Somesh Goyal

Somesh Goyal has pursued photography as a hobby for the last about four decades. His interest was generally confined to nature and landscapes. A visit to Jim Corbett Park initiated him into wildlife. For his conservation work in the Sunderban delta, Somesh Goyal received the 2006 West Bengal State Wildlife Conservation award. Somesh Goyal is the Founder President of Himachal Birds. His photographs serve as travelogues and speak for themselves.


Awards:
• Academy of Visual Media. New Delhi acknowledged his contribution to photography and awarded Achievement Award in 2004.
• One of the Super Six photographers by Fuji Film in 2006.
• First Prize, Suraj Kund Crafts Mela, 2005
• ICF, Wildlife Photographer of the Year Award, 2015

Books:
• Trekking Beyond the Habitable World
• Discover Dalhousie, Chamba & Bharmour
• Explore Spiti – A Forbidden Land
• Journey to Kailash – Manasarovar – A Pilgrim’s Handbook
• The Bordermen – A Saga of Border Security Force
• The Border Guards – A Coffee Table book on Sashastra Seema Bal
• The Common Birds of Shimla
• Stripes in the Wild – A Coffee Table book on the Royal Bengal Tigers
• Spiti – A visual Journey

His articles on travel and wildlife have been published in various newspap...

Post Grad

Solo exhibitions:
• India Habitat Centre (16-18 Sept 2003)
• Lalit Kala Akademi (5-11 Dec 2003)
• Gallery of Fine Arts in Kolkata (7-11 June, 2006)
• India Habitat Centre, 2008
• Jehangir Art Gallery (27 Sept – 3 Oct 2011)
• Celebration of the Republic, Dilli O Dilli (1 – 31 January, 2013)
• Lokayata, Hauz Khas Village, New Delhi (15-20 Feb 2013)
• Visual Arts Gallery, Habitat Centre, (24 -28 June, 2013)
• Nehru Centre, London, UK, (5-8 August 2013)
• CSOI Art Gallery, (1-9 October, 2014)
• AIFACS Art Gallery, (8-14 April, 2015)
• CSOI Art Gallery, (15-21April, 2015)