Jury Selection | Animal Behaviour


Ripan Biswas

Jury Selection | Animal Behaviour

Buxa Tiger Reserve, West Bengal

Dance-Off!

When male Stream Rubies engage in a territorial battle, it’s hard to discern if they are fighting or dancing. The damselflies hardly touch each other, moving instead in a synchronous manner as they try to oust their rival in a battle of strength. The fight goes on until one of the two accepts defeat and, well, buzzes off. The rapid movements of the damselflies are hard to freeze on camera, making this a picture-perfect action frame! 


Ripan Biswas

Ripan Biswas is a wildlife photographer from Coochbehar, West Bengal. An Environmental Science graduate and a school teacher by profession, he has won numerous national and international awards in wildlife photography. Ripan is the only Indian photographer to have won the prestigious "Wildlife Photographer of the Year" competition run by the Natural History Museum, London, three times! He hopes to spread awareness about nature and wildlife through his work.