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GUIDELINES19

TO ALL THE WEB MASTER'S, ALL FIP CONDUCTED SALONS, MANGLAZODI WORKSHOP 202120

EDITORIAL, APPEAL FOR DONATION3

BUD TO BLOOM – THE STORY OF A ROSE9

THE MYSORE PALACE4

INTERNATIONAL CONTEST, ORGANIZED BY FIAP11

14 ACHIEVEMENTS

REPORT OF “TRIBAL LIFE & CULTURE PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP” AT JHARGRAM15

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Edit rial

The Mysore Palace consists of mainly two parts. The ceremonial and residential. In the

residential part of the Palace late Maharaja of Mysore His Highness Sri Jayachamarajendra

Wodeyar and his son Sri Srikantadatta Narasimharaja Wodeyar and at present the adopted

son Sri. Yaduveer Krishna Datta Chamaraja Wodeyar family resides in the western half of

the Palace. The eastern half of the ground floor of the Palace consists of the Ceremonial

Halls viz., Palace Armoury and the Trophy Room are located on the north side of the

Kalyana Mantapa separated by an open quadrangle. On the first floor are located the

Public Darbar Hall (Diwan-E-Aam) and the Private Durbar Hal called the Ambavilas a

(Diwan-E-Khas). The public are now allowed to visit the Ceremonial part of the Mysore

Palace. However, the Armoury and Trophy Rooms are not yet opened to public.

Prior to this new Palace, Annals of the Mysore Royal Family (Sriman maharaja

ravaravamsavali) inform us that the Rajas of the fourteenth century were living in a palace

in Mysore. However, the first definite mention of the Mysore Palace is available in about

Photo- Feature by S. Thippeswamy, Mysore


MYSURU PALACE AFTER SUN SET

MYSURU BY NIGHT MYSURU PALACE IN TWILIGHT

THE MYSORE PALACE

1630 A.D. it is said to have been rebuilt by Ranadhira Kanteerava Narasaraja Wadeyar, after

it had been struck and damaged by the lightning.

In order to restore the grandeur of the Mysore Palace, Her Highness, the Maharani

Vanivilasa Sannidhana, C.I., then regent, decided to build a new palace on the model and

on the foundations of the old palace. The architectural plans by Mr. Henry Irwin. The

construction which was inaugurated by Her Highness in October of 1897 was completed in

1912.

The main building is a massive three storeyed grey granite building and dominated by a

five storeyed tower covered by a guilded dome. The Palace, like the old, is built around an

open court-yard, called Thotti, open to the sky. To the east of this Thotti on the ground

floor, is the impressive elephant gate. Immediately to the south is the beautiful Kalyana

Mantap or the Marriage Pavilion. On the first floor, still facing east, is the great Durbar

Hall, Divan-E-Aam, measuring 86 m (282.7 feet long) by 39m (129 feet wide). On the same

floor, towards the south is a daintily decorated private Durbar Hall, called Ambavilasa, the

Diwan-E-Khas. The second floor has several rooms and large halls on the sides. The

Kalyana Mantapa or the Marriage Pavilion, in the ground floor, is a beauty to look at. The

octagonal, painted pavilion has a colourful stained-glass ceiling. The designing of the

stained decorations is said to have been done by the artists of Mysore. Apart from the

stained-glass decoration which is the central attraction, the walls of this pavilion are

covered with murals, depicting the famous Mysore Dussehara.

The Mysore Rulers made the Dasara immortal by the grand festivities for ten days,

culminating in the famous procession of the King in a Golden Howdah, on a decorated

elephant.


PALACE VIEW FROM JAYAMARTHANDA GATE JAYAMARTHAND GATE

JAYHAMARTHANDA GATE PANORAMIC VIEW JAYARAMA AND BALARAMA GATES IN NORTH SIDE OF THE PALACE

The Golden Howdah was used during the final day of the

Dasara Festivities, Vijayadasami. It is mounted on the

caparisoned Royal Elephant which itself is colourfully

decorated. During the days of yore, the king would sat in the

Howdah accompanied by his brother and nephew. The last

king of the Mysore Royal family to sit in the Golden Howdah

a n d g o i n p r o c e s s i o n d u r i n g D a s a r a w a s S r i

Jayachamarajendra Wodeyar.

The tradition of the Dasara Procession continues to this day

also but the idol of the presiding deity of the Mysore City,

Goddess Chamundeshwari, is taken in procession in the

Golden Howdah. The Howdah is made by using

approximately 80 Kilograms of gold.

However, the Mysore artists under the patronage of and

commissioned by, the noble Krishnaraja Wadeyar-IV, have immortalized the Dussehara

procession, on canvas, in 26 panels, on the walls of the Marriage Pavilion. Thus the

Kalyanamantapa is not only a architectural beauty, but a veritable gallery of paintings.

The public Durbar Hall is a massive pillared hall which deserves to be maintained as such.

The rear walls have paintings by Raja Ravivarma (Rama breaking the Siva Dhawus) and

eight forms of Devi, viz., Kalika, Navadurga, Mahishamardini, Saraswati, Mahalakshmi,

Bhuvaneswari, Gayatri and Rajarajeshwari by a distinguished local artist.

The majestic Durbar Hall can itself be best described in the words of Constance E. Parsons

who says “No short description, if any, can do justice to the beauty of line, wealth of

material, blaze of colour and exuberance of decoration in the great Durbar Hall. Walls vie

with ceilings, columns with doorways, and both by day light and when ablaze with

thousands of fairy lights. The hall gathers up and displays all that poets and artists have

dreamed of the splendid setting of an oriental court; all the glamour and glory of “the

thousand lights at one night.”

This was the public Durbar Hall where the Maharaja used to hold ceremonial Durbar

during Dussehara in the presence of the invited audience. This used to be during the

evenings, the cultural programmes in the open arena would take place before the

illuminated Palace.


AMBAVILASA DARBAR HALL

SIDE VIEW OF THE PALACE MYSURU PALACE ILLUMINATION

The Ambavilasa, which is the Diwan-E-Khas, is the most gorgeously decorated hall, with a

harmonious composition in colours. The beauty of many of the details is unsurpassed in

the Palace. In other words it is called as Private Durbar Hall.

