UT Administrator & Punjab Governor VP Singh Badnore inaugurates photography group show held in memory of late Yog Joy, an eminent photojournalist of the region.
The Governing Council of Chandigarh Press Club in association with Punjab Arts Council has rolled out the fourth edition of Newscapes, a three-day group show by photojournalists of tricity in memory of late Yog Joy, an eminent photojournalist of the region and former chief photographer of The Tribune.
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First prize (Rs 10,000) – Sant Arora
Second prize (Rs 5,000) – Paramjeet Singh Karwal
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Consolation prize (Rs 2,500) – Ajay Jalandhari
Consolation prize (Rs 2,500) – Vishal Shanker
The exhibition is on till March 6, 2017.
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A photojournalist, the late Yog Joy came from a humble rural background. Bo in the Sargodha district of Pakistan, he completed his education from Rohtak (Haryana) and pursued photography. His first one-man photographic exhibition was held at Triveni Art Gallery in New Delhi in 1970. He went on to participate in more than 50 national level photographic exhibitions and was a judge at over a dozen shows. His published works include over 1,000 pictures of news, and of human interest themes, in international newspapers, periodicals and books. He spent over 20 years with The Tribune, and went on to become their Chief Photographer. He was honoured with national and international awards which include the National Press Award (1978); All India Press Photography Competition Award; ‘Sakaal’ Golden Jubilee National Award for outstanding news photography; The Lalit Kala Akademi’s Portfolio Award, UNICEF photo awards on themes of the ‘Girl Child’ and ‘Child needs Peace’; second prize in the UNESCO National Photo competition, second prize in ‘Fun with Mazda’ organized by Mazda Japan for three consecutive years (1985, 1986 and 1987); a medal in the World Photo Contest 1993 organised by UNESCO and ACCU, Japan, and first position in the Kodak Awards for Photographic Excellence in the professional category in 1998. He was a member of the Advisory Committee of the Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (Haryana Chapter), Punjab Lalit Kala Akademi and Chandigarh Lalit Kala Akademi.