Smartphones have given us the leverage to click anytime anywhere. Today, thousands of pictures are shared every minute. Photography has given everyone their own creative space and to share with us their piece of world. Ranging from landscapes to daily life, we get to see a range of images that delve into different cultures, their art, architecture, people, food and what not! Photos often say what words can not which is one of the many reasons behind people getting more and more involved in photography. Every year since 1839, August 19th is observed as World Photo Day. It was on this day that the French Government bought the patent for daguerrotype, the first practical photographic process and released it for free to the world. Today, as we celebrate 177 years of photography, let’s take a look at some award winning pictures that bring out India’s diversity.
1. Nishoni (female Bihu dancer) wrapped in thoughts
Photographer: Abhigyan Sarmah
2. Valley of dreams. Shea Goru (Cold Valley) in Lahaul district of Himachal Pradesh
Photographer: Subhadip Chaudhary
3. A tribal birth in India
Photographer: Abhijit Dey
4. India by Train
Photographer: Steve McCurry
5. Colourful India
Photographer: Bisheswar Chaudhary
This particular photo won the National Award at the Sony World Photography Award in 2014
6. Holi
Photographer: Loulia Chvetsova
7. Patrons of traveling cinema watch a film at a night screening
Photographer: Amit Madheshiya
This image won the Sony World Photography Award 2011
8. A girl collecting rainwater in West Bengal
Photographer: Prasanta Biswas
9. A friend in need is a friend indeed: Elephants at the Corbett National Park
Photographer: Deep Rajwar
10. Hidden in plain sight – the struggle unseen: A hand-pulled rickshaw in Kolkata
Photographer: Khushiram
11. Serenity
Photographer: Siddharth Jain
12. Black Kaali
Photographer: Elangovan Subramaniam
13. Women kick it out against odds
Photographer: Salil Bera
14. The Leap of Joy
Photographer: Parag Talukdar
15. Jungle Blur
Photographer: Thomas Rajan
This photo won the first prize at Sanctuary Asia Wildlife Photography Awards 2015.
16. Bahuroopee
Photographer: Partha Sen
17. Poonam
Photographer: Alex Masi
18. Captured enthusiasm and love for Cricket
Photographer: S L Shanthkumar
19. Gill and Gull
Photographer: Aditya Padhye
This photo won the third prize at Sanctuary Asia Wildlife Photography Awards 2015.
20. An Ocean of Faith
Photographer: Madhusudana P
Aren’t these stunning? We bet they made your jaw drop exactly the way it did for us. Moving on with the fervour, we are also posting a lot of exciting travel related stuff on our social profiles. If you follow us on Instagram, you may have noticed that we are featuring travel clicks. If you think yours should be featured, do not hesitate to share them with hashtag #FabHotels
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This post was last modified on 23-Aug-2023
