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YPS JOURNAL – Dṛṣṭi

Youth Photographic Society has been a member of Photographic Society of America (PSA) since Sep, 2020.

The Photographic Society of America (PSA) Newsletter Contest

PSA conducts a Newsletter Contest annually for its member clubs, councils, and PSA Chapters with an electronic or printed newsletter of one page or more, published twice a year or more. The contest receives many entries from photographic clubs worldwide. Entries are independently reviewed by three qualified judges. Awards are determined based on the ratings assigned by the judges. Judging is based on three criteria: Presentation, Production and Content.

The editorial team of Dṛṣṭi has been submitting the journal, each year since 2021, for this contest, and there has been some recognition or the other every year, with Dṛṣṭi winning the Arthur P Henricks Memorial Award, the top-most award twice!

Anitha Mysore, the YPS representative for PSA helps in the submission of Dṛṣṭi for the PSA Newsletter Contest.

PSA Newsletter Competition – 2026

Excerpts of message from PSA:
“Congratulations!  Drsti has been awarded second place in the 2026 PSA Newsletter Competition!    In addition, Drsti has also earned the Best Front Page and the Best Technical Article for Raju A K, AFIAP’s “ Just Grasp It:  Optical Principles, Technique, and Practical Application”.

Excerpts from Jury’s Comments:

“Dṛṣṭi is a polished, magazine-quality publication with a clear and consistent design plan. The cover is a standout: the striking ‘Melody With Friend’ image paired with an elegant masthead and a short ‘Inside’ teaser that invites the reader in. Content is a real strength. The mix is excellent, from the featured travel and wildlife piece on the Pantanal (by Dr Ajit Huilgol) (page 7), to the reflective opinion article on returning prints to subjects (by Vimal Parmar) (page 12), the Camera Diaries essay (by Thejas K R) (page 14), the detailed technical article on panorama photography (by Raju A K) (page 20), the member spotlight (by Prema Kakade) (page 5), the event reports (by Dr Minnu Kejriwal) (pages 25 and 28), and a well presented showcase of competition acceptances (by Anitha Mysore) (pages 30 to 36). Image quality throughout is high, and almost every photograph carries a title and maker credit. Overall this is an excellent entry that reflects real skill and care.”

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DṚṢṬI WINS TOP AWARD AT PSA NEWSLETTER CONTEST – 2025

Dṛṣṭi, the YPS Journal, wins the prestigious Arthur P Henricks Memorial Award, the topmost award at the PSA Newsletter Contest, for the 2nd time!

The Arthur P Henricks Memorial Award honors Photographic Society of America’s (PSA) President from 1975-79. This award is made to the publication with the highest score.

The Newsletter Contest draws many entries from photographic clubs across the globe. All 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 2025 issue of Dṛṣṭi, which was submitted for this contest, was ranked #1 with Top Scores, bagging the Arthur P Henricks Memorial Award.



Two Additional Special Awards for this issue:

BEST COVER PAGE

Long Horn Beetle by Raghuram Annadana
Mar-Apr 2025

BEST TECHNICAL ARTICLE

An Introduction to 3D Photography by  Dr V G Mohanan Nair
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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/

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31st Convention Of The Federation Of Indian Photography

March 22-25, 2024 in Mysuru, Karnataka

Hosted by Youth Photographic Society

31st FIP Convention 2024 Report

The 31st FIP Convention 2024 was held at Hotel Rio Meridian, in the Royal City of Mysuru from March 22 to March 25, 2024. In all 165 delegates attended the convention, 155 of whom stayed at the hotel and the remaining attended as ‘Day Delegates’. In total, there were around 200 people in attendance inclusive of guests and support. The three-day extravaganza was indeed packed with activities for the delegates.

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ESFIPC DISTINCTION TO YPS

Distinguished Service To The Federation Of Indian Photography
by a Corporate Club Distinction

ESFIPC Distinction was awarded to Youth Photographic Society by the Federation of Indian Photography for having rendered distinguished services to FIP over many years.

The award was presented by Mr Adit Agarwala, President, FIP and Dr Barun K Sinha, Honorary Secretary General, FIP at the FIP AGM held on 23rd March, 2024 during the 31st FIP Convention in Mysuru and hosted by YPS.

The ESFIPC Distinction plaque was received by Mr Manju Vikas Sastry, President, YPS and Ms Prema Kakade, Secretary, YPS

YPS is proud to be the first recipient of this coveted distinction by a Corporate Club