Today’s Greta Thunbergs or some 25 years ago Severn Cullis-Suzukis, all these women have been waging the Climate Change war, loud and louder….making it deafening, making it impossible for world leaders to ignore and direct their attention to only economists’ insights and corporates’ benefits.

While we have these warlords making headlines today, we have had silent crusaders who have, with sincere dedication, been working towards the same goal – conservation of climate through awareness campaigns.

Nisha Purushothaman, a wildlife photographer and naturalist from Paravur near Kollam district in Kerala, now a UAE resident for over a decade, is one such conservationist. Her belief that a photograph has the ability to transform attitudes and perceptions has been her hope for the change she strives to bring about.

Being a woman photographer, she relies on her commitment, creativity, and the courage to excel in this high-octane photography field. Her relentless, untiring efforts have drilled a hole in the glass ceiling she was always made to believe existed; but never succumbed to. She believes women photographers suffer the effects of the same forces that drives women out of other demanding professions. She’s certain that it’s not that their ability is in question, as women photographers are just as talented as their male counterparts. “It’s due time that we all recognize our own implicit biases, and any institutional biases, to figure out how to break them. Perhaps having a conversation in a great way to start.”

And with that in mind, she co-founded Paws Trails Explorers – a community for photographers, wildlife lovers, travelers and conservationists, alongside her best friend Hermis Haridas. While both of them quit their jobs to take up wildlife photography full-time, the friends set their eyes on making Paws Trails as the region’s premier voice for conservation.