On 7th March 2023, Dr L. Murugan, Union Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting (I&B), presented the 8th National Photography awards in New Delhi, Delhi. In total, 13 individuals were recognised in different categories.
- National Photography Awards are organised by Photo Division under the Ministry of I&B to promote the art and technique of photography.
Note:
The 7th National Photography Awards ceremony was held on February 19th, 2019.
Category Themes:
- The theme for the Professional category was “Life and Water”.
- The theme for the Amateur category was “Culture Heritage of India”.
Members of the Jury for the 8th National Photography Awards:
i. Vijay Kranti, an Indian journalist and Tibetologist, is the Chairman of the Jury for the awards.
ii. Jagdish Yadav, Ajay Aggarwal, K. Madhavan Pillai, and Ashima Narain are the members of the Jury.
iii. Sanjiv Misra, the Photographic Officer of the Photo Division, is the Member Secretary.
Winners of the 8th National Photography Awards in Table:
| S.No | Category | Awardee | Cash Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lifetime Achievement Award | Sipra Das | Rs 3 lakh |
| 2 | Professional Photographer of the Year Award | Sasi Kumar Ramachandran
| Rs.1 lakh |
| 3 | Special Mention Awards in the Professional category | Dipjyoti Banik | Rs.50,000 |
| Manish Kumar Chauhan | |||
| R S Gopakumar | |||
| Sudipto Das | |||
| Umesh Harishchandra Nikam | |||
| 4 | Amateur Photographer of the Year Award | Arun Saha | Rs 75,000 |
| 5 | Special Mention Awards in the Amateur category | C S Sreeranj | Rs.30,000 |
| Mohit Wadhawan | |||
| Ravishankar S L | |||
| Subhadip Bose | |||
| Tharun Adurugatla |
Key Points:
i. For the Professional category, 462 entries with a total of 4,535 images were received from 21 States and 4 Union Territories (UTs) of India and In the Amateur category, 874 entries with 6,838 images were received from 24 States and 6 UTs.
ii. On the occasion, a special brochure was also released by the dignitaries of the award ceremony.
iii. Apurva Chandra, Secretary of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MoI&B) announced that the National Photography Awards are an initiative to recognise the immense efforts made by Indian photographers.
- She also proposed that government flagship programmes be included as a category of awards in the near future.
About the National Photography Awards:
i. The Photo Division confers the National Photography Awards annually to promote various facets of India such as art, culture, development, heritage, history, life, people, society, and tradition through photography.
ii. The award is conferred also to encourage professionals and amateur photographers across India.
iii. The inaugural National Photography awards were presented on 19th August 2010.
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The President of India, Droupadi Murmu, presented the Digital India Awards 2022, the 7th edition of the Digital India Awards (DIA), in New Delhi, Delhi, on January 7, 2023.
About the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MoI&B):
Union Minister- Anurag Singh Thakur (Constituency- Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh)
Minister of State (MoS)- L. Murugan (Rajya Sabha – Madhya Pradesh)