This private Durbar Hall or Diwan-E-Khas was used to hold private audience by the

Maharaja. Now during the Dussehara festivities, the Golden Throne is placed in the

octagonal pavilion on the western end of the hall and the descendant of the Royal Family

holds private Ceremonies and sits on the Golden Throne.

The central aisle has a beautiful stained glass ceiling decorated with delicate designs,

supported by cast-iron pillars, all of which are manufactured by the famous Mcfarlane of

Glasgow. The beautification of the Ambavilasa was entrusted to that celebrated artist of

Karnataka, Sri. K. Venkatappa.

The star attraction of the Mysore Palace is the traditional and ceremonial Golden Throne.


DUSSEHARA JAMBHUSAVARI PUBLIC DURBAR HALL FOR THE CEREMONIAL USE by THE MAHARAJA

PALACE FROM THE LAWN

The Golden Throne, consists of the main seat, a staircase, and the Golden Umbrella. This Golden Umbrella of the Golden Throne which have inherited from their illustrious ancestors, evokes the awe of the Whole World. The Golden Throne is taken out and placed in the rear octagonal part of the Ambavilasa only during the nine or ten days of Dussehara every year it is not available for public, otherwise.

The vast open space, in front of the Palace, with the planned garden that is being laid outs, adds charm and majesty to the entire structure. “The Palace is known for its illumination. The entire building is lined with rows of bulbs, following the contours of the structure, and when lit up, it looks like a Palace of light. It is no wonder that visitors to the Palace exclaim that the Mysore Palace has no comparison of its kind to nay in the world and it is unique.”

PALACE FORT AND GATES

The Palace Fort has five entrances. The Gates, are all built nine in Indo-Sarcenic style. The principal East Gate named Jayamarthanda Gate has a stately and imposing appearance. It was constructed of reinforced concrete. The central archway measuring 60 feet high and 45 feet span. The others are Balarama, Jayarama Gates on the north, the Varaha on the South and the Brahmapuri and Karikal Thotti Gates on the west. Today the visitors to the Palace enter through the southern Gate known as the Varaha Gate.

The Palace consists of several beautiful temples inside and surrounding the Palace.

I must thankful to late Sri. Srikantadatta Narasimharaja Wadiyar, who has given me an opportunity to cover the entire Palaces and other properties belongs to him, as photographed by me. And also I must thankful to Palace Director Sri Subramanya.


Late Sri Srikantadutta Narsimharaja Wadiyar

on The Golden Throne During Dussehara Festival

FRONT VIEW OF THE MYSURU PALACE

Roses are literally the queen of flowers. We

all love and appreciate their beauty. They

send a strong message of love, possess a

heavenly scent and have breathtaking

colors.

So, the story of a little rose begins. It was a

foggy winter morning. The misty situation

forced me to bring the camera out of the bag.

The subdued morning light prominently

focused every leaf. The rose plant began

sprouting the very soft, subtle maroon-red

shoot. The young shoots appear as red for an

thocy an in pigment which protects the tiny leaves

from heat. This pH-dependant process helps the

young stem to mature.

The delicacy and softness of the new branch in a

misty background was my first frame. Next the

appearance of the little bud. The bud gradually

developed. The green calyx helps for nutrition and

protects the growing bud from insects and adverse

weather. Roses do not bloom hurriedly; for beauty,

like any masterpiece, takes time to blossom.

The complete maturation stages of bud were recorded carefully. The blooming rose offers a

powerful joy known only to the heart. As, the corolla portion developed a little, so, the

calyx began to break apart. The rose is fairest when it is budding new. The calyx gradually

unveiled the mysterious hidden softness and unique colour-balance of the petals. If the rose

is beautiful flower, it is also because it opens itself. The phases of morning beauty of the rose

SANKAR NATH GHOSH


BUD TO BLOOM – THE STORY OF A ROSE

were recorded from different angles to show the sheer colour brilliance. One should enjoy

the beauty of rose at each stage of its life-cycle.

The growth process of the petals was set with a rapid pace. The blooming rose added a little

sprinkle of colour along with beauty.

Nature, the great artist and creator of all the intricate

and perfect beauty utilized a good space of time, for

the complete bloom of the rose. Just as a rosebud opens

up into a beautiful bloom under right conditions, we

should also find what we need to make our dreams

flourish. The exquisite flower took its final shape and

form with a reddish orange colour. This beauty is due

to the bio-photo reactions of the two pigments namely

xanthophyl and carotin with sunlight. The alluring

scent and lovely petals are loved by many.

It's a joy and pleasure for me to observe and digitally memorize the wonderful 'Bud-to-

Bloom'story.

It's a long cherished dream for me to lens certain unique and natural subjects which

commonly drew attention. As, the dream comes true, so the story ends here, with

reminiscence and happy viewing.


FEDERATION INTERNATIONALE DE L'ART PHOTOGRAPHIQUE The International Federation of Photographic Art

INFO 149 / 2020 E

International ContestOrganized by FIAP

Covid-19 is seriously attacking public health. Frontiers are closing, governments are asking people to stay home for preventing its expansion. This is undoubtedly an unknown situation with many social side effects. Although it may sound easy to stay home for one day or two, it can become difficult if more people are obliged to remain home for a couple of weeks or even longer. We are not used to these circumstances and we even ignore how to spend our "free" time.

FIAP is actively participating in the "We Stay Home" campaign. What better than taking pictures when you must stay home? For this reason, FIAP is announcing an international photo competition opened to all photographers of the world, with pictures taken at home during this period. The participation is without entry fees. Instead, for each photographer who participated in this special competition, FIAP is going to contribute a certain amount of money to a world organization specialized in the fight against the Corona Virus (to be advised by the World Health Organization).

The rules of this competition are as follows:

1) No entry fees.

2) One (mixed) section with both Color and B&W digital images.

3) Free subject, under the special condition for the pictures to have been taken in the place photographers are confined after the 15th of March 2020.

