Ranchi, Jharkhand | November | 20, 2017 :: The works of the twenty five photographers have been shortlisted from the 1902 entries that came in from across 163 cities/towns in Jharkhand and outside. These 25 photographers are now in contention for the prizes based on the ranking provided by the Grand Jury. The ranking of the Top 25 photographers will be declared during a special event in Ranchi on December 28. The announcement of the ranking will be followed by a prize distribution ceremony and the opening of a week-long exhibition.
The selected twenty five photographers are
- Abhay Rai, Ranchi
- Abhay Kumar, Ranchi.
- Ankush Kasera, Bokaro.
- Chandan Paul, Dhanbad.
- Debdatta Chakraborty, Kolkata
- Gaurav Kumar, Jamshedpur.
- Hardeep Singh, Ranchi.
- Manob Choudhary, Ranchi.
- Md. Muntazir, Ramgarh
- Pranab Basak, Kolkata.
- Pranjal Kumar, Ranchi.
- Taspas Das, Jamshedpur.
- Sharmistha Haldar, Bokaro.
- Shivam Gupta, Chakradharpur.
- Somenth Mukhopadhyay, Suri.
- Sanjeet Swarnkar, Dhanbad.
- Sunil Kumar, Simdega.
- Umang Soni, Ranchi.
- Santanu Das, Suri
- Uttam Mandal, Jamshedpur.
- Prakash Keshri, Ranchi.
- Premjit Mondal, Dhanbad.
- Saikat Chattopadhya, Daltonganj.
- Sadharth Raj, Kolkata,
- Sudipto Das, Kolkata
These 25 photographers will be now in contention for the following prizes which will be based on the ranking provided by the Grand Jury –
- 3-day trip to Belgrade, Serbia
- Lowe Pro Professional Photographers’ Essential Bag
- Gift hampers from Jharcraft
- Author signed books by one of India’s leading photographers
