A photo odyssey with Jason Fernandes
I grew up spellbound by documentaries on Bandhavgarh’s legendary tigers, Charger and Sita in the late 90s. This whetted my appetite, and in 2009, I saw my first wild tiger, Kallu, on field.
Kallu led me down a rabbit hole of exploring Kanha, Satpura, Pench & Tadoba, to name a few.
In 2012, Kenya, my Africa debut, felt like stepping onto a movie set. Time stretched like the savannah before my eyes. Just to soak in everything- the landscape, the people, was special.
The rest, as they say, is history.
What started as a hobby, blossomed into a full-blown boots and backpack affair. Today, I spend an average of 180-200 days on the field in India & Africa. Wilderness Uncut sprouted from this desire to spend more time on the field. Watching a tiger still excites me, and the day that is gone, there is nothing left.
JASON FERNANDES,
Trip Leader
