Continuing with its norm of organizing annual photo exhibitions, NIP successfully organized its ambitious annual photographic from 16th to 21th August 2011, at the Piramal Gallery, NCPA, in Mumbai. The exhibition featured exhibits of students from both the past and present batches of the institute. Interestingly, NIP is the first photography institute to be awarded an ISO … [Read more...]

With Ricoh’s acquisition of Pentax hitting the international head-lines, it is an appropriate time to take a second look at this low profile Japanese company. The history of Ricoh as an optical company dates back to 1936 when the Riken Optical Company or Riken Kogaku Kogyo started operations as a manufacturer of photo sensitive paper. In 1937, Riken or Ricoh launched its … [Read more...]

The advent of interchangeable lens compact cameras has placed a question mark on the existence of  conventional optical viewfinders. The various types of viewfinders in existence today can be classified into 4 broad categories:1. Optical Viewfinders:Optical viewfinders show the images through the camera’s lens. In most D-SLRs, the image shown is just under 100%. Compact … [Read more...]

Third Eye organized their 13th Photography Festival at Birla Academy, at Kolkata, from 28th June to 3rd July, 2011. Photographs were showcased on canvas and slide shows, on various themes such as Benaras, Rajasthan, Hardwar, Hampi and other parts of India, as well as from overseas locations. Renowned artist, Sanatan Dinda solemnized the Inaugural ceremony. … [Read more...]

The fifth installement of World Photography Partners, presented the work of selected Indian and French photographers from 17th to 19th June’11 at Alliance Française, New Delhi. The expo titled ‘One canvas-Different strokes’, featured photographers Munish Khanna, Anidra Hom Chaudhuri, Hemant Sud, Jishnu Chankakoti, Melanie Dornier, Munish Kauhisk, Prerna Jain, Sanjay Nanda, … [Read more...]