Promoting Creative and Social Photography
Our Expert
Anil Risal Singh
MFIAP, ARPS, Hon.FIP, Hon.LCC, FFIP, AIIPC, Hon.FSoF, Hon.FPAC, Hon.FSAP, Hon.TAPS, Hon.FICS, Hon.PESGSPC, Hon.FPSNJ, Hon.Master SAP, Hon. Master TAPS, GPA-PESGSPC
Nikon Expertive - 2019-2021
- Since last 45 years exploring the creative possibilities using the medium of photography, and getting tremendous satisfaction and incredible happiness working with this magnificent medium.
- Offices held
- Ex-President (2013-16), Federation of Indian Photography, the premier National body of Photography in the country & ex-editor (2011-16) of FIP’s official journal ‘Viewfinder’.
- Retired as Head, Photo Division, National Research Laboratory for Conservation of Cultural Property, ministry of Culture, Govt. of India Lucknow
- President of Lucknow Camera Club, India (a 40 years old Camera Society).
- Awarded Charles Wallace Professional Grant to visit and study photographic collection in different museums in U.K. in 1999.
- Widely travelled and exhibited his photographic images throughout the world
- Won around 250 National & International Awards
some notable are:
- National Award of Photography Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Govt. of India (2011)
- UNESCO Award (2009)
- Kodak Excellence Award
- Sony World Photography Award (2007)
- Venice International Photography Award (2008)
- U.P. Lalit Kala Art Photography All India Award (thrice) 2003, 2005, 2013
- SAARC Award in 2014
- Nikon-BP Photographer of the Year Award (2005)
- All India Fine Arts & Crafts Society (AIFACS), New Delhi (2018)
- Senior Fellowhip by CCRT, Ministry of Culture, Govt. of India (2018)
- More than 1500 acceptances in National and International Salons of Photography.
- About 500 photographs have been published in various national & international magazines, periodicals, newspapers etc.
- Solo & Group Exhibitions
20 Solo Exhibitions & several Group Shows in India, 2 Solo Exhibitions in Atlanta, USA, Group Exhibition at Place de Festival, Canes, France
- International ‘Honours’ and ‘Distinctions’
- Conferred with international rare honour, Master Federation Internationale
de L-Art Photographique (MFIAP) by Federation Internationale de l-Art Photographique, France (FIAP is the only International body of photography associated with UNESCO), in 2009, till date only 15 Indian photo-artists got it.
- The Royal Photographic Society of Britain conferred its Associateship (ARPS) in 1999.
- Honorary Fellowship of Federation of Indian Photography (Hon.FIP) conferred in 2012.
- Hon. Fellowship of Image Colleague Society of America (Hon.FICS) in 2016
- Hon.PESGSPC by Pascal English School & Greek School Photographic Council, Cyprus in 2016
- Honorary Fellowship by (Hon.FPSNJ) by Photographic Society of New Jersey, USA, in 2016
- Many Honorary Fellowships by different institutions, clubs and Societies.
- Teaching experience
Experience of more than 35 years, teaching photography at different levels at different Institutes & Organizations. Guest lecturer, examiner and paper setter for various Indian Universities.
- Research Papers, articles & talks etc.
- 9 research papers presented and have been published in various International Conferences.
- Many articles on photography have been published in various magazines & newspapers.
- Many talks and interviews broadcasted & telecasted by various broadcasting & television channels.
- Editor
6 years (2011 – 16) editor for “Viewfinder”, of Federation of Indian Photography the only premier body of photography in the country.
- Jury
- Chairman of the jury for National Photography Awards & Life time Achievement Award by Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Govt. of India for the year 2015.
- Jury member for several National & International Salons of Photography & Photography Contests.