Photographic Society of Madras (PSM), sharing nearly 16 decades of the City’s history, is holding the ShootMadras photography contest during the Madras Week this August.
There are two sections:
1. Open
2. Students
Themes:
1) My Madras The photographer’s personal tribute to Chennai, depicting what it means personally. Including typical Chennai views like beaches, towns, eat outs, city life, cityscapes – Scenes against which day to day life in Chennai plays out.
2) Only in Madras Scenes which are unique to Madras, be it a Modern woman in Jeans and tops with Jasmine flower in her head or the thenga-maanga-pattani-sundal in the beaches. And trade mark autos and ‘flying trains’
3) Evolving Madras Shift from the ancient to the old to the modern. Buildings with modern facades, yet vintage structures at the rear. Brand new bridges, flyovers and metro lines. Evolving roads, markets in parallel with structures of yester years.
Entries to be sent to shootmadras2016@gmail.com
Last date 15 August 2016, 2200 hours.
Prizes
Six first prizes, Six second prizes and Six third prizes
Special Mentions at the Judges’ discretion.
And complimentary PSM membership till 31st March 2018 for first and second prize winners.
Entries Maximum two per theme, per participant, but in only one of the two sections
An exhibition of prize winning entries will be held in August 2016.
For further details, please contact B Ramana Kumar, Vice President, Photographic Society of Madras. Cell; 9841113024, email: ramanasthirdeye@gmail.com