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Mr. Sambhu Das discussed his personal journey from representational to abstract photography;
Ms. Anasua Ghosh explored and Mr. Someslal Mukhopadhyay traced street photography’s movement toward abstraction,
the Chemigram, a camera-free describing it as “street photography plus.”
analogue process, as a counterpoint
to digital predictability. Then Mr. In the sixth session, delegates visited the new BITM gallery, “Lost at Sea,” which made a lasting
Partha Pratim Halder and Prof. impression on all present.
Biswatosh Sengupta presented On January 26 , the foreign delegates went out for a local tour to Haroa Khal, Nicco Park,
th
how RGB and luminosity channel Pankajbasini Study Centre, and the ghats of the Ganges during the evening arati.
manipulation in Photoshop can th
transform images into abstract art. The closing session was held on the evening of January 27 , with Justice Ashim Kumar Banerjee
as Chairman and Mr. Simon Hill, President of the Royal Photographic Society (UK), as Guest-in-Chief.

Prof. Suranjan Das, Vice Chancellor, Adamas University in his Valedictory address spoke about how
Miss Anusua Ghosh presenting photography is important in capturing the memory, culture and history of the human civilization. He
her paper on Chemigram
also spoke about the impending challenges of AI in all fields of life including photography. Following
this, Mr. Arnab Chatterjee, Director, BITM, highlighted the link between Photography and Science
The Fifth Session on the subject of Pictorial photography was chaired by Mr. Ovi D. Pop and and how his institution has been privileged to collaborate with PAD in organizing this conference.
moderated by Mr. Himadri Sekhar Dutta. Prof. (Dr.) Subimalendu Bikas Sinha examined abstraction
in photography, drawing on Indian aesthetic theory and the concept of “rasa.”

World Affiliate Prof( Dr.) Subimalendu Bikas Sinha Prof Suranjan Das delivering World Affiliate

his Valedictory speech

presenting his paper on Abstraction

Dr. Jaydeep Rishi’s paper analysed how viral crisis images create an “instant memory” in the digital
world, turning complex histories into fleeting symbols, and called for more ethical spectatorship and
counter-archives.

The afternoon continued with
presentations by delegates from
Romania and Kolkata: Mariana
Scubli presented a photobook
on Northern Romanian social life.
Then Soumya Mukherjee made a
case for analogue photography Mr. Arnab Chatterjee, Director BITM
as a reflective antidote to the fast- delivering his speech
paced digital scene. Ms. Anwita
Ghosh traced photography’s shift
from memory-keeping to social Dr. Abhoy Nath Ganguly, President PAD deliberated upon the universal nature of photography
media performance, and Mr. and how this conference has tried to capture that spirit. Prof. Biswatosh Sengupta presented a
Subhamoy Chaki explored how summary report of the proceedings. Mr. Ioannis Lykouris highlighted how the conference became a
cinematographic techniques have melting pot of aesthetics and fantasies on one hand and theories and dialogues on the other. Mrs.
enriched photographic storytelling. Mariana Scubli presenting her colour slides Sheila Dansant from Mauritius expressed her happiness at being part of the conference. Mr. Pop
expressed his pleasure at being appreciated by the Indian photo lovers. Honorary Fellowship of PAD

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