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Dr. Unni Krishnan Pulikkal
(Founder and President of BAF)
Photo Artist, Author and Physician.

He was trained as a physician. Took up painting and drawing from school days and graduated to photography in 1999. His special interests are nature and fine art. Widely published nationally and internationally; authored half a dozen books on photography and butterflies of southern India. He has exhibited his work in US (The Cleveland Museum) and Germany (Industry & Film Museum, Wolfen) in addition to several venues in India. He has also curated three international exhibitions and several national exhibitions of photography. Received ARPS title from Royal Photographic Society, London, in 1998. Ministry of Culture, Gov. of India, awarded him Senior Fellowship in Creative Photography (2014-15). Travelled in USA ,Europe and the middle East and visited more than two dozens of museums before getting enchanted to the idea of a Museum of Photography in Kerala, India. He is the founding President of Better Art Foundation , the parent organization of PhotoMuse.

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Praveen P Mohandas
(Museum Director)
Architect, Photographer and traveler

He is a practicing architect from Thrissur, the founder and principal Architect of Transform Architects. Architecture, a fascinating exploration by itself, unfolded areas of further ventures such as photography. Praveen is an accomplished nature photographer, who has travelled and photographed across the spans of India, photographing its rich flora and fauna. He has spent considerable time in the wild and have bagged to his accolades, Kerala Lalitha Kala Academy award for photography in 2007, received special mention in RBS-sanctuary wildlife photography awards four times consecutively from 2007. He has been finalist in BBC Wildlife Photographer of the Year awards in 2009 and ’10. His images have appeared in numerous national dailies and magazines of repute.

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Nandakumar Moodadi
(Academic Director)
Photographer and Educator

He is one of the most senior photographers of the state with a prolific academic and professional background. While being an award-winning photographer with more than 30 years in the profession, he is one of the most sought-after gurus of photography in the state.

Seema Suresh
(Social & Print Media Manager)
Journalist, Nature Photographer

Seema Suresh is a journalist and an accomplished nature photographer of good repute. In addition to several personal journalistic projects, she has travelled all over India, making photographs of its varied flora and fauna in multitudes of habitats. As journalist, she has interviewed many celebrities of the film and cultural fields in Kerala for several television channels and other media.

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Sreenivasan Pullarikkal
(Museum Manager)
Historian, Trainer and Organizer

With a masters in History, he was a teaching faculty in VICT training Centre in Kerala. He turned to designing and management later and worked as designer in Thrikaalam Magazine and later an Operations Executive in a financial enterprise in Cochin before joining the not-for-profit organisation (BAF) as Program Coordinator. He also had a stint as a System Manager in the Service Cooperative Bank.

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Simmi Babu
Collections Manager

Simmi is a graduate in Commerce with a special interest in history and humanities. Having a Diploma in Data Preparation and Softwares, Simmi handles the museum archives with utmost care and enthusiasm.

Lintu Shinto

Lintu Shinto
Office Manager

Lintu is a Bachelor of Computer Applications who was trained later as an airhostess. With her wide experience in Air India and Jet Airways, customer service has become her second nature.

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Rajeev N Raman
(Web Development)
UI/UX Design, Photography

Rajeev is one of the rare breeds of digital men who combines creativity with ingenuity. He has vast experience in web development, design, still and motion picture editing and media productions. He has also directed and edited several short films and documentaries for many non-profits and other organisations.

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Praveen Divakaran
(Web Developer and Designer)
Designer, Web Developer and IT Manager

With a Bachelors degree in Computer applications and extensive experience in web development and print media, Praveen is one the ‘digital people’ who possesses most of everything. He has also got experience in server level system management. He has worked with several national organisations thus far.

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Deepa Alex
(Regional Relationships Team)

A professional photographer from Ernakulam with a passion for fashion and nature photography. She is a ‘Google Trusted Photographer’ as well.

Santhosh Thanikkatt

Santhosh Thannikat
(Responsible Tourism Consultant)

Santhosh Thannikat transformed his 200-year-old home into the first Grihasthali project in Kerala, which earned the Most Innovative Project award in 2002. In 2003, he became a lead auditor for Green Globe Certification in sustainable tourism in China and subsequently transitioned to a freelance consultant role. He was awarded the British Chevening Scholarship in Environmental Management and Sustainable Development from the University of Wales, Bangor, in 2005. His travels have taken him extensively across India and to 12 international destinations. Besides tourism, he is deeply passionate about education, heritage conservation, and healthcare. Currently, he serves as the CEO of Mithradham Renewable Energy Centre in Aluva.

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