Following are the list of publications where my images have been featured or the articles that I have authored about photography and nature conservation . If you would like to interview me or feature my articles or my images for your publication or media please use the contact form to get in touch with me.
DailyMail.com: Photographer showcases breathtaking images of sweeping rural landscapes and dazzling night skies from across the US
- Prashant Naik’s favorite subjects include sweeping rural landscapes and dazzling night skies
- He has traveled across the U.S. to explore national parks and rural areas to achieve a portfolio of top shots
- One striking image captures a collection of hoodoos in the Ah-shi-sle-pah Wilderness in New Mexico
Published: July 30, 2024
The Weather Channel: The Lost Night
A field of wildflowers embraced by snow capped mountains, gorgeous waterfalls glistening in the sunlight, iridescent rainbows and prisms, a mist-covered forest at sunrise – the world around us is truly beautiful and awe-inspiring. By night, the scene transforms into a magical canvas filled with billions of stars.
Published: July 11, 2024
Center for Humans and Nature: Lost in the Glare
Twilight dawns. The sun fades into the depths of the horizon, and soon the sky unveils a dark curtain littered with thousands of stars. The Milky Way rises along the southeastern horizon, with all its stars and nebulae shimmering in a glorious display of celestial glamour.
Published: April 09, 2024
AmexEssentials: Travel In Focus: Our 2024 Destination Hotlist
We asked 23 expert travel photographers from across the globe to share their absolute must-visit destinations for 2024 – with some surprising results
Published: January 01, 2024
AmexEssentials: Travel in Focus in conversation with Prashant Naik
From the traditional style of oil painting to digital photography, it has been a long journey for Prashant Naik, but there’s still a long way to go. For more than two decades, he has crossed the globe, documenting exotic locations and wonders of the natural world – from the Western Ghats in India, to the deserts and mountains of the United States of America. His work has appeared in magazines and publications around the world.
Published: June 30, 2023
Earthsky.org: Observing meteors: Top 10 tips for the Perseids
The annual Perseid meteor shower is rising to its peak now. You want to see the sky rain meteors like hailstones at an apocalyptic rate. You want exploding fireballs, peals of meteoric thunder, celestial mayhem. Well … that likely won’t happen. Meteor showers are, despite the name, not like a shower of rain.
Published: August 01, 2023
Earthsky.org: Stargazing in National Parks in the U.S.
According to a study in Science Advances, more than 99% of people in the U.S. live under light-polluted skies, and nearly 80% of them can’t see the Milky Way. If you look at a map of light pollution, you’ll see the dark pockets often correspond to public, protected lands.
Published: May 12, 2023
Interview: International Photography Awards 2022
Building up a good portfolio and a sustainable business requires a lot of patience, and dedication. Keeping up with modern technology is a key to success. Or at least I used to believe that until the advent of AI – Artificial Intelligence everything seems to be up in the air. Just kidding!
Published: January 24, 2023
E-Magazine: The Blinding Lights!
Light pollution threatens our planet’s ecosystem by disrupting the light and dark patterns of the natural world. The effects of light pollution are felt not only by humans but they also have a significant impact on wildlife.
Published: October 04, 2021
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
Published: October, 2021
OnLandscape: Arches – Window to the Universe!
Visiting Arches National Park in southeast Utah was one of the most thrilling moments of my life. It opened my mind to see the world from a different perspective. In 2019, International Dark-Sky Association (IDA) recognized Arches National Park as an International Dark Sky Park for its quality night skies and commitment to protecting natural light.
Published: October 29, 2021
Earthsky.org: Milky way photos from the 2021 season.
Milky Way galaxy season is starting to wrap up. Some of the best months for evening viewing of our home galaxy come between May and October.
Published: September 3, 2021
N-Photo Magazine: Window to Worlds.
Prashant Naik uses natural arches to frame the vast night sky and invite the viewer to contemplate their place within the universe
Published: December, 2021
BBC Sky at Night Magazine: Can we measure the mass of the Milky Way!
At times our ignorance about the Universe around us is breathtaking. Often I realise that a fact that I’d taken for granted is being called into question.
Published: October 22, 2021
Resilience: The Blinding Lights!
Light pollution threatens our planet’s ecosystem by disrupting the light and dark patterns of the natural world. The effects of light pollution are felt not only by humans but they also have a significant impact on wildlife.
Published: October 18, 2021
NANPA: The Milky Way Arch – A Panoramic Journey!
The rising of the Milky Way is perhaps one of the most beautiful phenomena one can witness. A white, hazy band of light arches across the night sky, in a dazzling display of cosmic radiance—the kind of magic that leaves us forever enchanted and amazed. For stargazers, it’s a moment of celestial splendor and, for photographers, it’s a kind of spiritual moment when they are at the peak of their creative madness. Me? I am just a dreamer!
Published: July 28, 2021
ExploreGeorgia.org: 15 Best Stargazing spots in Georgia
There’s nothing quite like staring up at constellations, feeling completely solitary in nature. The best places for stargazing are those away from the light pollution of cities and towns. Thankfully, Georgia has plenty of wide-open spaces.
Published: March, 2021
PetaPixel: These photos show why we need to preserve the night sky.
Due to the rapid growth in population, an increasing percentage of the human population lives in cities and suburbs where the night sky is completely obscured by the artificial lights. Skylines littered with lit skyscrapers reach sky high. An endless river of traffic flashing high beams. And the cities are ever-expanding. It is conceivable that most people have lived without having seen the true natural night sky.
Published: April 24, 2019
The World at Night – Musa Galactica
They say Arizona is a paradise for astro photographers. Flying high on the wings of anticipation, I have never been this sanguine about photographing the Milky Way. It’s like a muse for me…a Musa Galactica, if one were to call it that. And so it began, my dark night adventures in the West.
ExploreGeorgia.org: Chasing Milky Way in Georgia
Capturing the glorious arch of our Milky Way galaxy has always been my favorite journey. They say you have to walk through the darkness of the world to be able to see even the sliver of the light. And that is true in the realm of astro-photography. I have wandered more often at night than during the day in search of the light, in quest of that perfect landscape entwined with the dazzling beauty of the Milky Way.
Published: May, 2019
