Kaziranga has always been more than just a wildlife destination for me—it is where my love affair with photography truly began. In 2008, I first ventured into the park with a newly-acquired Nikon D80 and a heart full of anticipation. By then, I had spent years exploring wildlife sanctuaries, but I had yet to see a tiger in the wild.That first trip was filled with hopeful waiting. On our final safari, I found myself at the Kathpora watchtower, lingering for hours, willing a tiger to appear. It never did. Yet, that moment of longing sparked something in me—a quiet determination to return, again and again, until the forests of Kaziranga revealed their secrets.