CPB Photo Awards Edition IV
The fourth edition of the CPB Photo Awards has announced the winners at the Awards Ceremony hosted by The Leela Palace chennai! The Awards were established to recognise and celebrate excellence in photography in India and put emphasis on the under-recognised work of regional talent in India. At the CPB Foundation, we strongly believe in and stand by the power and sensitivity of visual practices and commitment to the photographic form.
This edition saw a significant increase in entries, with over 9700+ entries from over 300 cities across India that were additionally supported by the CPB Connect Programs held across 5 cities during the open call period last year.
WINNERS FOR CPB PHOTO AWARDS EDITION IV
Over Rs. 6 Lakh cash prizes are being awarded to the winners.
No. WINNERS NAME AWARD
CATEGORY
CITY OF
RESIDEN
CE
TITLE OF THE
WORK*
CASH
PRIZE
01 Thulasi Kakkat Danish Siddiqui
Award for
Socially
Concerned
Photography –
Photo of the Year
Kochi Untitled Rs. 1,00,000
02 Anindito Mukherjee Photo Story of
the Year
Noida The perils of
the
smallholders
who feed India
Rs. 1,00,000
03 Chinky Shukla Emami Art
Regional
Photographer of
the year
Ghaziabad When Buddha
stopped
smiling
Rs. 1,00,000
04 Vishal Bhatnagar News and
Current Affairs –
Single Image
Jaipur Uttar Pradesh
Chief Minister
Yogi
Adityanath
Road Show In
Jaipur
Rs. 50,000
05 Stephen Luwang News and
Current Affairs –
Photo Story
Manipur Kuki-Meitei
ethnic conflict
Rs. 50,000
06 Surender Solanki Climate,
Environment and
Conservation –
Single Image
New Delhi The ravaging
effects of
climate change
Rs. 50,000
07 Harsha Vadlamani Climate,
Environment and
Conservation –
Photo Story
Hyderaba
d
After the
Green
Revolution
Rs. 50,000
08 Joseph Rahul Daily Life and
Culture – Single
Image
Kochi Untitled Rs. 50,000
09 Akilan Thyagarajan Portrait – Single
Image
Chennai Tide the knot Rs. 50,000
10 Nitin Jain Nature and
Wildlife – Single
image
Pune Thief Rs. 50,000
The Jury for Edition IV
The jury panel consisted of established photographers, photojournalists and photo editors from
India and the world:
Senthil Kumaran (Photographer & Nat Geo Explorer)
Dinesh Krishnan (Photo Editor – The Hindu)
Daniella Zalcman (Photojournalist & Founder – Women Photograph)
Kay-Chin Tay (Co-Director & Founding Advisor of POY Asia)
Gabrielle Fonseca Johnson (South Asia Editor – Reuters Pictures)
