Competitions

ONGOING COMPETITIONS

During the COVID pandemic, The Art Sanctuary has launched India’s first ever inclusive photography competition.

The Anurag Gupta Memorial Photography Exposition

The goal of the photography exposition is to challenge young photographers to capture architectural wonders. The competition will be selected and curated by none other than Samar Jodha, of National Geography fame (https://samarsinghjodha.com/)!

Apart from monetary prizes up to Rs. 25,000, selected entries will be showcased on 3-D virtual art galleries, The Art Sanctuary website, and will be eligible for showcasing in our annual exhibition.

  • Special Needs Adults must be 16 years or older

  • Others must be 18-26 years old with a valid student ID (in any field)

  • Last date for submission: 21st January 2021
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How to send:

  • Email: tagmpe@gmail.com

  • # of Entries: Maximum 3 / person

  • Size of Entries: Maximum 300 dpi / image

  • Last date: 21st January 2021

What to send:

  • Name

  • Age

  • Passport-sized photograph

  • Disability details (if applicable),

    OR

    Student details (institution, course, student ID)

Apply now!

Announcing Competition Winner

Winners of First of its kind National Photography festival meant to promote talent and inclusivity for Special needs photographers were announced on 15th February 2021 at a colourful, well-structured online event.

The Anurag Gupta Memorial Photography Exposition attracted 500 entries from India, Europe and the US.

Top 3 Winners were announced in each category –

Category A – ‘specially abled young adults 16 years and above’

Category B – ‘neurotypical students between 18 – 26 years of age’

Instituted in the name of Late Anurag Gupta, an Indian institute of Management (Ahmedabad) alumni and an avid photographer, the exposition aims to recognize and promote the superhuman photographers. This is being done by offering free entry to participate in competitions and providing a platform for them to showcase their work and open the door to new opportunities.

The exposition and contest have received an overwhelming response with 500 entries. The entries include pieces of art created by the photographers focusing on architectural wonders of the world. The entries were received from across the world. Institutions like the NID, Ahmedabad, NIFTs from across the country, IIMs, and many others saw their students applying for this exposition in large numbers.

The goal of this photography exposition was to challenge, both neurotypical as well as neuro diverse young photographers, to capture architectural wonders. The photographs of these uniquely gifted young photographers would be on display online at 3-D virtual art exhibition from Feb 15 to March 6, 2021. These galleries have been leased from a company in the Asia Pacific region.

The 1st episode of this 3-part festival is being supported by a large NGO, the Down Syndrome Federation of India. The organization, while dealing specifically for the cause of Down Syndrome in India, decided to sponsor an event which was inclusive – including all intellectual challenges, physical challenges AND the typically growing student population too.

Samar Jodha, a well-known international photographer and installation artist was the judge for our event. He selected 50 entries to be displayed in our virtual gallery.

Pls click on button below and be transported to this gallery exhibiting 10 photographs of Anurag Gupta and 50 of the handpicked images selected by our esteemed judge, Mr. Samar Jodha.

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Interested in watching the Photography gallery online?

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For the first time in India, an inclusive platform was created by us. The much-awaited Awards Night was held on February 15th. We invite you to watch the action through this link .

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Top 3 Winners were announced in each category of this exposition.

Announcing Competition Winner

WINNERS OF CATEGORY A

1st prize

                    Sharan Delhivala

2nd prize

Pranav Bakshi

3rd Price

                                     Jijo Das

Special Mentions

Anshuman Karr

Sharan Delhivala

WINNERS OF CATEGORY B

1st prize

Anisha Singh

2nd prize

Sneha Vivek

3rd Price

Pinkesh Bhati

Special Mentions

Ajay KTV

Ashwin Titus

We request each of the winners to send us their bank details at the earliest to transfer the winning amounts. Our heartfelt congratulations to each of the winners.

For all those who participated but did not get selected, please know that we truly respect your photographs. Each communicated your story to us. Maybe next time we will understand your stories better? Do continue to shoot phots.

True to the cause and name, the exposition will have 2 free, open to all, online workshops in photography.

  1. The first will be conducted by Samar Jodha on ‘Perspectives in Engagement of Architectural Photography’. This will be held on Feb 25, 2021.
  2. The second workshop will be conducted by Mohit Ahuja on ‘Art of Storytelling through Photography’. This is to be conducted on March 4, 2021.