Smart_Photography_-_January_2016_

Get ready to experience Travel

Photo Jaipur

T

ravel Photo Jaipur—a

contemporary culture initiative—

will be held in Jaipur from 5th to

14th February, 2016. This festival will

feature travel photography. Around 14

exhibitions will be conducted at some

of the city’s landmark locations like

the Hawa Mahal, Albert Hall Museum

and Jawahar Kala Kendra. Reputed

international and Indian photographers

will showcase their works at heritage

sites with contemporary art at the same

time.

The festival will also feature a travelling

photo studio by Aradhana Seth—a set

designer and photographer. At this

festival, people will also get to see

the conversion of the former Jaipur

Art School (Kishanpole Bazar) into

a temporary exhibition space by the

photographer, Akshay Mahajan. During

the first weekend of the festival (5th

to 7th January), a series of talks and

screenings will be conducted. Some

of the confirmed panellists are Yumi

Goto (co-founder and curator of the

Reminders Photography Stronghold),

National

Giles Tillotson

(Academic and

former Director of the

Royal Asiatic Society,

London), Thomas

Seelig (Curator,

Fotomuseum

Winterthur,

Switzerland), Rafal

Milach (Photographer

and founder of

Sputnik Photos).

The festival will

be inaugurated by

the Hon’ble Chief

Minister of Rajasthan,

Vasundhara Raje and

is being partnered by

the Department of

Tourism, Government

of Rajasthan.

“With time, the photography festival

could have the same appeal for lovers

of photography across the globe as the

Jaipur Literature Festival has for lovers

of literature. The potential is enormous

not only because photography is a

Panasonic India debuts

wearable camera

Panasonic India launched its wearable

camera—the HX-A1. At 45 grams, this

camera is waterproof and shockproof

up to 1.5m. It is also dustproof and

freezeproof down to minus 10°C.

The camera also includes an IR

filter (night mode) and can be used

with an infrared light source. It also

features loop recording. This Wi-Fi

wearable camera can be mounted onto

shoulder bags or helmets or even a

tripod using a tripod mount. Optional

accessories like a handlebar mount,

extended battery, twin mount for a light

source, clip mount and head mount

are available. Full HD footage is also

captured by the camera. The camera

also has a slow motion mode, which

can shoot videos at 60fps at 720p or

120fps at 480p.

Gaurav Ghavri, Product Head,

Panasonic India, said, “Panasonic India

has made a sustained effort to grow in

the market by offering our innovative

and technologically advanced products to

cater to the ever evolving customer needs

in the camera segment. The introduction

of HX-A1 wearable camera defines

Panasonic’s unrelenting pursuit of

providing unmatched experience creating

excitement in the action camera market.”

far more accessible medium than

literature, but also because the city of

Jaipur has so many sites that could be

transformed into remarkable venues

for photographic display” commented

Nikhil Padgaonkar, Producer, Travel

Photo Jaipur.

‘Bhutan Diaries’ by Serena Chopra

Picture Courtesy: Travel Photo Jaipur

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