CPB Connect Program - Gauhati
Presentations and Portfolio Reviews
CPB Connect Program - Gauhati
The CPB Connect Program was established to encourage participation from local communities in different parts of India via an outreach program in collaboration with established practitioners locally.
These one-day sessions across cities in India include presentations by the practitioners, an insight into the submission format of the Awards, and attendees have the opportunity to participate in a portfolio review as well.
In this edition, the outreach program in Gauhati, scheduled in November is supported by Emami Art.
Presentations and Portfolio Reviews by
Ritu Raj Konwar - Photographer
Devraj Chaliha - Photographer
Shuchi Kapoor - Co-founder - Chennai Photo Biennale Foundation
Presentations: 11am - 1pm
Portfolio Reviews : 2pm - 4pm
24, November, Friday
Venue: Gauhati Artists' Guild
DEVRAJ CHALIHA
PHOTOGRAPHER
Devraj Chaliha, a photographer based in Guwahati, India, tells stories through his lens in the Northeast. Mixing documentary photography and art, he focuses on personal tales, especially those of family and friends. Currently in Guwahati, he runs a community darkroom, hosting workshops on analogue photography, aiming to share his passion and preserve local stories.
TESTIMONIAL
Photography is my way of saying what words can't express. Through my photos, I share a silent language, expressing my experiences and emotions without needing to speak. It's a powerful and simple way to let others see and feel the stories behind the pictures.
RITU RAJ KONWAR
PHOTOGRAPHER
SHUCHI KAPOOR
CO-FOUNDER, CPB FOUNDATION
Shuchi Kapoor is a documentary photojournalist from India and Co-founder of the Chennai Photo Biennale Foundation - a platform that facilitates learning, exhibition-making, and publishing opportunities in the space of photographic arts.
Shuchi works at the intersections of visual storytelling, research and education, deeply curious about regimes of representation and visual cultures. She looks at photography as a medium of inquiry.
QUOTE
Photography has varied purposes in today's lived experience. The CPB Photo Awards were instituted to recognise and award image practitioners who pursue their passions with commitment and purpose. Be it spending time in nature, capturing cities, streets and cultures, looking at conservation practices, or the arduous fieldwork in news reportage, each year, our efforts are to honour and reward the best of these efforts. At the CPB Foundation, we strive to create equal opportunity for everyone to participate through our outreach initiative - the CPB Connect Program, and we invite a jury that observes sensitivity, context and ethics to help select the awardees each year. In that sense, the CPB Photo Awards are not limited to the skill of making the most incredible photographs, but also focus on thoughtfulness and relevance in image making.