Travel Presentation | Saturday, 02 May | 7:00 PM | Google Meet
Presentation by: Dr Prashanth Kulkarni
This presentation captures Dr Kulkarni’s travel experience in Japan through the lens of photography, focusing on the art of planning a trip and exploring the country during the iconic sakura (cherry blossom) season. It showcases the blend of preparation and spontaneity that shapes a photographer’s journey — from selecting locations to timing visits with the fleeting bloom.
Through a street photography perspective, the presentation highlights how Japan’s urban charm, cultural nuances, and everyday moments transform beneath a canopy of blossoms. It aims to inspire thoughtful travel and visual storytelling, offering insight into how careful planning can reveal the extraordinary within the ordinary.
Exhibition | Award Ceremony | Conferring Honorary YPS | Conferring Service Awards | Honoring Distinction Holders
Program: Wildlife Slideshow: The Pantanal – Land of the Jaguar by Dr Ajit Huilgol, 25 Apr 2026, 3:00 PM Award Ceremony: 26 Apr 2026, 11:00 AM onwards Followed by: Conferring Hon YPS, Conferring Service Awards, & Honoring Distinction Holders
Salon Chairperson: Anitha Mysore Salon Secretary: Kakade M S
The Pantanal is the best place on earth to see wild jaguars, especially along the Cuiaba River. It is also home to capybara (the world’s largest rodent), giant otters and other exotic creatures like caiman, giant anteater, tapir, marsh deer, ocelots, and over 650 species of birds, including the jabiru stork – the symbol of the Pantanal! Simply put, the Pantanal is arguably South America’s finest wildlife-spotting destination!
YPS Saturday Meet | Mar 21, 2026 | 7:00 PM IST | Travel Photography | Google Meet
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Presentation by: Raju A K
The presentation is about a remarkable journey by road that covered more than 3500 Kms in about 30 days through the city scapes of NewYork to the Pacific Shores along the legendary west coast Highway One. Then the adventure turned inland to the glittering city of Vegas and then into the canyon country of the United States landscapes shaped by time, light, and silence.
The vast depths of Grand Canyon National Park, the towering sandstone cliffs of Zion National Park, the surreal rock formations of Bryce Canyon National Park, and the sculpted beauty of Antelope Canyon. These landscapes, carved over millions of years by the persistent flow of the Colorado River and the forces of nature, form one of the most dramatic geological theatres on Earth.
This presentation is a glimpse into that journey — a road trip through towering cities, time, light, and wilderness, where every sunrise, every canyon bend, and every starry night told its own story.
Date: Apr 5, 2026 Day: Sunday Time: 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM Fee: YPS Members: Rs 3,749
The Art of Tabletop Photography concerns the composition, lighting and colors of the objects. The choice of subjects, their colors, shape, placement and lighting plays a very important part in making an aesthetic and visually appealing picture.
This workshop aims to bring life to the chosen objects through various compositional techniques and aspects involved in still life photography.
This time, an added attraction would be compositions using different objects in addition to the clay modelsand also some new techniques to make Still-life more interesting with a wow factor.
