Canon intends to aspire Indian Youths to hone their Photography Skills

 

Intending to arouse Indian youth’s interest towards Information Technology, Exun Clan, the Computer Society of Delhi Public School, R.K Puram, has conducted its 18th Interschool Symposium from 30th November to 1st December, 2013.

The Guest of Honour at the opening ceremony was Dr Alok Bharadwaj, Executive Vice- President, Canon India. Also present at the occasion were principal, Dr D. R. Saini, Vice- Principal; Shobha Mehta, Head of the Computer Science Department; Mukesh Kumar and all the teachers of the Computer Science Department.

Canon EVP Alok Bharadwaj said, "Canon, being a digital imaging leader, had always been passionate about promoting the spirit of photography amongst the Indian youth. We have been actively organizing workshops and photography classes to foster the growing community of young photographers and help them nurture the art of photography. I congratulate Delhi Public School , R.K. Puram, for promoting this art through the Digex Photography Contest. We have always been keen to support programmes that embrace the joy of photography."

He further added, "With this contest, Canon intends to inspire young photographers and encourage them to hone their skills and creativity in this colourful world of photography whilst narrating an interesting tale to the world. He acknowledged the fact that computers are one of the most important enablers in the modern age and also stressed on the importance of values in our society".

The club introduced Digex, the photography club, short for Digital Excellence, adding five new events which included Photo Run, Product Photography, Photo Editing, Ad Making and Story Board. The idea behind these events was to exhibit the perception of the world through photography.