Girish Vaze has been a keen bird watcher and nature lover since 2005 and stays in Thane. Initially starting with a point and shoot camera, he quickly discovered that he had a passion for nature photography, especially bird photography. Thereafter moving to a Canon DSLR system, he started nature photography from 2006. Since then, he has done 7 photo exhibitions in Thane, Dombivli, Dadar, Pune, Kolhapur. He has conducted 2 day workshops on “Advanced nature photography”
He has traveled to many parts of India and abroad to pursue his passion of birdwatching and nature photography.
He has written articles on photography which appeared in “Aple Paryavaran”. He has been featured multiple times in “Young Buzz” Publication of Sakal in Pune. He has won third prize in the national level competition organized by Pakshimitra Sammelan. His photo was shortlisted among the top 10 in an international photography contest, which had more than 5500 entries from all around the world.

He has done 7 photo exhibitions in Thane, Dadar, Dombivali , Pune & Kolhapur with a view to create interest in and awareness of nature and wildlife. The most recent one was in the prestigious Jehangir Art Gallery where he had displayed his artistic works on the African Wildlife.

He has had a long association with the Thane Foto Circle. He has given slide-shows in Thane Foto Circle annual event and given some lectures on wildlife and conservation and also conducted a workshop on “advanced nature photography”. Recently, he has turned to conservation education by conducting exhibitions and slide-shows in schools in which more than 10000 children have partaken.

Recently, his Africa images were displayed in a gallery in Los Gatos, USA as part of their initiative to display works from various artists around the world.