Photographs preserve history, social fabric for posterity: GVMC Commissioner
Photographs serve as a powerful record of society, preserving its history, emotions and defining moments for future generations, GVMC Commissioner Ketan Garg said on Wednesday.
Mr. Garg was speaking after visiting the two-day annual photography exhibition ‘News in Frames’, organised by the Vizag Photo Journalists Association (VPJA) at the Visakha Museum to mark World Photography Day.
The exhibition features photographs by city-based photojournalists capturing significant events, developments and moments from Visakhapatnam. Mr. Garg went around the exhibition, interacted with the photographers and enquired about the stories behind some of the frames.
“A photograph can effectively convey the realities, emotions and important events of society,” he said, appreciating the photojournalists for documenting such moments. He described the exhibits as impressive.
Mr. Garg felicitated K.R. Deepak, recipient of a national award in the Andhra Pradesh Press Photography competitions, and Y. Ramakrishna, P.L. Mohan Rao, Alapati Sarat Kumar, Pilla Nagesh, K. Murali Krishna and T. Ganesh Kumar, who received consolation awards. He presented mementoes to the award winners.
VPJA president Y. Ramakrishna urged the Commissioner to facilitate the periodic display at the Visakha Museum of photographs documenting major national and international events held in Visakhapatnam, as well as those depicting the city’s history and development.
Mr. Garg responded positively to the request and agreed to facilitate such displays.
He said photography exhibitions could encourage students to develop an interest in photography and journalism and urged school and college students to visit the exhibition.
The exhibition attracted a large number of visitors on the opening day, including students from schools and colleges across the city. Several visitors also took selfies with some of the prominent photographs.
The exhibition will remain open to the public free of charge from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on August 19 and 20 at the Visakha Museum. Academics and intellectuals, VPJA representatives, photojournalists, and award winners attended the event.