Tamil Nadu CM Vijay extends greetings on World Photography Day
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay celebrated World Photography Day by praising photographers for their role in preserving history and capturing fleeting moments. During the event, he met with representatives from the Tamil Nadu Press Photographers Cooperative Housing Society at the Secretariat.
Why it matters
The acknowledgment highlights the cultural importance of photojournalism and the government's engagement with professional media bodies in the state.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay, on Wednesday (August 19, 2026), extended greetings to all photographers on the occasion of World Photography Day.
In a post on X, the Chief Minister said photographers turn every moment of life into a life-long memory. Artistic photographs cannot be expressed in words. A photograph freezes the passing time in an instant, and carries the history forward to the next generation, he said.
Members of the Tamil Nadu Press Photographers Cooperative Housing Society met Mr. Vijay at the Secretariat on Wednesday.
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