More than 250 students from 8 Indian universities participated in the SputnikPro workskop at Rossiya Segodnya Media Group. Ekaterina Volkova, Senior Editor of the Integrated Photo Directorate, spoke at the master class organized jointly by the Sputnik hub in New Delhi and the Andrei Stenin International Photography Competition.
She told the audience how to make a good photo reportage, how to prepare for the shoot, how to avoid typical mistakes and also about the importance of participating in photo competitions for beginners.
The master class participants included students from K R Mangalam University, Delhi Metropolitan Education College, Sharda University, JIMS School of Management, Kerala University, Delhi University South Campus, IITM Institute, and Jaipur Central University.
Head of the Sputnik hub in India Olga Dycheva commented on the lecture: “India is a unique country in every sense, including visual and cultural point of view. It is not surprising that so many photographers from India receive national and international photography awards. We see a huge interest in photography among young people - a record number of listeners came to today's lecture. I hope that we were able to inspire them to develop in this professional field”. Ekaterina Volkova added: “We pay great attention to the educational program of the Stenin competition, because its main goal is to help young photographers who are just starting their career in the profession. Photographers from India traditionally demonstrate a high interest in the competition and at the same time show high results year after year, ending up among the prize winners. Therefore, interaction with the professional community of India is important for us, and we are ready to share experiences, discuss and give advice. The questions from the audience today demonstrated immersion in the material and a deep understanding of the topic of our meeting. I am sure that we will see the works of Indian photographers among the winners of photography competitions around the world more than once”