Seeing Beyond The Obvious

YPS Saturday Meet | Feb 21, 2026 | Different Perspectives In Photography | Google Meet

February 21 @ 7:00 pm 9:00 pm UTC+5.5

By: Ashwini Kumar Bhat

Seeing Beyond the Obvious is a reflective exploration of photography as a way of seeing in a time of visual abundance. Through a personal lens, the talk considers attention, repetition, restraint, and the quiet evolution that comes from slowing down and looking more deeply at familiar places. It touches on photography not as an act of accumulation, but as an ongoing process of perception—one shaped by patience, presence, and a willingness to engage with the medium beyond immediacy and spectacle

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YPS Open House: Chitra Santhe 2026 – Image Review

February 14 @ 6:30 pm 8:00 pm UTC+5.5

YPS Open House | State Youth Centre | Chitra Santhe 2026 | Picture Review

Welcome to the next edition of Open House. Let us meet at ‘State Youth Centre’ to discuss your pictures, clear any doubts and suggest ways to take it to the next level!

Submit your pictures for Review
Lead: Kishan Harwalkar

Specifications for Submission:

  • No. of Pictures: 5 only
  • Size: Within 2 MB
  • File name: Title_Your Name
  • No water marks or borders

Last Day for Submission: Feb 10th

Mail your pictures to:
kishan.harwalkar+CS2026@gmail.com
ypsbengaluru+cs2026@gmail.com

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DṚṢṬI WINS AWARDS AT PSA NEWSLETTER CONTEST – 2024

DṚṢṬI WINS FOR THE 4TH YEAR IN A ROW

Honorable Mention 

Directors Choice Award 

Best Cover Page

The 2024 PSA Newsletter contest, conducted by Photographic Society of America (PSA) draws many entries from photographic clubs across the globe. All the entries are reviewed by a panel of three judges and the awards are determined based on criteria in three areas: Presentation, Production, and Content.

The Mar-Apr 2024 issue of Dṛṣṭi was submitted for this contest. The Cover Page by Sathya Vagale was titled ‘Wonder What The Future Holds For Me’

The Executive Committee congratulates Dṛṣṭi’s lead Mr Digwas Bellemane, the Editorial Team and Mr Sathya Vagale for his image on the cover page. It also congratulates and thanks all its contributors for making our journal win accolades at this contest.

Dṛṣṭi had won Honourable Mention awards for two consecutive years, 2021 and 2022 respectively and with the top award in 2023, Dṛṣṭi had set a Hat-trick.

Comment by a jury:

‘This is a tremendous magazine with so much information alongside the articles that covers so much within the issue’.

Out of the twenty-five entries in the magazine category, 22 were from the USA, 2 from India and 1 from the UK

Team Dṛṣṭi: 

Editor 
Manju Vikas Sastry V, ESFIP, AFIP

Editorial Team
B V Prakash
Digwas Bellemane, EFIAP/g, EPSA, ESFIP, EFIP
M S Kakade
Prema Kakade, ESFIP, EFIAP, EFIP, GPA.PESGSPC, cMoL, E.CPE

To download the Mar-Apr 2024 issue:https://www.ypsbengaluru.com/download/16596/

Stepping Into Salons

January 24 @ 7:00 pm 9:00 pm UTC+5.5

YPS Saturday Meet | Salon Participation | Google Meet

Presentation and Talk by:
Ms Anitha Mysore

‘Stepping Into Salons’ is a practical, no-stress talk for photographers who are new to salons. It’s about more than just the image—it covers how to prepare your work, present it well, and understand what salons are really looking for. The focus is on building confidence, avoiding common slip-ups, and helping you feel ready to submit your images with pride instead of second-guessing yourself

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Underwater Photography – genres, gear, techniques & more

January 10 @ 7:00 pm 9:00 pm UTC+5.5

Presentation by:
Mr Vandit Kalia


From staying for a month at the base of an active volcano, to diving in the middle of sharks feeding on byproducts from a fish factory, Vandit Kalia spends a lot of time each year chasing unique underwater images.  In this talk, he shares some of his favourite images across various genres of underwater photography,  the techniques/equipment used to achieve those images and how trying to make those images helped him connect more deeply with the magic of the underwater world.

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