Indian Academy, Vile Parle (E), Mumbai, organized a photo exhibition titled ‘Talentz 2014’ which mainly showcased pictures taken during the academy’s organised trip to Kashmir – Leh – Ladakh during July 2014. The academy received over 300 entries from its present and past students, out of which 75 photographs were selected by the organisers for display. The exhibition was inaugurated and judged by Rohinton Mehta, Technical Editor, Smart Photography, along with professional industrial and advertising photographer Anil Gandhi, who was the Guest of Honour.
The winners were awarded the following prizes:
Rajul Shah, 1st prize: One year free subscription to Smart Photography magazine + Rs.3000 by Indian Academy
Samar Khan, 2nd prize: One year free subscription to Smart Photography magazine + Rs.2000 by ‘Big Camera’, Canon authorised dealer
Sonia Gulati, 3rd prize: One year free subscription to Smart Photography magazine + Rs.1000 by Indian Academy
Shailesh Padhya, Merit prize: One year free subscription to Smart Photography magazine
Poonam Jadhav, Merit prize: One year free subscription to Smart Photography magazine
Following the inauguration, Rohinton Mehta and Anil Gandhi addressed the audience with tips on how to further improve their photography.