Photofair 2002 - A panoramic view on the world of photography

Photofair 2002, which is Asia's largest photographic exhibition, was inaugurated by Shri Jayant Patil, the minister of State for Finance of Maharashtra, at Bombay Exhibition Center, NSE Grounds, Goregaon (East) Mumbai on January 10. Organised by All India Photographic Trade and Industry Association (AIPTIA), Photofair 2002 is a 4-day exhibition, which showcases the latest innovations in the sphere of photography like state-of-art-technology, digital technology, and different products like cameras, lenses, flash lights, filters, tripods, etc. More than 110 companies like Kodak, Konica, Fuji, Canon, Nikon, Sony, Jindal, etc., have taken part in the exhibition.

The products displayed at Photofair 2002 include cameras, lenses, minilab system, professional photo studio equipments, flash lights, filters, digital imaging, photo finishing process equipment, tripods, dark room accessories, albums, photo frames, desktop publishing, plotters, scanners, computer peripherals, monitors, imaging peripheral equipment and accessories, photo chemicals, printers, batteries, storage device, image processing hardware, signage, banners and posters, sign and graphic imaging, electronic massage centres, and architectural hardware.

Photography is an art according to Prof. Dr Dineshkumar A Gholse of Galaxy Video & Photography Academy. “People possess very little knowledge about photography; they are under the false impression that they can become a photographer by simply clicking pictures with a camera. Hence, we aim to expose the advantages of photography to the hordes of people who have taken part in the exhibition”.

The gist of programmes of Photofair 2002:

Photo Gallery: A visual panorama created by award winning photographers and press photographers, who have successfully arrested the technical wizardry of nature, life-style, breathtaking moments, the colour of fashion on the canvas.

Seminar on Service Tax: AIPTIA has organised a seminar on the effects of service tax on Indian photography, which will be graced by eminent personalities like Mr M G Venugopal, the Director General of Service Tax (Mumbai), Mr S Meezan, the Additional Commissioner of Central Excise Service Tax (Mumbai), Mr V Sridharan, the Advocate of Supreme Court, who will give their invaluable suggestions to the participants.

Workshop on photography: A programme covering the latest techniques of modern photography, which will emphasise contemporary bridal portrait, wedding photography, model portfolio, is available to the audience.

Fashion Show

Besides the Photo Contest that offers cash prizes for the best entry, AIPTIA has also organised a fashion show, graced by prominent models, which can drool and delight a maverick photographer.

Mr Dinesh Shah, the president of All India Photographic Trade and Industry Association (AIPTIA), observed, “The basic objective of the exhibition is to propagate the trade and industry in the realm of photography. Our domestic market is underdeveloped: For instance the per capita consumption of film in India is 0.09 % as compared to China's 0.1 %”.

Mr Dinesh Shah also asserts that the Photofair 2002 is expected to attract more 80,000 people from India and other countries like Srilanka and Bangladesh. Confessed Mr Kanti Patel, the Technical Director of Aver Software Technologies Ltd...“We have showcased our products like Nikon digital cameras, etc., for which we have received multiple queries from the consumers in the exhibition”.

For further details contact:

Address:
All India Photographic Trade and Industry Association (AIPTIA) C-3/6,
Taj Building, 1st Floor, 210, Dr D N Road, Fort, Mumbai - 400001
Tel.: 2076201
Fax: 2076202

E-mail: aiptia@vsnl.net

By: Wasim Siddiqui