibitions, Macro Photography and Workshops subcommittees of YPS. He is also a member of the back-end support team of YPS online live sessions.
In November 2018, he began participating in national and international photography salons. In less than two years, he has seen good success. His works have been exhibited in 40 countries and have bagged around 30 awards. With over 600 salon acceptances to his credit, he says, by participating in competitions and salons, his photography techniques and skills have improved immensely.
Mr Nandan recently won runner up at Macro contest organized by Tamron renowned lens manufacturer and the Askary Award in 2020, This award is given every year to two talented photographers below the age of 35, after a selection process involving three experts.