'Into the Wild' captivates many
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, February 24 2012:
The first day of the "Into the Wild" Photography Festival 2012 saw the footfall of hundreds of people including students and teachers apart from photographers and wildlife researchers.
It was a major attraction today at M.F.Husain Art Gallery of the Ansari Auditorium Complex of Jamia Millia Islamia University, New Delhi, stated a press release of North East Centre for Environmental Education and Research (NECEER) today.
The event is being organised by NECEER, Imphal in association with HTT Global consultants and The Ranthambhore School of Art Society, Sawai Madhopur.
NECEER, a Manipur based non-profit organization, has been progressively organising various educational and interactive events to promote environmental education and awareness across India.
The festival aims to create awareness and seek public participation in wildlife and biodiversity conservation in India.
It intends to draw the attention of the people from all walks of life towards the beauty and wealth of nature, making them realize its importance and urgent need to conserve it.
The festival showcases the photographs of wild animals and plants, places and indigenous people living in far off places of the country and sharing the space with nature.
"There is an urgent need to attract people towards nature and then devise methods to educate them about it utilizing creative communication strategies", Sajid Idrisi, Organsing Secretary of the event, said and added that visual media is the best thing to do that.
Besides a variety of wonderful photographs of wild mammals, birds, plants, local handmade art and crafts have been displayed.
The magnificent charcoal and oil paintings of Tigers and Leopards in the wild made by the artists of The Ranthambhore School of Art Society, Sawai Madhopur were major attraction at the event.
"The festival is just fantastic with beautiful photographs, paintings and crafts showcasing the wildlife in an urban city like New Delhi" said Atom Rajiv Singh of Hansraj College, Delhi University.
The festival is a two-day event, and will be closed tomorrow evening.
An online photo contest was also launched months before as an integral part of the festival to provide a platform to the young generation.
The result of the contest will be declared tomorrow evening, the release added.