4) Each photographer can submit up to 4 photos. Digital files must be in JPEG format, 8 bit, RGB, with the longest side 1920 pixels, 300 dpi. Each file should not exceed 4 MB in size.

5) Each photograph must have a unique title. Words such as "Untitled" and "No Title" are not acceptable even as part of an image title, nor are camera capture filenames. Photos with any watermarks are not accepted.

6) Closing Day: April 30, 2020.

7) Judging: May 8, 2020, by the FIAP Board of Directors. An entry may be rejected if it does not conform to the Contest Rules and Conditions.

8) Results: May 13, 2020. Each entrant will receive via e-mail a report card with the results of his/her submitted photos. All results will be uploaded in the website of the Contest.

9) FIAP will produce a PDF catalogue downloadable from web. FIAP may also consider publishing a photo book to commemorate this difficult period of public health worldwide, if the photos submitted are deemed suitable. In that case the authors may be requested to send their files in higher resolution.

10) FIAP will give 10 special awards. The Top Award will include the participation fee (one pax, not including the transportation cost) for the next FIAP Photo Meeting.


11) This contest is under FIAP Auspices and not under FIAP Patronage. Therefore, the participation and awards in this special contest are not eligible for FIAP Distinctions.

12) The pictures should be uploaded at : www.fiap-westayhome.net

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Awadh Photographic Society organized its first All India Photography Salon 2020.More

than 132 photographers across the country participated in the salon. Judging of the

digital images was done on 14th March 2020 by internationally known eminent

photographer Dr Barun K. Sinha, Secretary General Federation of Indian Photography,

Dr Rupak De renowned photographer and Ex Principal Chief Conservator of Forest U P

and Mr Subir Roy retired Photojournalist ,The Hindu.Large number of photographers

from Lucknow were present at the time of judging.

Pictures submitted were of high quality, there was close contest for prizes. Honorable

judges discussed each and every picture before selecting it for prize, it took almost

whole day for judges to declare the winners.

4th Annual General Meeting of South Kolkata Photogenic held on 1st March, 2020 at Zoom House, Kolkata. Being a corporate member of Federation of Indian Photography [CM-882]and a registered society under Govt. Of West Bengal, this organization regularly convene its AGM as per act. SKP runs a photography course affiliated by FIP and conduct photo tour, photo walk, workshop, regular club day and Photography salon. In this AGM, newly designed website is inaugurated.

The website is : www.southkolkataphotogenic.com

Chairman : Dr. Manas ChakrabortyVice-Chairman : Sri Somnath DeGeneral Secretary : Sri Asok SamaddarAsst. Secretary : Sri Supratim Ray ChaudhuriTreasurer : Smt. Arunima Chattopadhyay

Other members in the Governing Committee are– Smt. Krishna Sengupta, Sri Deep Dey, Sri Surajit Roy Chowdhury

and Dr. Dilip Kumar Ghosh

Report on 4th Annual General Meeting of South Kolkata Photogenic

LLLCCC UUUBBBNEWS


Congratulations to

Abhijit Kumar Banerjee

Sony world photography awards 2020

Abhijit has won an award in National and Regional award Category of Sony World

Photography Award 2020.

Produced by the World Photography Organisation, the internationally acclaimed Sony

World Photography Awards are one of the most important fixtures in the global

photographic calendar.

All winners are included in the Sony World Photography Awards Exhibition at

Somerset House in London and are published in the Sony World Photography Awards

Awards' book

https://www.worldphoto.org/sony-world-photography-awards/winners-

galleries/2020/national-awards/winners

In this moment of glory, I would like to thank my Club Photography Club of Assam and

my Federation; Federation Of Indian Photography (FIP) for providing me ample

opportunities, platform, knowledge and encouragement to practice my skill and excell

in my passion.

AFIAP, PPSA, EFIP, GPU CR-2 & APHRODITEMobile: 9831184219

LRPS

Congratulations to

Sanjoy Bhattacharyafor his stupendous achievement


Jhargram which is just about 154 kms from Howrah Rly Station, is situated in the western

part of Paschim Medinipur. It is the 22nd district of West Bengal. Jhargram is known for its

natural bounty and is a perfect serene and tranquil gateway from the city hustle and bustle.

Beyond the Gangetic plains, Jhargram offers a paradise of most exotic hill ranges of

Belpahari and Kakrajhor in the north to calm and peaceful following of the river

Subrnarekha in the south. The natural beauty of the forest within the vicinity of the town

makes it even more alluring. The tall trees of sal, peasal, teak and mahul along with wildlife

creatures like elephants, deers, various species of birds add to the flavor of the place. It's a

tourists' delight and photographers' cherished canvas in a nutshell. Apart from the natural

flora Jhargram is also known for its ancient temples - (Umapati temple, Kanak temple and

Sabitri temple), historical and royal palaces – (Jhargram palace, Chilkigarh palace,

Kurumbera fort), folk tunes, rhythm and dances of the tribals. Jhargram is a rich store house

of tribal dances and craftsmanship. The Santals, Mundas, Bhumijs, Lodhas and Sabars all

natives co-exist here, and they express their rituals and religious rites and social

performances through their respective folk dance forms. To name a few rare tribal folk

dances are Bhuang, Chang, Chhou, Jhumur, Saharul, Dangrey, Panta, Tusu, Bhadu and

Ranpa.

Unfortunately, such beautiful tribal life and craftsmanship, treasures of nature and a whole

civilization are almost at a verge of extinction. As we approached with this heart wrecking

issue to respected Dr. B. K. Sinha, he immediately granted us his whole hearted support

and permission to conduct an elaborate photography workshop so that we can take a step

forward in protecting and safeguarding our rich and cultural heritage. We are highly

grateful and thankful to him for his kind cooperation. It is needless to say that arranging a

photography workshop was certainly not an easy task and here we would like to take this

opportunity to thank and express our gratitude to our honorable guests of FIP – Mr. Sayan

Sarkar and Ms. Sunita Aich for being a pillar of support from the beginning till the end.

