Hi Folks, Just a quick note to inform you all that Gap-Year.com is conducting a travel writing and photo competition.

The theme is related to Travel Photography.

You can submit only photo there.

The last date to enter is April 16, 2010.

Please read more about it at the competition site i.e. http://www.gap-year.com/browse.asp?catID=1813&sNode=1813&Exp=Y#1813

Best of luck and take care,

Gunjan

Photo by Col Chugh

Hi folks,

As the monthly photography get-together of Indore Photographers, yesterday, we had the renowned and very experienced photographer Col Kamaljeet Chugh as our guest speaker.

In the presentation he talked about his journey with camera and how he evolved from an army officer into a professional photographer.

The main points he talked about (with examples of his photos) were

• Always carry your camera with you
• Always take lots of photos
• Don’t wait for the perfect time, perfect location etc, try to see, what is the best photo that you can take right now.

Hi Folks,

First of all, hope you all had a safe and enjoyable Diwali and you guys must have taken lots of photos. Now submit some of these photos to the next competition…

As quoted from the competition page….

“The HP Climate Change Photography Contest, in association with Sanctuary Asia and WWF-India asks you to record the impact of climate changes happening around you. A single, striking image has the power to tell a story that truly hits home. Through your photos, we hope to spread your message to the world and help bring about a change in the way we look at our planet.

This Sunday, like the last Sunday of August, we had a get-together of photographers from Indore at my office.

Now we plan to make it a regular event i.e. every fourth Sunday of the month, a handful of photographers from Indore meet and invite a very Senior photograph to guide us and inspire us with their life and works.

This Sunday, we had Mr. Hemshankar Pathak as our guest speaker.

Hemshankar ji has been doing photography in Indore (MP, India) since 1964 and has won numerous awards for this photos.

“Qatar Visitor” is inviting photographs that capture the spirit of Ramadan and Id-ul-fitr.

As quoted on the site… “Can you capture the spirit of Ramadan/ Eid in a photo? The month of Ramadan is upon us, and we are asking photographers of all religions to capture what is special about Ramadan in a single picture. ”

The Prizes:

1. First Prize: A Crumpler Million Dollar Photography Bag with Accessories
2. Second Prize: A copy of the famous book “The Moment It Clicks: Photography secrets from one of the world’s top shooters”
3. Third Prize: A Pro-Flickr Account