Pratap Gurung, who became a trekking guide through Bharia, is now considered one of the best wildlife photographers in the country. He is a resident of Gyamrung, Neelkanth Municipality-11 in Dhading and now lives in Nayabazar near Sohrakhute in Kathmandu. His eyes are as sharp as his ears are. The power of smell is also amazing. The eyes and ears can easily perceive the surrounding activities.

From the smell of the tiger's urine, they find out the place of its movement. Birds can be identified by the cuckoos of wild animals that hit their ears. He has reached from the foothills of the Terai to the peaks of the mountains. He started enjoying birds, nature and wildlife while doing world watching since 2011. He says that he has become a wildlife photographer with his ability, passion and confidence.

After using 4 types of Nikon cameras for 11 years, he could not take a single photo of a tiger. "That's why I think the Sony brand is doing well," he said, "Now I love the Sony brand very much." 

He said that in December 2022, he bought a new camera Sony A7 Four R and went to Madi in Chitwan to take pictures of tigers. I left home at 8 am. After walking for two hours, I hid in Sukebhar near Riu River. It wasn't even 5 minutes before we got there, we were taking out the camera from the bag, the tiger came in the middle of the river,'' he said while narrating that day. I was surprised to take a good picture of the tiger. He also said that he was very excited to take a picture of the tiger enjoying the water and walking in front of his eyes. He said that he took about 400 shots of that tiger at that time. There are over 100 great shots taken from a distance of 60 meters. He has been using the same Sony brand camera for a year and a half. Now he runs Sony's A7R. It uses a 200-600 zoom lens.

managed to photograph a female tiger again last year. "The purpose was to show the tiger to the guest," he said, "to take a photo of the guest, he forgot to take a photo while looking at it happily." He said that the tiger sat there for about 4 minutes. "Meanwhile, I took 20 shots," he said. Not only tigers, he has captured pictures of 25 types of wild animals from the low land of the Terai to the highlands. He has also taken pictures of the best wildlife including rhinoceros, Krishnasar, Chital, Bharsinga and Zarayo, Kasturi, Naur, Ghoral, Jharal and Redpanda found in the hills and mountains. He said that last year in Mustang, he caught the snow leopard, a beautiful wild animal of the mountains, on camera.

While going to Lomanthang from Bhi village in Mustang, he said that he saw a snow leopard at an altitude of about 4,200 meters in the middle forest. "I took the guest trekking," he said. "It was at a distance of 100 meters," he said, "but, while taking care of the guest, it was thought that the snow leopard would disappear." I was also mesmerized by her charm and beauty. I watched with all my heart, but I could only take a few photos.' 

He has also taken pictures of birds found at an altitude of 90 meters to 5,100 meters above sea level. "I have seen 592 types of birds in Nepal so far," he said, "I have taken photos of 510." There are records of 894 species of birds in Nepal. He said that he also took pictures of Hiukukhura, Ravin Lectureship and Himalaya Lectureship in Kong near Gokyo Lake on the way to Mount Everest. 

He holds the record of seeing Dhawal Arjun at Ranibari in Kathmandu in 2016 while taking pictures of birds. The bird was seen for the first and second time by a foreign citizen in 1985, and after 31 years, he saw the bird for the third time and took a picture. He says that the areas of Vanjangal, Pakhapakhera, Deurali Bhanjyang and Patan will be very exciting. "I walk around taking pictures of birds and wildlife," he said. He is also very happy to take beautiful and attractive photos of the birds, chilime, peacock, tilhari and swargachari. 

 In the beginning, he said that he worked as a porter. "I used to carry 40/50 kg heavy loads to go around the Himalayan base camps," he said, "I worked as a porter for 5 years from 1994 to 1998." Then I got a trekking guide license in 2002. Now he works as a trekking guide in mountains and hills all over the country. He says that wildlife photography is a very expensive hobby. "That's why I am enjoying photography while earning a living as a trekking guide," he said. It seems that photography becomes even better as skills and abilities are sharpened.' He is equally fond of landscape photography. He said that he has done landscape photography of mountains including Everest, Annapurna, Machhapuchhre and Dhawalagiri.

He started photography around 2014 with a gadget worth 3 lakh rupees, now he uses a gadget worth 8.5 lakh rupees. He says that he is upgrading his gadgets with the income from his profession as a trekking guide. He has been honored and awarded in wildlife photography competition organized by Vicky Love Word, Athot Nepal and Gachchami Media Group.