Finally, we would also like to make a special mention of Mr. Mahadeolal for being our

mentor and thoroughly encouraging us throughout the whole event. Without your support

and leadership we would not have been able to make this a grand success. Thank you very

much for the undying support and guidance. We would also like to thank and congratulate

all our participants of this gala event.

Thanks and regards,

PARTHA SINHA ROY

SUKTICHAUDHURI

REPORT OF "TRIBAL LIFE & CULTURE PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP" AT JHARGRAM


Payment received by FIP : Please note that from now onwards FIP will only accept Demand Drafts or online payments. CHEQUES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED ANY MORE. FIP has received many cheques which bounced back killing our office time.

FIP Salon organisers :- Please note that FIP office needs three signatures from Salon Secretary on the form (1st page, 2nd page and the last page for salon fee. Similarly Salon Chairman needs to sign at two place. 1st and 2nd page only. We must know what is the likely Salon fee.

FIP office must receive the hard Copy of Salon Recognition form before it can be processed.

All entrants must possess original RAW/ JPEG files entered. Failure to comply may result in cancellation of entries or worse being Red Listed.

Attention

FIP wishes to underline that all the facilities provided by FIP like Workshop participation, Salon recognition to clubs and FIP distinctions and honours are a privilege NOT a Right. FIP office can deny any of the above without assigning any reason whatsoever.

PRIVILEGE AND RIGHT

2 Senior members of FIP are being investigated for their alleged , role in bringing the FIP office to disrepute. Till the investigations is completed they can not take jury position in FIP Salons.

All National and International salon entries must comply with the following file sizes

1. 1920 x 1080 in 300 DPI. Starting from 1st of April this will be mandatory

All FIP salons from now onwards are open to participation by foreigners. Salons accepting foreign entries will be treated as international for Salon Recognition fee. Already few foreigners have taken our distinctions. For them the acceptance criteria in National Salons is waved off. In the near future this waiver will be withdrawn and will benefit the National Salon Organisers.

Notice BoardAll Salon Organisers to note

FIP office have been in touch with many members and the news is that jury restriction to 6 sessions have been a welcome move and hence the Working Committee has decided to bring the National Salons under the ambit of this rule.

From April 2020 all potential jury members can only act as a distinguished jury member 6 times in a year for National Salons. For the year 2020 starting April this number will be 4 for any jury member irrespective of individual's jury commitment between January to March 2020.

So in an overall Indian scenario any person can be a jury member for a maximum of 12 salons, 6 Internationals and 6 Nationals with FIP recognition.

It will be absolutely mandatory for all salon organisers to have e-mail confirmation from the potential jury members before their names are sent to FIP office for salon recognition.

Salon Recognition form has been redesigned and the new version will be on the mailbox of all the corporate clubs and our website within a week. Please only use the new form from January 2020.

HELPLINE : Mr. Rajiv– 9431063606


Notice is hereby given for the FIP ELECTIONS for the posts of office bearers and

working committee members due this year. As per the constitution only valid

corporate members are eligible to propose, second and vote. Election will be held under

secret ballot. All the valid voters (Corporate member) will be sent their ballots by

registered post. The returning officer will be Shri Susanta Banerjee, FRPS, MFIAP,

ESFIAP, Hon. FCOS, Hon.FPAD, Hon. FBPS, Hon. FSoF, Hon. FIP, Hon.FSAP,

Hon.FICS. All nomination forms and ballots must be sent to him only and the counting

of ballots will be done at Digha on 29th/30th September 2020. Nomination is also called

from life members representation in the working committee duly proposed and

seconded by another life member, all in good standing for one post of working

committee member to reach the election officer by 15.05.2020. Result will be announced

on 01.10.2020 during GB meeting.

The election will be held for the following posts.

President : one post Treasurer : one post

Vice President : one post Working Committee Members : 4+1 posts

Hon. Secretary General : one post

FIP ELECTION CALENDAR 2020

Nomination to Election Officer by 15th May, 2020

Withdrawal by 15th June, 2020

Ballots to be posted by FIP Office 15th July, 2020

Ballots to be received by Election Officer 15th September, 2020

Counting of ballots at Digha 29th or 30th September, 2020

Time and place for counting will be notified later. Biodata of each candidate will be

published in the July 2020 issue of VF, along with valid voters list.

Declaration of result at the Governing body meeting at Digha on the

1st October, 2020. Only a valid corporate member club of FIP can propose or second a

person for the election. The candidate must also be a valid member of FIP.

The sponsoring clubs must be a member of FIP during the entire process of the

election, If their membership is expiring between now and December they must send

their renewal fee along with the nomination forms.

Susanta BanerjeeElection Officer, FIP

FIP ELECTIONS FOR OFFICE BEARERS AND WC MEMBER – 2021-2022

PROVISIONAL CALENDAR


NOMINATION FORM FIP ELECTION 2021-2022

I/We ...........................................................................................................................................

(LM/CM#............................) expiring on ....................................... hereby propose the name of

Mr/Ms............................................................................................. (LM/IM#...............................)

for the post of President/Vice President/ Hony Secretary General/Treasurer/

Working committee member) for the year 2021-2022 being seconded by ..................................

................................................................... (LM/CM#.................), Expiring on..............................

Name and Signature of the President or Name and Signature of the President or

Secretary of the proposing club/LM Secretary of the seconding club/LM

Date................................. Date.................................

DECLARATION

I, Mr/Ms ........................................................................................... Membership No. ................

candidate for the post of ...................................... hereby solemnly declare that if elected I will

serve the Federation of Indian Photography for the period elected to the best of my ability.

Name.............................................................. Signature.................................. Date.......................

Photocopy of the nomination form is valid.

Please send the nomination form duly filled by Registered Post to

Mr Susanta Banerjee

AB - 27, Deshbandhu Nagar, Kolkata-700 059, Mobile : 09433002131

Susanta BanerjeeElection Officer, FIP


GUIDELINES

FIP Interclub

FIP 35th Interclub is due in 2020. This year FIP had introduced some new changes

which has resulted in one of the highest number of participants.

