Promoting Creative and Social Photography
Discover Varanasi - National Photography Workshop Feb 14-17, 2020
Varanasi is a paradise for photographers. This ancient city offers tremendous opportunities to all genre of photography. The idea of this workshop was conceived to produce creative and qualitative output showcasing the art, culture, history, heritage and lifestyle of this world-famous holy city by the eminent photographers from all over India.
Photo: Amit Patel
Workshop Format:
The format of workshop was carefully designed to give maximum practical and minimum theoretical sessions. The four-day workshop comprised of 6 outdoor sessions of 5 hours each and three theory sessions of 1 hour each. Every outdoor session was also split into travel, street, candid, portraiture and arranged model shoots. All arranged shoots were conceived to reflect art and culture
Mentors of the workshop:
Mr. B K Agrawal from Vishakhapatnam, a renowned portrait, fashion and glamour photographer with over 40 years of photography experience, mentored the workshop. He has a vast experience of organizing and mentoring photography workshops and judging national and international salons and Mr.Amitabh Agarwal, a senior photographer from Varanasi who knows the city like the back of
Delegates:
The delegates from all over India, registered in the workshop. A brief geographic/ demographic tally is given below:
Andhra Pradesh: 6
Bihar: 1
Goa: 3
Gujrat: 6
Jharkhand: 1
Uttar Pradesh: 2
West Bengal: 6
Medical Professionals: 4
Senior Citizen: 14
Women Delegates: 5
Food and Local Delicacies:
Carefully menu was prepared to include most of the local delicacies while being health and hygiene conscious. A nice blend of in-hotel dining and outdoor-dining was done to give a good food experience of the city.
Valedictory and Feedback Session:
All delegates were invited to share their feedback. All contributed positive inputs, encouraging us to organize more workshops in time to come. At a very happy note, delegates were distributed participation certificates with a customized souvenir.