Scholars Forum presents National Geographic Photographer Anand Varma

Anand Varma’s photographs tell the story behind the science of complex issues. He grew up exploring the streams and woods near his childhood home in Atlanta, Georgia. In his teenage years, he picked up his dad’s old camera on a whim and found that he could use it to feed his curiosity about the natural world. While pursuing a degree in integrative biology at UC Berkeley, Varma worked on a variety of field projects, including studies of elk behavior, mangrove forest ecology, primate behavior, and hummingbird biomechanics. By chance, Varma landed a job assisting photographer David Liittschwager while on assignment for National Geographic magazine. It was on this assignment that Varma discovered his lifelong passion for helping biologists communicate their research through photographs. (https://events.nationalgeographic.com/speakers-bureau/speaker/anand-varma).