New Delhi , May 18, 2006: Pearl Academy of Fashion today commenced a three-day photography exhibition, by its students of Applied and Professional Photography (APP). The exhibition highlights the best photographic creations of images by 11 students. Trained on the prerequisites of the art of photography, each of these budding photographers shot a set of photographs for their creative portfolio during their semester and their final works have been put together at the exhibition.

The renowned artist and environmentalist Shri Ravi Agarwal inaugurated the exhibition with Shri Ram Rahman who presided as the Guest of Honour.

Appreciating the students’ efforts, Shri Agarwal said , “I am fascinated by these photographs. And, I can very well see that the artists in them are present in each of their works.It is really refreshing to come across photographs that are striking in their brilliance and at the same time have a saga of persistence, determination, technical expertise and above all love and respect for the medium.”

The exhibition has 44 unique photographs by the students of APP judged by a jury comprising of eminent photographers and PAF faculty. The Photography course at Pearl Academy of Fashion is first of its kind in India, and has industry professionals and photographers from Australia on deputation to provide professional training to the students. The course allows students to build the apt knowledge and skills necessary to develop their creative and artistic talents

Speaking on the occasion Mr. A K G Nair, Executive Director, Pearl Academy of Fashion said , “This exhibition is one way of encouraging budding photographers of our Academy. At the same time, we hope that all the hard work done by the students will be well appreciated by one and all. All the participants have endeavored to put forward some meaningful pictures in their own way, from their individual fields of interests.”

Guest of Honour, Shri Rahman, said, “ The exhibition is a medium of display of emerging young and fresh talent. The purpose is to promote the works of the students aspiring to excel in the fashion designing industry. It’s a commendable effort by the academy to organize such events.”

There are a few images, which come under the heading of fashion photography but deal not only in fashion but also social realities. In many cases the frame of the photograph being flexible in such a way that it is being a critic of itself. So the complex planning of a photograph makes the spectators viewing difficult. It changes its pace when you change the perception.

The photographs of Rohan, particularly deal with fashion in a range of manner dealing with the surreal to the postmodern movements. The images evoke multiplicity of reading, which makes the image always contemporary. It creates a kind of mystery, ambiguity and a lot of speculation about the space. Another photograph is very dramatic in its nature of lighting and angle chosen for capturing. Ashish Khattar’s images are sharp product shots dematerialised through splashes and reflections that confront narrative elements in Girish’s black and white pictures. Girish has started his studio practice with lot of enthusiasm towards Fashion photography and took a leap towards higher level of creative sensibilities. This makes a complex positioning of his photographs between Fashion and Art. Rohan Sadan explores the possibilities of lighting and compositions with his product photographs. Finding new angles to make shots exceptional becomes Rohans’s speciality. Another graduating photographer, Tanushree Baruah has shown some conventional shots of Jama Masjid with very unconventional frames. It reveals her ability to communicate a location and its social, religious and cultural ambience and some mysteries.