At a tender age of three, Ghaneshwaran found sanctuary in the pages of his father's natural history books and David Attenborough's television programs. His artistic expressions were painting and drawing during his adolescent days and later, leading a rock band for over a decade. In attempts to rekindle with his childhood passion, he found photography as a bridge between wild things and himself. The rest that followed are byproducts of his personal voice in writing and photographic style. All of the mediums he explored have become an integral part of his creative and thoughts process to this day.

His images have earned acclaims from international competitions and featured by publications such as National Geographic, The Sun, Daily Mail, Peta Pixel, among others. His debut as a presenter was for a National Geographic film shot in the Himalayas, followed by a nature series for TV Okey. Ghanesh is the founder and producer of Varanus Visuals, a production house specializing in nature shorts and documentaries. He is also a person who is fond of cinema, dinosaurs and chaos theory. He was born, bred and based in Malaysia.
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SELECTED ACCOLADES
National Geographic Publication (2016, 2017, 2019)
International Photography Awards (2016, 2017, 2018)
Monochrome Awards (2018, 2019, 2021)
Spider Awards (2019, 2021)
Moscow International Foto Awards (2021)
Tokyo International Foto Awards (2021)
Budapest International Foto Awards (2021)

SELECTED MEDIA COVERAGE
News Hub NZ (2016)
Daily Mail UK (2016) 
BFM podcast: The Business Station (2019) 
University of Nottingham Newsroom (2019)
Raaga FM (2020)
Peta Pixel (2021)
British Publishing House Ltd (2021)
The Sun Daily (2023)

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
Conference of the Parties (COP) 22 Climate Summit (2016) 
International Congress for Conservation Biology (2019)

KEYNOTE SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
12th Int'l Kuala Lumpur Eco Film Festival - Malaysia (2019)

NOTABLE ASSIGNMENTS
Giants of the Himalayas for National Geographic (2020)
 
A feature length documentary on the elusive Himalayan brown bear filmed over a month in Dras, the second coldest inhabited place on Earth. On board as presenter and photographer. AIRED ON NATGEO, NATGEO WILD AND NATGEO INDIA. 

A Walk in the Park for TV Okey (2022)
13-part nature documentary series filmed over a year in national parks, reserves and sanctuaries of the Malaysian peninsular. On board as presenter, photographer, script writer and voiceover artist. Credited for research and development.

Belmond: Eastern & Oriental Express (2024)
naturalist and photographic excursion guide at Taman Negara, Merapoh for Belmond's Eastern & oriental express, a Travel and train experience. Belmond is operated by LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton (LVMH.PA), the world’s leading luxury group. 



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