Aishwarya Sridhar becomes first Indian woman to win Wildlife Photographer of the Year award

Aishwarya Sridhar becomes first Indian woman to win Wildlife Photographer of the Year award

Aishwarya Sridhar becomes first Indian woman to win Wildlife Photographer of the Year award

  • Aishwarya Sridhar, a 23-year-old, Mumbai based girl, has become the first Indian woman to win the 2020 Wildlife Photographer of the Year award. It is the 56th year of the prestigious award.
  • Her image titled ‘Lights of passion’, won among 50,000 entries from over 80 countries across the world.
  • Only 100 images were shortlisted and she won the award for her photograph in the Behaviour Invertebrates category.
  • She is the first and youngest girl to win this prestigious award from India in the Adult category.
  • The award winners were announcement on October 13 at the Natural History Museum in London.

Source: DNA

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