About me and this website...

From a very young age I was always fascinated by wildlife!! Birds especially were an integral part of my life. I had to wait for my camera till I was 22 yrs old and there after I have tried to capture their beauty and show to the world about their importance in the natural world. My only aim of doing wildlife photography is to promote the goodness of CONSERVATION in whatever small way that is possible. This webpage would not have been possible without the help of Suresh V and my heart felt thanks to him. I have to thank my wife Julie, my daughter Andrea and my family for their co-operation in allowing me to disappear in to wild places very often and to enjoy what I like doing the most. I hope that you enjoyed watching the photographs of God’s creations in their natural beauty as I did.

Clement was also nominated for 9th Annual Teacher’s Achievement Awards - 2009 in the Communication photography category. This is a national level recognition here in India and he is the only wildlife photographer who has been nominated for this award ever. http://www.teachersachievementawards.com/09_communication.htm

Thanks for visiting,
Clement Francis M.

Email: clement.francis@ti.com  |  Mobile: +91 94483 60531

Some books I have contributed to:

  • The Budhist Trail in Himachal - Eicher Publications
  • Birds of Indian Subcontinent - Bikram Grewal
  • Important Bird Areas of India - BNHS
  • Birds of Prey of the Indian Subcontinent - Rishad Naoroji
  • Bangalore Dharshana
  • Pakshi Prapancha
  • The King & I - Prerna Bindra
  • Encounters in the Forest - TNA Perumal & MN Jayakumar
  • The Nilgiris - Dharmalingam Venugopal
  • Philip's Guide to Birds of the World - By Philips Map Co., UK
  • Atlas of the birds of Delhi and Haryana - Bill Harvey, Nikhil Devasar and Bikram Grewal
  • India through its birds - Zafar Futehally
  • Birds in our Lives - Ashish Kothari
  • Also co-authored 'Birds of Western Ghats, Konkan & Malabar' by Satish Pande, Saleel Tambe, Niranjan Sant & Clement Francis.