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The Healing Lens
Dr. Sanjay Solanki
Emergency Physician. Award-winning wildlife photographer.
A life lived between the heartbeat and the horizon.
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The Physician
In the Emergency Room
Three decades of saving lives. Calm under pressure. A trained eye for the smallest detail that changes everything.
The Photographer
In the Wilderness
From Ladakh's snow to Periyar's mist — a patient hunter of light, telling the stories of India's wild kin.
Biography
Three decades. Two callings. One steady hand.
Dr. Sanjay Solanki has spent over thirty years between operating rooms and forest trails. By night he reads pulses; by dawn he reads tracks. Both demand the same currency — attention.
His photographs are not trophies. They are quiet, careful records of a country whose wildness is fading. Each frame is a small act of preservation.
"Life is ephemeral, but art creates an enduring impact."
04 — Craft
Where medicine sharpens the lens.
Minutiae
An ER eye learns the gleam of a pupil. The same eye finds the glint in a leopard's gaze.
Patience
Hours waiting for a heartbeat to stabilize. Hours waiting for a kingfisher to dive.
Empathy
Trust earned at the bedside transfers to the forest — to villagers, trackers, and creatures alike.
Portfolio
Objects d'Art
Masterworks from the terrains of India — from the Himalayas to the Western Ghats.
Big Cats
Leopard, Kabini
Birds
Peacock in Mist
Mammals
Elephants, Periyar
Birds
Kingfisher's Dive
Big Cats
Lioness, Gir
Himalayas
Snow Leopard, Spiti
The Story
"She walked out of the grass at 5:47 AM."
For nine days I had waited at the same waterhole in Bandhavgarh. On the tenth, she appeared — unhurried, regal, certain that the forest belonged to her. I held my breath. I did not blink. I pressed the shutter only once.
Photography, like medicine, often comes down to a single decisive second. The rest is preparation.
As Featured In
National Geographic
The Hindu
Times of India
Sanctuary Asia
BBC Wildlife
Laurels
International recognition.
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2024
Nature TTL Photographer of the Year — Highly Commended
Wildlife & Animal Behaviour
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2022
Sanctuary Asia Wildlife Photography Award — Winner
Conservation Story
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2021
International Photography Awards — Honorable Mention
Nature: Wildlife
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2019
Nature's Best Photography Asia — Winner
Big Cats Category
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2017
Asian Geographic Photo Contest — Silver
Our Wild World
Mission
A forest is more than its tigers.
It is the silent compact between trees, rivers, tribes, and creatures. Dr. Solanki's work raises awareness for the fragile balance that holds India's wild communities together — and for the people who have lived as their custodians for centuries.
Compassion in the Wild
Free medical camps for remote tribes.
Every expedition carries a second purpose. Wherever the camera goes, the stethoscope follows. From Bastar to the Nilgiris, Dr. Solanki has set up free camps for forest-edge communities who rarely see a physician.
Care, given quietly, where it is needed most.
Affiliations
Delhi Bird Photographers Group
Active Member
Wildlife Trust of India
Contributing Partner
Indian Medical Association
Senior Member
Bombay Natural History Society
Associate
Permanent Galleries
Where the prints live.
New Delhi
Sir Ganga Ram Hospital
A permanent installation in the hospital's healing corridors.
New Delhi
The Imperial
Curated lounge exhibition of select Indian terrains.
Goa
Taj Exotica
Coastal & forest series, beachfront gallery wing.
Workshops
Learn to see. Then learn to shoot.
Small-group mentorship in India's finest national parks. Practical, in-field, and patient. No jargon. Just light, behaviour, and craft.
Foundations
2-day urban workshop. Camera basics, composition, and seeing.
₹ 14,000
Field Intensive
5-day Bandhavgarh expedition. Two safaris daily, mentorship throughout.
₹ 1,20,000
Masterclass
10-day Himalayan trail. Snow leopards, light, and stillness.
On request
Voices
"Patient, generous, and brilliant. His field workshop in Bandhavgarh was career-defining."
Gear
The trusted kit.
Body
Sony α1
Body
Nikon Z9
Telephoto
600mm f/4 GM
Zoom
100-400mm GM
Standard
24-70mm f/2.8
Tripod
Gitzo Systematic
Head
Wimberley Gimbal
Essentials
Field Med Kit
Expeditions
Where the lens has traveled.
Latest Insights
Notes from the field.
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Contact
Get in touch.
Workshops, gallery enquiries, print purchases, or medical camp collaborations.