Anup Shah was born and brought up in Kenya where his childhood experiences formed the foundation for a career in photography.
Anup’s innovative and arresting photographs of wild animals captured in their natural habitat has established him as a unique presence in the genre of fine art wildlife photography. His work has become synonymous with originality, intimacy, and detail and has been featured in many exhibitions, carried out eight National Geographic assigned full-length stories, has had 14 books published, as well as winning countless prestigious awards.
Anup’s striking images reflect his key aspiration, which is to be authentic. Always looking for new and innovative ways in which to translate what he experiences - transcendent moments – and feels – joy especially – into photographs, he works with a range of different cameras and places himself at the heart of every situation.
