India’s first wedding photography award receives a record response

India’s first wedding photography award receives a record response

Mangalore Today News Network

The Better Photography magazine in association with Kodak conducted the first ever grand scale award to recognise the 200,000 and above strong wedding photographer community in India. The inaugural edition of the Kodak-Better Photography Wedding Photographer of the Year awards was being held at the Hyatt Regency, Mumbai on the 19th of March 2010. Says Madhavan Pillai, Editor, Better Photographer, “Wedding photography is an oft misunderstood, oft underestimated profession. This is despite the fact that it more exciting and satisfying than many other genres of photography. So, I am glad WPOY2010 came to fruition. Wedding photographers now have annual awards on a national level that they can call their own” .

The quest for India’s best wedding photographer started five months back through a grand scale pan India hunt, where entries were called for, on certain wedding related themes namely Bridal Portraiture, Couple Portraiture, Family and Friends, Behind the scenes, Emotions, Photo series on a single wedding. Thousands of entries were received based on the themes, from both professional and semi-professional photographers and surprisingly women photographers, considering wedding photography is a male dominant field!.

After several rounds of elimination through a jury of eminent photographers such as Fawzan Hussain, Ariz Aira, Rooshad Garda, Uzair Kharawala, Seshu, Sephi Bergerson, the final 6 category winners were chosen. These final 6 winners competed in a unique face off round, held in association with ground partners VarVadhu. The finalists shot a mock wedding complete with a bride and groom, dressed in their wedding finery, courtesy clothing partner Libas and jewelry partner Tikamdas Motiram jewelers at the wedding fare held at Hyatt Regency, Mumbai on the 14th of March.

Kodak presents Better Photography wedding photographer of the year 2009 is being held in association with Photoquip, Canvera.com, Television partner CNBCTV18,  Ground partner Var Vadhu, Hospitality  partner Hyatt Regency, Clothing Partner Libas, Jewelry partner Tikamdas Motiram Jewellers, trophy partner The Award Gallery

ABOUT BETTER PHOTOGRAPHY

Better Photography has been the leading photography magazine in India and South Asia for over twelve years now. It is published by Infomedia18 Ltd, one of India’s best publishing houses. The magazine’s primary audience includes serious enthusiasts and amateurs and covers a wide variety of content. Basic and advanced level techniques, reviews of latest cameras and photography gadgets along with interviews with the most reputed photographers from around the world forms the core of the content of Better Photography. As a hobbyist magazine, the priority is education in the art and science of photography. 

ABOUT INFOMEDIA18 LIMITED

Informedia18 [BSE: 509069; NSE: INFOMEDIA], the printing and publishing arm of Network18 is one of the leading publishers of business publications in the country. Its stable includes a number of leading publications like Overdrive, Chip, Better Photography, Better Interiors and AV Max. Apart from these, it also publishes a large number of business to business publications and Yellow Pages. Infomedia18 is also the India partner of Alibaba.com, the world’s largest business to business trading platform.