Amrit Rajaratnam

My initial introduction to Wildlife was at the age of two, when my father  took the family on a trip to Wildlife Department Bungalow in Wilpattu National Park Sri Lanka.. He spent the two nights that we stayed there, staring at the ceiling afraid that a tree frog would fall on him. For me it was an awakening to the magic of the forests. I still pursue this magic today through my photography.  

Over the  years I have begun traveling to Africa annually to photograph the continents amazing wildlife.This annual pilgrimage also extends to my pre monsoon travels to Northern India. I am self taught and have no formal training. I do believe that you learn a lot from the photographs that you have missed.

Despite having a ardent love of wildlife and the natural world, I read law in University and returned to Sri Lanka to pursue a career in corporate law. This career path was short lived and I soon moved into the hospitality industry, in which I have worked for the last ten years. I served on the board of many listed hotel companies. For the last four years I have run my own company which manages luxury boutique properties across Sri Lanka. 

This year will mark my 13th trip to Africa. I have visited Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, Botswana, Mozambique, Uganda and South Africa. In 2018 I will be spending a month and a half in Africa. I have visited India countless times, focusing on travel to Ranthambore, Kanha, Bandhavgarh, Pench and most importantly Tadoba, in my opinion the finest Tiger Reserve in India.

In January 2017 I held my first exhibition at the Lionel Wendt Gallery in Colombo. 

Avijja Fonseka

I was only three years old when I was first introduced to the wilds of Sri Lanka by my parents. This passion that was established at an early age and has resulted in a life-long obsession with wildlife. I spend any spare time exploring our islands rich bio diversity.

I then completed a bachelor's degree in Biodiversity and Conservation from the Macquarie University (Sydney, Australia), commencing a future career in a subject that is very close to my heart.

I have worked on the Umkwali Predator Conservation Project (South Africa) and it is here that I learnt art of tracking big cats on foot. I has also been involved in Leopard identification work carried out by the Wilderness and Wildlife Conservation Trust, Sri Lanka. I am a committee member of Wildlife and Nature Protection Society of Sri Lanka and am actively involved in wildlife conservation in Sri Lanka.

I began my photographic journey surprisingly with video and made the switch along the way and have never looked back since. Starting off with a basic film camera and then moving on to a Nikon DSLR.  This passion for wildlife and photography have taken me to many of Sri Lanka’s national parks and also to many places in India, Borneo, South Africa and Zimbabwe as well.

I am always keen to share stories about my experiences in the bush all over the world and i am secretly an avid birder.
After guiding for four years at one of Sri Lanka's best lodges (Leopard Trails), I have decided to take on a new challenge to showcase the beauty of the wild both in Sri Lanka and away from its shores to those who have yet not experienced its magic and to those who cannot get enough of the special place we call the wilderness.