Tonkean Macaque

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Photographer

Thomas Vijayan
Prize

1st Place / Nature/Wildlife
Date of Photograph

26th Feb 2016
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http://thomasvijayan.com/

The Tonkean black macaque or Tonkean macaque is a species of primate in the family Cercopithecidae. It is endemic to central Sulawesi and the nearby Togian Islands in Indonesia. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Biography

My name is Thomas Vijayan, I am basically an Architect hailing from Kerala, India also known as God?s Own Country, but was born and brought up in Bangalore and later moved to Canada, where I am now settled with my family. I have traveled all the seven continents for photography which is my passion but not my profession. The big cats have always been my favorite. To me there is nothing called "perfection" in any photography, every click to me is an experience and the more I click I feel I have learned something new out of it, and I give more importance to quality pictures than quantity.
Awards

My love for photography has got me many awards including Wildlife Photographer of the Year (NHM) and also made me a Brand Ambassador of the most renounced brand Nikon from 2015 until now for Middle East & Africa.Most recently I got selected in the Top 100 Photographers In The Web ranking 2nd in position.