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Prof. Anupam Basu delivered the keynote, tracing photography’s journey from early optics to
today’s AI-driven approaches. He discussed the tension between classic “decisive moments” and
automated images, stressing the need for strong visual literacy in our image-overloaded world. Mr.
Simon Hill, President of the Royal Photographic Society (UK), spoke about the threats to photographic
integrity posed by generative AI.

Prof Biswatosh Sengupta
presenting his Secretary’s
Report on Conference

Prof Anupam Basu, Vice Chancellor,
Sister Nivedita University delivering
the Key note address

Mr. Soumen Ghosh, Curator, BITM
welcoming delegates

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Mr.Simon Hill, President RPS (UK)
& Guest of Honour delivering
his speech

Dr. Abhoy Nath Ganguly, President
PAD greeting the delegates
Mrs. Sheila Dansant from Mauritius unveiled the official conference souvenir. Mr. Ovi D. Pop, a
prominent Romanian photographer, expressed his joy in leading a large group from Romania to the event.

Dr. Barun Kumar Sinha, Secretary Ms. Sheila Dansant, FIAP Liaison
General FIP, Guest of Honour Officer from Mauritius, released
delivering his speech
the Conference Souvenir

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