We have been informed that many clubs are using “ fake “ members as club

members. We tend to believe in the integrity of the clubs but we have to safeguard

the interests of all the participants.

1. All participants must be genuine members of the concerned clubs

2. Students of a club running a photographic course will only be treated as a

member if the course is registered with FIP.

3. Any individual found to be participating on behalf of two clubs will lose his

right to participate in Indian Salons for one year and FIP distinctions for 3

years

FIAP is not planning any change in the criteria regarding AFIAP/EFIAP

distinctions for the year 2020.

FIP recognised photographic courses

FIP is always willing to help the clubs who run photographic courses. Since the

clubs earn a decent money it is but logical that FIP gets a fair share of the earnings.

FIP is aware that some clubs are indulging in all kind of tricks to avoid paying the

full amount due to FIP. I wish to tell such clubs and their worthy officials that “

your club may become rich by denying few thousand bucks to FIP but believe

me FIP will not become poor by your acts ” and your lost goodwill and

credibility will be worth 100 times more the amount for which FIP was taken for a

ride.

From April 2020 all new courses registered with FIP will be charged Rs 5000.00 as

registration fee per batch and Rs 750/- per student. At the end of the course FIP

will furnish certificates to all the registered students only. All the certificates will

be printed by FIP in a similar design. FIP logo and the corresponding club's logo

will be there with two signatures from the club and one from FIP.

Secretary General will NOT pen his signature on any other certificate.


Prints cannot be judged online. Its a myth that prints can spread CORONA virus.

Friends in this era of digital technology share your digital files with your near and

dear ones without any risk of spreading the dreadful CORONA virus.

Dear friends, Warm greetings from FIP, Patna. You guys are doing a wonderful job as web masters for the salons being conducted under the patronage of FIP. There are certain new rulings which I thought I must share with you.

1. All Web masters must register with FIP by writing a letter to the undersigned with undertaking that they will cooperate with FIP in case of any dispute

2. All web masters are duty bound to inform the FIP if they found any irregularity in the Salon judging or conduct

3. The jury panel undertaking the judging must confirm to the approved list as per FIP approval

4. All Web masters must cooperate for timely dispatch of EDAS and catalogues

5. All Web masters must be a FIP member

6. No organiser is allowed to change the webmaster once the Salon has started

7. The judging platform ( soft ware ) must remain the same throughout the judging process

8. All entrants must receive their individual scorecards on their respective emails on the day of results simultaneously with the results being posted on the Salon Web site

9. During the uploading dates entrants' " Status " must be shown on the Salon Web site.

10. All Print Salons MUST accept prints up to 18 " on longer side. Of course 8 x 12 " print can be accepted but larger prints cannot be refused

11. A grading system for Indian Salons is in the pipe line depending on punctuality, entrant friendliness and discipline

From the 1st of April 2020

1. All FIP salons will accept images with uniform file size of 1920 x 1080 in 300 DPI

2. Organisers are free to have their own entry fee structure. No more guide lines from FIP.

3. Salon recognition fee has been restructured. Please check the March issue of VF

4. Mandatory purchase of Medals have been restructured. Please check the April issue of VF

TO ALL THE WEB MASTER'S

ALL FIP CONDUCTED SALONS AND FIP

REQUESTS ALL SALON ORGANIZERS TO FOLLOW

Special discount (by default) to (i) All

female entrants (ii) Senior citizens born

before 1955 (iii) Youth born after 1995 (iv)

Differently abled persons (Genuine). Copy

of Aadhar Card required for Senior Citizens

and Youth. Discounted entry fee will be Rs.

500/- for all 5 sections per entrant. They

don't have to be a part of a group.

1st batch 29th, 30th and 31st January 2021

2nd batch 1st, 2nd and 3rd February 2021

Workshop fee 11000/- Per Pax on twin sharing basis

MANGLAZODI WORKSHOP 2021


FIP Indian Photographer of the Year – 2020

Organised by FIP

"The FIP Photographer of the Year" Contest is now in its 4th year. The Federation of Indian

Photography has decided to organise online Contests thrice a year, each open to all the Indians and

culminating in "The FIP Indian Photographer of the Year" at the end of the year.

Subject: Open (Any Subject)

Last Date for Submission Result Announcement

Contest - 1 25th April, 2020 10th May, 2020

Contest - 2 25th August, 2020 10th September, 2020

Contest - 3 25th December, 2020 10th January, 2021

FIP Indian Photographer of the Year 26th Jan 2021

Judges: B Sriniwas, MFIAP, FRPS, Hon. FIP

Sudhir Saxena, ARPS, EFIAP/s, EFIP, Hon. FICS

Sudip Roychaudhury, EFIAP, FFIP

Conditions of Entry:

1. Eligibility: The contest is open to anyone residing in India; however an entry may be rejected

when the sponsoring organization or its agent, in its reasonable discretion, believes the entry

does not conform to the contest rules and conditions. The person in charge of the handling of the

contest and all FIP office bearers and WC committee members are not permitted to enter the

contest.

An entrant can participate in all 3 contests separately.

Jury's decision will be final and no correspondence will be entertained.

FIP reserves the right to change the rules in the interest of smooth conduct of the contest.

2. Image Creation and Reproduction: Entries must originate as photographs made by the entrant

on photographic emulsion or acquired digitally. All final work must be on electronic file. By

virtue of submitting an entry, the entrant certifies the work as his/her own (aliases are not

permitted) and permits the sponsors to reproduce all or part of the entered material free of

charge for publication and/or display in media related to the contest. This may include low

resolution posting on a website. Major computer generated graphics are not permitted.

3. Copyright: The copyright of each image entered always remains with the author of the image.

The contest assumes no liability for any misuse of copyright.


4. Submission of Entry: Each entrant must submit a with coherence of any series of 5 digital images

subject matter. The set of images can be submitted either in Monochrome or in Colour and not a

mixture of both.

The submission must accompany a in not more than for the "Statement of Intent" 50 words

whole Set, explaining your thought process and objective while creating this set of 5 images. The

set should clearly meet the objectives given in the written statement. Your statement should

clearly state your intention in choosing the work submitted, in order to enable the Judging Panel

to consider your work in a meaningful context. Technical details of the image or camera/lens

used should not be included.

