World Photography Day: GVMC Commissioner inaugurates photo exhibition

World Photography Day: GVMC Commissioner inaugurates photo exhibition Published – August 20, 2026 01: 00 am IST – VISAKHAPATNAM.

Key points

• GVMC Commissioner Ketan Garg views a collection of photographs by photographers from various media organisations, displayed at the exhibition, organised by Vizag Photo Journalists Association (VPJA) on Wednsday.
• World Photography Day was additionally observed at Sri Prakash Vidyaniketan.
• He felicitated photojournalists who had lately received awards, including The Hindu's K.R.
• Garg went round the exhibition and enquired regarding a number of photographs on display.

GVMC Commissioner Ketan Garg views a collection of photographs by photographers from various media organisations, displayed at the exhibition, organised by Vizag Photo Journalists Association (VPJA) on Wednsday. Photo Credit: V RAJU.

In practice, the GVMC Commissioner, Ketan Garg, on Wednesday inaugurated the photo exhibition 'News in Frames', organised by the Visakhapatnam District Photo Journalists' Association (VPJA) at the Visakha Museum, to mark World Photography Day, coinciding with the 187th anniversary of the invention of photography.

Mr. Garg went round the exhibition and enquired regarding a number of photographs on display. Addressing photojournalists afterwards, he stated, "Capturing memories through photography is a very important task, and preserving those memories is even more important." He assured the GVMC's continued backing to the photojournalist community.

He felicitated photojournalists who had lately received awards, including The Hindu's K.R. Deepak and V. Raju. Left leaders, including CPI State secretariat member J.V. Satyanarayana Murthy, along with a number of students, additionally visited the exhibition. It will remain open till August 20.

World Photography Day was additionally observed at Sri Prakash Vidyaniketan. It has marked the occasion for 18 years. The celebrations were attended by photographers B.K. Agrawal, Anitha Mysore, and a photojournalist from a reputed Telugu daily. A photography competition for students of classes IV to XII was held. Almost 453 students submitted concerning 1, 250 photographs.

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