National Photography Awards Announced

List of 6th National Photography Award Winners

S.No. Awardee Category of Awards
1 Raghu Rai, New Delhi Life-Time Achievement Award
2 K.K. Mustafah, Trissur, Kerala Professional Photographer of the Year
3 Ravinder Kumar, Shakarpur, Delhi Amateur Photographer of the year
4 Atul Choubey, Thane Maharashtra Special Mention Awards in the Professional Category
5 Ch Narayana Rao, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh -do-
6 Dipayan Bhar, Kolkata, West Bengal -do-
7 G. Nagasrinivasu, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala -do-
8 O.P. Soni, Indore, Madhya Pradesh -do-
9 Deepak Bhau Kumbhar, Kolhapur, Maharashtra Special Mention award in the Amateur Category
10 Ms. Prabha Jayesh Patel, Ahmedabad, Gujarat -do-
11 Ravindra Mavi, Indore, Madhya Pradesh -do-
12 Sudipta Maulik, Salt Lake City, Kolkata, West Bengal -do-
13 Sumit Gulati, Pitam Pura, Delhi -do-

National Photography Award is an annual event organized by Photo Division a media unit under Ministry of I&B.

The event is organized to promote art, technique of photography and to encourage professional and amateur photographers from all corners of the country.

The Photo awards have been classified into three categories, with total of 13 awards.

The awards include Life Time Achievement Award, Photographer of the year award in Professional and Amateur category with 5 Special Mention Awards in both categories each.