The "Statement of Intent" must be a submitted without mentioning any name or ID on it.

All images must be in RGB/sRGB colour profile and in JPEG format. The maximum image size is

1920 pixels horizontal and 1080 pixels vertical at 300 dpi. File size should not exceed 2 Mb.

5. File Name: Serial Number space followed by title of the image.

Example: Image 01 submitted by any entrant titles "Be Positive", Image 02 "Believe in Yourself"

File Name: 01 Be Positive, 02 Believe in Yourself, and so on.

Please do not put any underscore or dash in between the File name.

6. Entry Form, Statement of Intent and all the 5 Images must be uploaded to our website

www.fip.org.in

7. Entry Fee: ₹ 300.00 for FIP Member and ₹ 500.00 for Non FIP Member for each contest.

8. Payment:

Online Transfer : A/C Name: Federation of Indian Photography

A/C No. 50176190112, Allahabad Bank, Beadon Street Branch, Kolkata.

IFSC Code: ALLA0211705

SWIFT Code: ALLAINBBRPK

Cash Deposit will not be entertained.

9. Entries without full payment of entry fee will be disqualified. The onus of providing the

proof of payment lies with the entrant only. Payment details must be sent in email at

[email protected].

10. Results: The results will be posted on website and awarded set of images will www.fip.org.in

also be published on website and Viewfinder.

11. Awards: Each contest will have 1st (₹ 10,000.00), 2nd (₹ 7,500.00) and 3rd (₹ 5,000.00) in cash

prize. Decision of the judges will be final and no further claims will be entertained,

All the First Winners will compete with each other (same entries) for the final "FIP Photographer

of the Year" award which will have a Citation, a Medal and a cash prize of ̀ 50,000.00

Contest Captain:

Sona Beniwal, EFIAP, FBPS, ESFIP, FFIP, FAPU, Hon. FSAP.

[email protected]

+91-9810897668


2020 FIP DISTINCTIONSCall for application for FIP Distinctions

1) We invite FIP and FIP Corporate Club Members to apply for the AFIP, EFIP, EFIP GOLD, EFIP PLATINUM and MFIP Distinctions.

Our overseas members are entitled to apply for FIP Distinctions like AFIP/ EFIP with Fees of USD 100 and directly for EFIP GOLDand onwards, with Fees of USD 150 if already they have EFIAP/FPSA/ARPS.

2) Your application must reach the Secretary General of FIP within 30th JUNE 2020, ONLY through email : [email protected]

3) AFIP 150 acceptances from FIP recognised International or National Salons with 20 different works and out of 150 at least 40 must be from FIP recognised NATIONAL Salons. Out of 150 acceptances 2 Different works must be in prints and 2 awards should be from FIP recognised National or International Salon. For EFIP 350 acceptances from FIP recognised International or National Salons with 40 different works. Out of 350 acceptances 75 must be from FIP recognised NATIONAL Salons. 5 awards and 5 different acceptances in prints are required which can be from any FIP recognised Salon, National or International.

Applicants for EFIP who have already done EFIAP, should have at least 20% acceptance from FIP approved National Salons and rest may be from International Salons approved by FIP & FIAP. Print and Award criteria will be applicable.

3A) For Overseas Applicantsthe criteria for AFIP & EFIP will be same as above, but there will be no requirement of acceptances from Indian National Salons. Acceptances from FIAP recognized salons only will be considered.

4) Please download the appropriate Dossier, Declaration for application from the DISTINCTION PAGE of FIP website.

5) You can submit images in any one of the 3 sections - (A) Pictorial Monochrome, (B) Pictorial Colour & (C) Nature. Photojournalism and Travel images are part of Pictorial.

6) Evidence in support of application should be 5 in number and can only be sent by digital file having pixel dimension of 2400 on the longer side at a resolution of 300 dpi and within 2MB. Image file should be in JPEG & RGB colour mode.

7) Name of File : FIP/Corporate membership number _ first letter of surname _ first letter of first name _ title of work . Example - LM692 _ S _ B _ LION ON HILLOCK. Please do not write your full name.

8) . DO NOT SEND ANY CD OR HARD COPY

Send (A) Excel form (Dossier) duly filled, (B) 5 Images, (C) Self colour photo, (D) Declaration , (E) Electronic signature (photo of your signature on white background) & (F) Photo of last Distinctions, both FIP & FIAP, ONLY through email stated above.

9) You can apply for EFIP after 1 calendar year of AFIP.

10) EFIP LEVELS

A - EFIP GOLD - One can apply after one year of EFIP/FFIP. No new acceptances required. A portfolio of 10 new digital images with coherenceand a statement of intent is required.

B - EFIP PLATINUM - One can apply after one year of FIP GOLD. A portfolio of 15 new digital images with coherence and a statement of intent is required.

Duly filled in Dossier, 10/15 images, Self colour photo, Declaration, Electronic signature (photo of your signature on white background) & Photo of last Distinctions, both FIP & FIAP, must reach the Hony Secretary General , Federation of Indian Photography, within 30th JUNE 2020, ONLY through email stated above. Sections, file size, resolution, colour mode of the images will be same as of AFIP/EFIP.


File Naming : FIP/Corporate membership number _ first letter of surname _ first letter of first name _ serial number. Example :LM692 _ S _ B _ 1, LM692 _ S _ B _10/15

11) MFIP - Can be applied for MFIP after 3 years of having FFIP/EFIP. Dossier can be downloaded from the site. Duly filled in Dossier, 20 images, Self colourphoto, Declaration, Electronic signature (photo of your signature on white background) & Photo of last Distinctions, both FIP & FIAP, must reach the HonySecretary General , Federation of Indian Photography, within 30th JUNE 2020, ONLY through email stated above.

Please note that the STATEMENT OF INTENT (within 150 words) - page C of the Dossier is MANDATORY. Sections, file size, resolution, colour mode of the images will be same as of AFIP/EFIP.

