Kamal Beri Photography

10/08/2026

A mother’s love needs no language. ❤️

An Indian Pitta mother gently feeding her chick during a quiet evening in a biodiversity park in my city.

No dramatic chase. No rare sighting. Just a beautiful little moment of life unfolding right in front of us.

07/08/2026

No nonsense King.

No second chances.

The King Cobra does not bluff. It does not waste energy. It does not seek conflict. But when pushed, it commands instant respect.

I photographed this magnificent reptile in the Terai forests of the Himalayas, keeping a safe distance and allowing it complete freedom to move. In the wild, there is one golden rule. Give respect and earn respect.

Never underestimate the power, speed, intelligence, or reach of the world's longest venomous snake. Every encounter demands patience, awareness, and humility.

Captured on my Nikon Z8 with the Nikon Z 400mm f/2.8, proving that powerful wildlife images are often made by respecting distance rather than reducing it.

The wild rewards those who observe, not those who interfere.

04/08/2026

For nearly fifteen minutes, time seemed to stand still.

We were following Luluka, the fearless leopardess of the Masai Mara, as she locked onto three unsuspecting gazelles grazing in the open plains. Every muscle in her body was tuned to a single purpose. Flattened against the earth, almost crawling on her belly, she advanced one agonizing inch at a time.

There was nowhere to hide.

The grass was barely ten inches tall, offering almost no cover. One careless movement and the hunt would be over. Gazelles are among Africa's fastest and most alert prey, capable of exploding into full speed in the blink of an eye. Luluka knew she had only one chance.

Our cameras kept rolling. Minute after minute passed. Nothing happened. Fingers grew tired hovering over the record button, but nobody dared look away. We knew something had to give.

Then, exactly as we had hoped, the gazelles slowly drifted towards her.

Every few steps they stopped, lifting their heads to scan the plains for danger. Suddenly, they spotted the motionless shape lying in the grass.

Luluka didn't flinch.

She became a statue. Not a twitch. Barely a breath.

Perhaps convinced the predator was dead, curiosity got the better of one gazelle. It cautiously stepped even closer, trying to understand what it was seeing.

The tension was unbearable.

Then came the smallest mistake.

Perhaps irritated by persistent flies, Luluka gave the slightest flick of her tail.

That was all it took.

In a fraction of a second, all three gazelles exploded in different directions, disappearing in a cloud of dust before the hunt had even begun.

Luluka knew instantly what had happened.

With a look that almost resembled embarrassment, she rolled onto her back, stretched her tired body, and finally stood up. There was nothing left to do except watch her dinner vanish over the horizon.

Sometimes in the wild, victory or defeat is decided not by strength, speed, or skill...
..but by the tiniest movement of a tail.

02/08/2026

Same water snake (checkered keelback) as captured in the video that i shared earlier in the morning. However in a video, the beautiful details and clarity of its texture cannot be seen.

Hence these still shots to appreciate the nature better.

02/08/2026

Lying flat on a rain soaked highway, my camera & shoulders just inches above the ground, I watched this beautiful "Checkered Keelback" slowly glide straight towards my lens. Every second felt longer than the last. There was no fear, only respect and pure adrenaline.

The Checkered Keelback (Fowlea piscator), also known as the Asiatic Water Snake, is one of Asia's most common yet most misunderstood snakes. Completely non venomous and harmless to humans, it makes up for its lack of venom with attitude.

When threatened, it can become incredibly defensive, striking repeatedly with razor sharp teeth that can leave painful cuts and minor swelling. It may look intimidating, but its bite is not life threatening.

A master of wetlands, rivers and ponds, this remarkable reptile feeds on fish, frogs, insects, turtles, rodents, birds and even bats. It is also an opportunistic scavenger, feeding on road killed frogs and dead fish whenever the opportunity arises.

Its bold black checkered pattern, the two dark streaks behind each eye and its rough keeled scales make it one of the easiest snakes in India to identify.

I found this beautiful individual beside a national highway while travelling towards the Himalayan foothills of Uttarakhand. To create this eye level perspective, I had to lie motionless on the wet ground and let the snake decide the distance between us. As it calmly approached my camera, the world around me disappeared. There was only one frame that mattered.

Wildlife photography is not about getting close for the sake of a photograph. It is about earning a moment of trust, respecting boundaries, and allowing nature to tell its own story.

Sometimes, the most unforgettable encounters come without warning.

16/07/2026

16/07/2026

The safest place in the world is beneath a mother's shadow.

Every step she takes is measured & every pause deliberate. She knows a tiny life is matching her stride, learning footsteps one at a time.

This suckling young calf never wandered far. It stayed tucked against its mama, brushing against her with every few steps, trusting that wherever she went, safety and feed would follow.

African elephant mothers carry more than their calves. They carry generations of knowledge. They remember waterholes hidden beyond the horizon, recognize old friends after decades apart, and teach their young how to survive in one of Earth's harshest landscapes.

Unlike their Asian relatives, both male and female African elephants grow impressive tusks. Yet despite their immense size and power, these gentle giants are remarkably tolerant, often choosing calm over conflict when given space and respect.

Clicked with Nikon India Pvt Ltd..

Please mention which one is better - B&W or the Coloured.

15/07/2026

The Tiger of the Rainforest... only a few centimeters long. 🐸🌧️

At first glance, it looks as though someone painted tiger stripes onto a tiny frog.

This is a juvenile False Malabar Gliding Frog (Anaimalai Flying Frog). Unlike the adults, the youngsters wear bold black stripes across their bright green bodies, earning them the affectionate nickname "Tiger Frog." As they mature, these striking zebra markings gradually fade, revealing the familiar emerald green of adulthood.

Finding one is never easy. It took a slow walk through the dense cardamom plantations on the eastern slopes of Munnar, in the middle of a rain soaked night which was an adventure in itself.

We spent hours searching in complete darkness. The night carried more than just the sounds of frogs and insects. At one point, we heard loud crackers exploding less than 200 metres away, fired by local farmers to drive away wild elephants that had ventured close to the plantations. Every crack echoed through the forest, told us that we were sharing the night with some of India's largest and most dangerous wild resident i.e. the Indian Elephant. The possibility of an encounter forced us to keep our torches off and further added a constant sense of tension and adventure in the entire expedition.

And then, resting quietly on a single blade of grass, was this tiny juvenile rainforest jewel, whose tadpole tale had yet to shrink away. In that moment, the nervous anticipation of the night melted away.