📸 West Singhbhum Photographers’ Association Celebrates World Photography Day in Chakradharpur
Chakradharpur, Jharkhand (August 19, 2025):
The West Singhbhum Photographers’ Association celebrated World Photography Day with enthusiasm at Chatni Garden near Borda Bridge, Chakradharpur. The annual celebration, observed globally on August 19, pays tribute to the history, art, and significance of photography.
🌟 Highlights of the Event
- District photographers gathered to mark the occasion with a cake-cutting ceremony.
- Members exchanged greetings and embraced one another to celebrate the day with joy and camaraderie.
- Before the program began, a two-minute silence was observed to honor late photographers who are no longer with us.
🎙️ Messages from Photographers
Photographers present at the event emphasized that photography is not just about technique but also an art form that reveals perspective and imagination. Through their lenses, photographers capture unique angles of the world and preserve timeless memories.
🏛️ Photography Day: Historical Background
According to historians, the world’s first photographic process, the Daguerreotype, was invented on January 9, 1839, by Joseph Nicéphore Niépce and Louis Daguerre. Later, on August 19, 1839, the French government officially announced its invention. In commemoration, World Photography Day has since been celebrated every year on August 19 worldwide.
đź‘Ą Key Attendees
The event saw participation from several notable photographers, including:
Baljit Singh Jaiswal, Karunakaran Udayan (President), Sanjay Kumar Mukhi (Secretary), Sadab Alam, Tarun Das, Jai Kumar, Dilip Mahato, Rohit Munda, Manish Bandia, Jagbandhu Nag, Kanhu Pal, Barun Das, Makardhwaj Mahato, Rohit Tanti, Karan Abhishek, Sadhu Bodra, Jaleshwar Pan, Gurucharan Samad, Harish Purti, Pradeep Kumar Bodra, Sumant Thakur, among many others.
