You are Cordially Invited

From the past 50 years Photography has seen vast changes in terms of technology, like, Film to Digital, Darkroom to Digital PostProcessing.

YPS also has undergone several changes since 1971, reaching periodical milestones.

This being our Golden Jubilee Celebration Year, YPS has reached another historic milestone in its journey.

Chief Guest

Mr Adit Agarwala,
FRPS, EFIAP/g, Fellow.APU, EFIP, Hon.EFMPA, Hon.PESGSPC, GPA.PESGSPC, Hon.GM.TPAS, Hon.Fellow.DCC

President, Federation of Indian Photography

Mr Adit Agarwala, is another veteran in photography with more than 30 years of experience. Hailing from Ghaziabad, he retired as Assistant General Manager in Reserve Bank of India. He is the co-author of the books ‘Learn Photography’ and ‘Experimental Photography’, published by Photographic Association of Dumdum, Kolkata. He served as the Associate Editer of the “View Finder” journal published by FIP every month.

He has won more than 100 International and National Awards and over 1200 Acceptances from 65 different countries and 150 National Awards. He was the first Indian to be awarded in the “Photojournalist of the year” contest organized by PSA.

Mr. Adit had been part of many National and International Photographic Salons since 1987.

Guest of Honour

Dr Barun K Sinha,
MFIAP, ESFIAP, EFIAP/b, ARPS, Hon FIP
Hony. Secretary-General, Federation of Indian Photography

Dr Barun K Sinha has served as the Honorary Secretary General of The Federation of Indian Photography since 2012. He joined FIP as Life Member in 1977. He became the Secretary for Salon Recognitions in FIP in 1999. He was elected as the Vice President of FIP in 2002 and as President in 2004, 2006 and 2010.

At FIP he is responsible for Salons, Overall Control and Distinctions. He was instrumental in hosting two FIAP Nature World Cups in India in 2010 and 2014. He started affordable FIP Workshops program. Under his leadership, FIP has conducted 45 National as well as 6 International Workshops in the last four years. He also instituted the Photographer of the Year and Youth Photographer of the Year awards at FIP. Under his leadership, FIP has also started conducting National and International Digital & Print Salons since 2014.

His photographic journey started in 1970 with the acquisition of Minolta SLR and since then his passion for photography never subsided. He is the founder of Photographic Association of Bihar. He holds the 8th ranking position in PSA Nature Who-is-who. He has won innumerable awards and had promoted Salons and judged in many all his life.

We request your presence at this event on Sunday 11 July 2021 at 5.30pm IST on YPS FaceBook page and YPS YouTube channel.

1. FaceBook:
   1. Like the YPS Facebook page by clicking here:
   2. Click on https://facebook.com/ypsbengaluru/live/ on 11 July, 2021 at 5.30pm IST.
2. YouTube:
   1. Subscribe to YPS YouTube channel by clicking here
   2. Click on https://youtube.com/ypsbengaluru/live/ on 11 July, 2021 at 5.30pm IST.

Do join and be a proud participant in the journey!

– YPS Executive Committee