Yishey D. becomes first to bag ‘Special Talent Award’ in photography, and does it for two consecutive years!

Yishey with the award and the award winning photograph [top left corner]

Journalist-writer Yishey D. has bagged the ‘Special Talent Award for the Best Tribal Photographer’ in both the fifth and sixth National Level Photographic Competition organised jointly by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs and the Photo Division, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Government of India.
Each award, comprising a cash prize of Rs. 20,000, a trophy, and a certificate was handed over by Dr. Hrusikesh Panda, Secretary, Ministry of Tribal Affairs, at the closing ceremony of the first National Tribal Festival at Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts in New Delhi on February 18, 2015.

Daylong photography workshop held in the capital

GANGTOK, 29 Sept: Thirty participants of different age groups and from different fields attended a day-long workshop on Basics of Photography organized by Gangtok-based Imago Creative Studio here today. The workshop had well-known photographer and founder member of Focus Kalimpong Photo Club, the 33-year-old Chinlop Fudong Lepcha from Kalimpong as the resource person.
The workshop was mainly aimed at beginners who are seeking professional guidance to get a good understanding of photography. During the workshop, Mr Lepcha gave presentations on the different aspects of photography and cameras, which was followed by an interaction session and a photo walk at Lal Bazaar and MG Marg.

Winners of the 2nd Indian Himalayan Photography Competition declared

GANGTOK, 25 May: Winners of the 2nd Indian Himalayan Photography Competition 2012 were declared today at the inaugural function of a photo exhibition displaying the entries of the competition. Organized as a side event to the Sustainable Mountain Development Summit which also began today, the exhibition focuses on showcasing the unique natural and cultural heritage of the bioregion of the Indian Mountain states.
The photography competition received a total of 178 entries from 68 photographers from different states from which, only 67 photographs found place in the competition as others did not fulfill all the requirements of the organizers.
Judged by a four-member panel the competition was held on the Summit’s themes; Water, Communities & Forests and Mountain Livelihoods with cross cutting themes of Climate Change and Innovations.
The photography competition seeks to capture and portray the various critical issues, best practices, situations and realities under each theme and sub theme within the mountain and hill regions.
Arif Siddhique bagged the first prize of Rs 50,000 for his photograph titled ‘Stuff of Life [Children collecting bamboo for daily use]’ taken at Tato, Manchukha in Arunachal Pradesh and Chinlop Fudong Lepcha received the second prize of Rs 30,000 for his photograph titled ‘Nature’s Fury’ taken at Teesta.
Likewise, two consolation prizes of Rs 10,000 each were won by Anup Shah for his photograph ‘Village Life in Someshwar Valley in Uttarakhand and Romong Lepcha for his photograph titled ‘Fisherman’ taken at Reshi River in the Sikkim-West Bengal border.
Human Resource Development Department Minister, NK Pradhan, inaugurated the exhibition at Star Hall complex this evening. Also present at the function were Lok Sabha MP, PD Rai and Gangtok MLA, Dorjee Namgyal along with other delegates.
The photo exhibition will be open till Saturday, 26 May.

VIKAS to groom students in the finer arts

TSETEN TASHI MEMORIAL AWARD TO BE INSTITUTED FOR WORLD PHOTOGRAPHY DAY IN AUGUST

GANGTOK, 04 July: Former Secretary to the Government of Sikkim, Kiran Rasaily, has announced plans to start an educational institution with special focus on teaching children the different art forms. Vivid Kala Academy Sikkim [VIKAS], is scheduled to begin in Sikkim with the next academic session in February 2012. This school will offer classes in fine arts, photography, cinematography, visual arts, music and other forms of creative expression.
Addressing a press conference today, Mr Rasaily informed that VIKAS will be an educational institution from class III to VIII with preference the art forms being given priority in the learning process to provide good foundation to the children.