File Naming : FIP/Corporate membership number _ first letter of surname _ first letter of first name _ serial number. Example :LM692 _ S _ B _ 1, LM692 _ S _ B _20

Jury of 5 senior photographers will decide the outcome. Jury will be looking for excellent technical quality, subject handling and strong coherence in the portfolio. In case of failure, one can apply after ONE year with a handling fee of Rs. 1000/-. Failures of 2019 can apply in 2020.

12) ESFIP - This distinction is available to individuals who have rendered distinguished service to FIP and not to any individual club. A brief note of contribution and proposed and seconded by two life members of FIP is required.

No fees and no handling charge.

13) ESFIPC - This is available to FIP Corporate clubs who have rendered distinguished services to FIP with uninterrupted membership for last 10 years. Proposed and seconded by two Corporate Clubs along with brief history and letter in support to be sent to Hony Secretary General. No fees and no handling charge.

14) FEES : For AFIP - Rs. 4000/-, EFIP - Rs. 5000/-, EFIP GOLD - Rs. 7000/-, EFIP PLATINUM - Rs. 7000/- and MFIP - Rs. 7500/- Bank Draft payable to Federation of Indian Photography at Kolkata or by a online transfer is allowed Allahabad Bank, Beadon Street branch, A/c # 50176190112, IFSC Code ALLA0211705, within 30th JUNE 2020.

Guidelines for applications for FIP Distinctions

1) Read the Rules and Criteria carefully.

2) Download the current Dossier / application form& Declaration form, available at FIP website. You can also download the FILLED IN SPECIMEN Forms for your guidance.

3) Complete the form carefully. If in doubt, ask the Distinction In Charge or your senior friend who have done the distinction recently.

4) Do not change the Form in any manner.

5) Acceptance list of the WORKS must be in ALPHABETICAL ORDER and without any line gap in between two works, so as to maintain the serial number.

PLEASE NOTE : (A) Having AFIP is mandatory for applying AFIAP, (B) Having EFIP/FFIP is mandatory for applying EFIAP.

APPLICATIONS RECEIVED AFTER 30TH JUNE 2020 WILL BE CANCELLED AUTOMATICALLY.

PLEASE DO NOT SEND ANY CD OR ANY HARD COPY OR ATTACH ANYTHING WHICH IS NOT ASKED FOR, AS THIS MAY LEAD TO REJECTION OF YOUR APPLICATION.


DISCIPLINE IN FIP – Red List1. Mr. Debashis Choudhuri has been found to be indulging in blatant plagiarism and is

banned till 2026 from any Salon or FIP activity.

2. Mr. Arun Saha's sanction has been lifted when he voluntarily withdrew his post on FB but will be regularly reviewed by FIP.

3. Mr. Anuruddha Das - 5 years ban - January 2019 to December 2023.

4. Dibyendu Chatterjee - 5 years ban - January 2019 to December 2023.

5. Shantanu Mukherjee - 5 years ban 2019 to 2023 - Salon and distinction.

6. Soumya Mukhopadhyay - 3 years ban - 2019 to 2021from jury obligation.

7. Tirtha Dasgupta - 5 years ban - 2018 to 2022.

8. Shantanu Bose - [email protected] - 5 years ban - 2018 to 2022.

9. Gourav Mallick - [email protected] - 5 years ban - 2018 to 2022.

10. Asimanand Mahto - [email protected] - 2018 to 2022.

11. M.C. Shekhar - 5 years ban - 2018 to 2022.

Clubs banned till further notice :-

1. Kriti Photography Club and any other club associated with Tirtha Dasgupta.

2. Digital Artwork Foundation.

3. 1st Click It International.

4. Purulia International Digital Salon.

The above mentioned clubs can not organise any FIP recognised Salon or their members can not participate in FIP/FIAP distinctions.

All salon organisers are advised to ensure the above sanctions.

Besides, Fotorbit Pune members can not participate in any Indian Salon as a group. They are free to participate individually.

It was also resolved that henceforth though any individual can be a member of more than one club but for the sanctity of Salons he or she will be allowed to participate from one club only. No one can jump from one club to another without NOC from the two clubs involved.

MPC club of Midnapore has been banned for 7 years from any salon related or distinction related activities. Mr Sudip Sahu have been banned from organising any salon or distinction related activities for a period of 7 years as per the decision of Governing body at Kaziranga on 12.11.18.

Further FIAP has retrospectively withdrawn the patronage to the MPC, 2018 hence any acceptance or awards earned in the MPC salon 2018 will not count for FIP/FIAP distinction in future.

I am pleased to share that1. Mr Raktim Bandyopadhyay is free to participate in any FIP activity including Salons.2. Mr Soutam Banerjee is free to participate in all FIP activities


SALONSSALONSLIME LIGHT INTERNATIONAL SALON 20202020/FIP/039/2020 Closes 05.04.2020M, C, N & PT - Theme : Portrait (Mono + Color)Piyali Banerjee– [email protected]; www.clubmpa.com

SURODHUNI NATIONAL PRINT CIRCUIT2019/FIP/211-212-213/2020 MP, CP Closes 06.04.2020Mrs. Jaya Paul– 9836086754, [email protected]; www.mpphotos.in

PHOTOQUEST 2020NATIONAL BY LENSCRIPT DURGAPUR2019/FIP/242/2020 Closes 16.06.2020M, C, N & PT Theme : Daily LifeNupur Kumar Roy– 8918226365, [email protected]; www.lenscript.in

2nd PLAAPA NATIONAL SALON2020/FIP/026/2020 M, C, N, PJ & PT Closes 14.04.2020Snigdha Kar– 9433853597Sandipan Kar–9433853598, [email protected]; www.plaapa.in

4th FU NATIONAL SALON OF PHOTOGRAPHY (DIGITAL) 20202020/FIP/013/2020 M, C, N & PT Closes 15.04.20Saibal Mondal– 9831964543, [email protected], www.fotounit.org

CREATIVE DIGIPIX NATIONAL - 20202020/FIP/65/2020 MP, CP, NP & PT Closes 15.04.2020Ushashi Choudhary– [email protected]; http://www.creativedigipix.online

