Winners of IPR Department’s photography competition declared

GANGTOK, 25 July [IPR]: The six-day photography exhibition cum competition organized by the IPR Department concluded here at Gangtok, today.
The valedictory function had Secretary IPR Department, KS Tobgay as chief guest. The judges of the competition Kiran Rasaily and Raman Shrestha were also present during the function.
The chief guest gave away the certificate and cash prizes to the winners of the competition. The first prize was awarded to the photograph titled ‘Make a wish, take a chance’ by Satyam Rai of Gangtok, and the second prize went to the photograph titled ‘Pug marks’ by Karchoong Diyali of Gangtok. The winners were presented a certificate and cash award of Rs. 25,000 and Rs.20,000 respectively. Three consolation awards with a certificate and cash prize of Rs. 10,000 each were also presented to Gyaltsen Lama, Chewang Bonpo and Kunga Tashi Lepcha of Gangtok.
Addressing from the chair Mr Tobgay congratulated the winners and thanked the participants and expressed his hope for future participation as well. He urged the participants and artists to come forward with their ideas and interact with the Department to promote the field of photography.
The department will always try to facilitate and provide a platform to the talents of the state, he said. He said that the objective behind the competition was to project local talents and encourage them to expose their art.
In his address, Mr. Rasaily said that the judges had a tough time in judging the competition as all the photographs were unique and beautiful in their own way. He also appreciated the works done by the photographers and the department in promoting this field. One of the judges, Raman Shrestha also shared his views on the occasion. The function concluded with the vote of thanks delivered by Deeki Euthenpa.
The department had received 532 photographs from more than 80 participants out of which 54 photographs were shortlisted for the final round of competition and displayed for exhibition.