YPS Saturday Meet | Abstract Photography | Sat, 20 Jun | 7:00 PM | Google Meet | Free and Open for All

Presentation by:
Mr Anil Risal Singh

Anil Risal Singh was a landscape photographer until he discovered the magic of forms and colours. Gradually, he immersed himself in understanding their subtle relationships and took up the challenge of creating images through a different way of seeing. This journey led him to develop an eye for visual patterns, structures, and chromatic interactions that often go unnoticed.

To perceive such visual relationships requires light, attention, and a mind willing to look beyond the obvious. Photography, in this sense, becomes not merely an act of recording but an act of perception.

He began exploring the possibilities of extracting the essence of these elements and transforming them into a contemporary visual language. The magic often unfolds when form and colour intersect. A strong form with subdued colour, or a striking colour with a weaker form, can produce an interesting image; yet when both work in harmony, the visual impact is significantly enhanced.

Both nature and the built environment offer an abundance of forms, geometric, graphic, and organic, and an endless range of colours. These elements establish subtle relationships with one another, creating a sense of beauty, balance, and aesthetic pleasure. Their interaction stimulates the mind and invites deeper visual engagement. Together, they form the foundation of powerful imagery that captures attention and communicates through purely visual means.

His portfolio is a humble experiment that explores the nature of geometry, form, and colour, and their possible relationships within photography as an art form. It is an attempt to observe, interpret, and celebrate the visual harmony that emerges when these fundamental elements come together.

Mr Anil Risal Singh,
_{MFIAP (France), ARPS (Great Britain), Hon.FIP (India), Hon.LCC (India), FFIP (India), AIIPC (India), Hon.FSoF (India), Hon.FPAC (India), Hon.FSAP (India), Hon.TAPS (India), Hon.FICS (USA), Hon.PESGSPC (Cyprus), Hon.FPSNJ (America), Grand Progress Award GPA.PESGSPC (Cyprus), Hon. Grand Master – Sigma Academy of Photography (India), Hon. Grand Master – Tricity Photo Art Society (India), Hon.FWPAI (India), Hon.FGNG (India), GA-PSGSPC (Cyprus)}

For the last 50 years or so Anil has been exploring the creative possibilities using the medium of photography and getting tremendous satisfaction and incredible happiness working with this magnificent medium. 

Born in  Agra in 1954, he graduated from Lucknow Christian College in 1974, completed his post-graduation from Lucknow University in 1976 and then Diploma in Photography from Institute of Science & Technology, Mumbai. He has travelled widely and exhibited photographic images throughout the world.

He has held the position of the President of Federation of Indian Photography, the premier National body of Photography in the country (2013-16). 
-The President  & Hony. Life Member of Lucknow Camera Club, Lucknow.
-The Former Head, Photo Division, National Research Laboratory for Conservation of Cultural Property, Ministry of Culture, Govt. of India.   

He was awarded Charles Wallace Professional Grant to visit and study photographic collections in different museums in the U.K.

Anil was conferred with international rare distinction of photography, Master Federation Internationale de L-Art Photographique (MFIAP)  by Federation Internationale de l-Art Photographique, France (affiliated with UNESCO)  in 2009. Only 15 Indian photo-artist have been conferred with this honour. The Royal Photographic Society of Britain conferred its Associateship (ARPS) in 1999, Honorary Fellowship of Federation of Indian Photography (Hon.FIP) was conferred in 2012. Several Institutions and clubs conferred their Hony. Fellowships as well.

He has won around 250 national and international awards. Some notable are –    National Award of Photography by Govt. of India in 2013, UNESCO Award, Kodak Excellence Award, Sony World Photography Award, Venice International Photography award, U.P. Lalit Kala Art Photography All India Award (thrice)

He was conferred with Senior Fellowship award by CCRT, Ministry of Culture, Govt. of India.
Appointed Nikon Expertive by Nikon India
Held 20 Solo Exhibitions in India
2 Solo Exhibitions in Atlanta, USA
Group Exhibition at Place de Festival, Canes, France

• Jury member for several National & International Salons of Photography.
•  Chairman of the Jury, National Award of Photography, Govt. of India. 
•  Experience of more than 45 years – teaching photography at different levels at different Institutes & Organizations, guest lecturer, examiner and paper setter for various Indian Universities.

 Facebook/Instagram: anilrisalsingh

Language: English

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Some salient features of YPS Saturday Meets:

• Exclusively for Members.
• Hear and be heard – These are interactive sessions and not talk shows.
• Discuss and learn from real Member Pictures for absolute learning for everyone.
• Opinions from experts and knowledge from everyone who wants to share.

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