World Press Photo Contest Open for Entries
Maulik Patel, photographer extraordinaire, takes you through his experiences using the exceptionally adaptable Sony Alpha 7 IV, a full-frame hybrid camera that smoothly transitions between photography and videography for breathtaking imagery.
The 2023 World Press Photo Contest is now open for submissions until 10 January 2023. Entering the Contest is free and open to all professional photographers working in the field of photojournalism and/or documentary photography.
The annual contest recognises and celebrates the best photojournalism and documentary photography produced over the last year. For the second year, the 2023 Contest will follow a regional model that includes six regions: Africa, Asia, Europe, North and Central America, South America, and Southeast Asia and Oceania. Entries on a wide range of themes may be submitted to the appropriate format-based category: Singles, Stories, Long-Term Projects and Open Format. The judging process takes place in several rounds, over a six-week period, in January and February 2023. It involves regional juries and a global jury and takes place both online and offline. Winners receive €1,000 as a regional winner and an additional €5,000 as a global winner, as well as the opportunity to have their work showcased to a global audience through the annual World Press Photo Exhibition traveling to over 80 countries.
For details, visit www.worldpressphoto. org/contest/2023
Wneddings are a celebration—the coming together of not just two people or families, but of ideas, cultures, thoughts and perspectives. Each wedding has a unique story and a myriad of emotions involved. As a wedding photographer, it is both a privilege and a responsibility to give life to these stories and create timeless memories.
The Sony Alpha 7 IV is an invaluable companion in bringing these emotions to life. A well-rounded camera, the Alpha 7 IV delivers an excellent imaging experience and seamlessly toggles between photography and videography. It also has a wide range of customisable features that easily bring my artistic visions to life.
With a full-frame 33MP CMOS image sensor, the camera boasts high colour accuracy and provides an exceptional gradation experience. Its large pixel count and true-to-life resolution accentuate the intricate beauty of any event, even in low-light conditions. Additionally, it has an AI-based subject recognition system which allows for quick and precise focus tracking, even when shooting fastmoving subjects.
The camera offers up to 10fps shooting with a buffer memory of 828 frames of uncompressed RAW and JPEG, and allows up to 4K 60p in 4:2:2 10-bit with no recording time limit. This is useful when I want to cover the entire event from a single vantage
I thoroughly enjoy using the Sony Alpha 7 IV in combination with GM lenses for its superbly responsive and accurate focus system that can lock in and follow the face or eye of the subject, and for the exceptional level of optical control and ϐǤ tools for both professsional Ǥ
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Another notable feature of the Alpha 7 IV is its robust build quality and weather-resistant sealing. It is built to withstand harsh conditions, including dust, moisture, and extreme temperatures, which gives me the freedom to shoot my subject in any kind of weather and location.
The camera is accompanied by the intuitive, fantastic G Master lens lineup, which is a cut above the rest in terms of image and build quality, and meant for professionals who demand the very best speed, build, handling, and optical quality. The exceptional sharpness and smooth natural bokeh highlight the most intimate wedding moments beautifully. GM lenses also offer wide aperture range and versatile focal lengths. GM lenses are weather-resistant, and performs exceptionally in every condition.
As a wedding photographer and cinematographer, the Sony Alpha 7 IV and G Master lenses are extremely valuable tools, perfect for precise, creative, quality oriented professionals. They truly bring the colours and emotions of a wedding to life.
DCP Expeditions, India’s one of the fastest growing Photography Training Academy will be exhibiting its 8th Grand Annual Photography Exhibition 2023, on 20th, 21st and 22nd January 2023 from 11:00 am to 7:00 pm at Bombay Art Society, Bandra.
The exhibition will carry with it a legacy of 8 years of exhibiting astonishing creative photography by hundreds of photographers from across the country and also, from beyond the country borders. The platform aims at providing the talented photographers an exposure to a wider audience. The imagery involves several genres of photography starting from wildlife, birds, macro, landscapes, astro to travel and food photography. A total of 200 breath-taking images by 80 plus professional as well as amateur wildlife, nature, travel and food photographers from across India and abroad will be displayed in two galleries. Photographs printed on Epson Enhanced Matt papers and beautifully mounted in frames will glorify the galleries of Bombay Art Society for three days.
The previous exhibitions conducted in the bygone years had immense success with nearing 5000 footfalls over 3 days. This year, the exhibition is optimistically looking forward towards over 7500 footfalls. This year the exhibition is supported by industry leaders like Olympus India, Creative Newtech and PhotoStop by Honeycomb Creative Support Ltd.
For more information, kindly check the website https://dcpexpeditions.com/ or contact Dr. Caesar Sengupta (caesar@dcpexpeditions.com, +91 9819839820).