Anand Varma

Anand Varma is an American photographer and marine biologist of Indian decent.

Early life

Varma was born in Atlanta, Georgia. As a child, he dreamed of becoming a marine biologist because he was fascinated by various marine species, especially fish. By the age of 14 he got employed by the local aquarium store where his job was to sell various fishes and study their biology. His passion for fish research grew even further when he began to attend college where he also studied elk behavior and forest ecology.

Career

Varma have worked with David Liittschwager on the National Geographic magazine as a natural history photographer. In one of the InterViews with National Geographic he said that he admires Charles Darwin and E. O. Wilson. During one of his Young Explorers Grants projects in Patagonia he was a wetland photographer where his site was located in a rain forest and was covered by bamboo thicket which he couldn't relocate.

Personal life

In his spare time, Varma enjoys searching the Web and watch movies which he tries to encompass with his job. His likes to build and fix various objects but is not considered himself to be a craftsman.