Simhananda is an award winning author of numerous books on photography and spiritual wisdom and has been an experienced speaker on this specialized subject for over 35 years. Simhananda, literally means “lion's roar”. His writings ‘roar out' power, sensitivity, and tenderness, and convey a unique spiritual statement to the world. He cherishes people, places, and the whole blessed planet. He recently published his second volume on Gampopa's famous 12th century Buddhist classical works. This volume on traditional Buddhist teachings is oriented to the occidental mind, and his commentaries are refreshing, modern, and sometimes quite humorous.

Simhananda is the author of numerous books on spiritual wisdom, (under different pen names), and has been an experienced speaker on the said subject for a period of over 35 years. Photography has been a passion for him for an even longer period. Combining both together is to him just a wee bit short of what he calls pure pleasure. He loves people, places and the planet. He has a wonderful wife and three children and lives somewhere near Montreal, Canada.