Nepal, July 7 -- Growing up in Nepal, Shovna Upadhyay felt an inexplicable sense of inner calm in rare trips to the wilderness. She was stirred by awe and wonder at the natural world.

It was only in later life, as she wandered between Bhutan, the UK, Thailand and finally settled in Delhi that she answered the call of the wild. A visit to Corbett National Park in North India reignited her passion for nature and to integrate it with hobby photography.

Today, she is a noted wildlife photographer, known internationally for capturing images of animals in their candid moments. Her first book, My Tigers, My Stories, has photos of her encounters with the elusive and endangered cats. She weaves her own story with those of the tigers she meets....