World Photography Day: GVMC Commissioner inaugurates photo exhibition
The GVMC Commissioner inaugurated a photo exhibition titled 'News in Frames' in Visakhapatnam to celebrate World Photography Day. The event highlights the importance of photojournalism and includes awards for local photographers and student competitions.
Why it matters
The event underscores the cultural value of preserving history through visual media and supports the local journalism community.
The GVMC Commissioner, Ketan Garg, on Wednesday inaugurated the photo exhibition 'News in Frames', organised by the Visakhapatnam District Photo Journalists’ Association (VPJA) at the Visakha Museum, to mark World Photography Day, coinciding with the 187th anniversary of the invention of photography.
Mr. Garg went round the exhibition and enquired about several photographs on display. Addressing photojournalists later, he said, “Capturing memories through photography is a very important task, and preserving those memories is even more important.” He assured the GVMC’s continued support to the photojournalist community.
He felicitated photojournalists who had recently received awards, including The Hindu’s K.R. Deepak and V. Raju. Left leaders, including CPI State secretariat member J.V. Satyanarayana Murthy, along with several students, also visited the exhibition, which will remain open till August 20.
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