APA INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT 20202019/FIP/214-215-216/2020 M,C,N,PJ & PT Closes 16.04.2020Jayanta Roy– 7980519117, [email protected]; www.apaphoto.in

2nd O'RA D FAME NATIONAL SALON 20202020/FIP/008/2020 Closes 20.04.2020M, C, N & PT – Theme Women at WorkAmit Vyas– 7665535326, 02912438096, [email protected]; www.oradfame.com

ARTISTIC NATIONAL SALON 20202020/FIP/011/2020 M,C,N,PT, Theme Woman Closes 21.04.2020Secretary Abhishek Jhiloniya [email protected]; www.artisticphotoclub.in

DIAMOND SUPER CIRCUIT 20202020/FIP/44-45-46/2020 M, C, N & PT Closes 25.04.2020Gobinda Chakraborty– [email protected]; www.pasclub.asia

BEAUTIFUL LIFE 2020 (NATIONAL CIRCUIT)2020/FIP/034-035-036-037-038/2020 Closes 03.05.2020M & C – Theme : Woman (Mono+Color)Nanda Dulal Banerjee– [email protected]; www.singursalon.com

8th PFM INTERNATIONAL SALON 20202020/FIP/019/2020 M,C,N, PJ & PT Closes 04.05.2020Anupam Sasmal– [email protected]; www.pfmclub.com

8th PFM INTERNATIONAL SALON 20202020/FIP/019/2020 M,C,N,PJ & PT Closes 04.05.2020Anupam Sasmal– [email protected]; www.pfmclub.com

CREATIVE EYE NATIONAL SALON 20202020/FIP/002/2020 Closes 05.05.2020M, C, N & PT - THEME PORTRAITSougata Lahiri– 8001666569, [email protected]; www.thecreativeeye.in

PABEL 4th INTERNATIONAL SMALL PRINT AND DIGITAL SALON 20202019/FIP/252/2020 Closes 09.05.2020Print - MP, CT (MAN/WOMAN), Digital - N, PT, StreetDipankar Dasgupta– [email protected]; www.pabel.in

GALAXY 1st NATIONAL CIRCUIT 20202020/FIP/56-57-58/2020 M, C, N, PJ & PT Close 07.05.2020Mohan Pandit– [email protected]; www.galaxyartsociety.in

PENTAPRISM SUPER CIRCUIT 20202020/FIP/59-60-61-62-63/2020 MP, CP & NP Close 09.05.2020Jit Das– +91 [email protected]; www.pentaprismcircuit.inFOTOSQUARE 3rd INTERNATIONAL SALON 2020OMNIQ ART FOUNDATION2019/FIP/250/2020 M, C, N & PT Closes 10.05.2020Binod Sharma– [email protected]; www.omniqartfoundation.inKolkata Shadow Lines 1st National Photography Competition2020/FIP/010/2020 Closes 14.05.2020M,C,N,PT & PJ - Theme : Girl ChildSaikat Roy– 7003765082, [email protected]; http://www.kolkatashadowlines.in6th DOUBLE HALF INTERNATIONAL SALON 20202019/FIP/258/2020 M, C, N & PT Closes 18.05.2020Krishnalal Bhattacharjee– 8777053473, [email protected]; www.dhsalon.inPSS 1st NATIONAL DIGITAL SALON 20202020/FIP/027/2020 M, C, N & PT Closes 18.05.2020Rahul Saha– 9932344267; Anal Sadhu– [email protected]; www.pssclub.inTORNADO NATIONAL DIGITAL SALON 20202020/FIP/022/2020 Closes 24.05.2020M,C,N & PT (THEME - STREET)Manashi Chatterjee– [email protected]; http://www.photonet.in/tornadoCREATIVE DIGIPIX INTERNATIONAL SALON 20202020/FIP/64/2020 MP, CP, NP & PT Closes 25.05.20Aditya Choudhary– [email protected]; http://www.creativedigipix.in1st LENSnLIFE NATIONAL DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY SALON 20202020/FIP/018/2020 Closes 25.05.2020Digital - M, C, N, PT/Street, Theme - Mother & ChildMr. Aparesh Sarkar–9432013800Mr. Prasenjit Basu– [email protected]; www.lensnlife.inGNG NATIONAL DIGITAL SALON 20202020/FIP/030/2020 M,C,N,PJ,PT, Theme- Nude Closes 10.06.2020NARENDU GHOSH– [email protected]; www.gngclub.inPHOTOQUEST 2020NATIONAL BY LENSCRIPT DURGAPUR2019/FIP/242/2020 Closes 16.06.2020M, C, N & PT, Theme- Daily LifeNupur Kumar Roy– 8918226365, [email protected]; www.lenscript.inSEEN SHOT SOCIETY 2nd NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST 20202020/FIP/042/2020 Closes 17.06.2020M, C, N & PT - Theme Street (PJ)Kalyan Chattopadhyay– 9831828230, [email protected]/[email protected] INTERNATIONAL DIGITAL CIRCUIT 20202020/FIP/023-024-025/2020 M, C, N & PT Closes 22.06.2020Artsy Lens - 023, Lens Queen - 024, Artistic Creations - 025Gopa Halder Dutta–+91 [email protected]; www.exhibitioncla.com1st FOTO PLANET NATIONAL DIGITAL SALON 20202020/FIP/50/2020 M, C, N & PT Close 22.06.2020Shilpi Dasgupta– 9836255780Samarjit Sengupta– [email protected]; www.fotoplanet.co.in4th MURSHIDABAD INTERNATIONAL SALON 20202020/FIP/041/2020 M, C, N & PT Closes 24.06.2020Shibu Bhusan Das–9433141971Krishnendu Singha Roy– [email protected]; www.onlinepsm.orgLENSCRIPT INTERNATIONAL SALON 20202019/FIP/243/2020 Closes 16.07.2020M, C, N & PT Theme - Daily LifeNupur Kumar Roy– 8918226365, [email protected]; www.lenscript.in


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