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Sylvester, Sumit win ‘Face of India’ Contest

April 27, 2016 by Sujith Gopinath

Sylvester Singh and Sumit Paliwal, students of Interactive Animation and Graphics at IMS – Design and Innovation Academy, Noida (IMS DIA), has won the prestigious “Face of India” photography competition organised by NDTV in association with Getty Images.

Sumit Paliwal
Sumit Paliwal

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Sylvester Singh

After winning the competition, Sylvester and Sumit jointly said, “We would like to extend our thanks and appreciation for this wonderful opportunity provided to us at our institute IMS DIA. It is a great moment of pride and honour, and our love and passion for photography have been concreted by this unique achievement”.

Winning Images

Sumit Paliwal Photography
Photo: Sumit Paliwal

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Photo: Sylvester Singh

Face of India is an amateur and enthusiast photography award, to encourage non-professional and student photographers of Indian origin from around the world. It has one mission; to discover and celebrate portrait photography and providing Indian raw talents an access to Getty Images and also an opportunity to take your photography to the next level. The theme for the competition was ‘Portrait’.

Expressing his views, Ankur Gulati, Dean Marketing and Branding at IMS DIA said, “Such global competitions provide our students with confidence and exposure to face the challenges in future. It is also an excellent platform to come face to face with industry experts.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: contest, face of india, getty, ims dia, ndtv, Photography, sumit paliwal, sylvester singh

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