“Satyajit Ray” by Syamantak Chattopadhyay

Title: Satyajit Ray Artist: Syamantak Chattopadhyay Award: MasterCrafter Jury’s Comments: This caricature not only captures Satyajit Ray but also brings his message of futurism to life. As a visionary who was far ahead of his time he is pointing forward to the future he wished to manifest for millions to… 

Arnabb Nag’s Self Portrait

Title: Self Caricature Artist: Arnab Nag Award: DreamSpinner Jury’s Comments: An excellent portrayal of the whimsical mind willing to see the beauty in the most common subject. The contrast of the beautifully rendered human to the flat silhouette of what appears to be a cartoon bird fleshes out a bizarre… 

“Imagine” by Arpan Bhattacharyya

Title: Imagine Artist: Arpan Bhattacharyya Award: DreamSpinner Jury’s Comments: The message of this piece sits right on the edge of geopolitics and propaganda and yet it transcends both to show us a core truth. We are all human – life is greater than material; organic is greater than inorganic. We… 

Aniket Datta’s serene offering

Title: Untitled Artist: Aniket Datta Award: BuddingWeaver Jury’s Comments: Good idea. The picture is so rife with the soothing blue that the viewers get a taste of freshness of the tranquil lower Bengal countryside. It is most pleasing to the eyes. Artist’s taste for and ability of recognising serene beauty, which… 

Sashank Macharla gives us a sensitive taste of irony

Title: Untitled Artist: Sashank Macharla Award: MasterCrafter Jury’s Comments: An excellent instantaneous shot, with a powerful message. The blurb “great taste delivered at door” is displayed in front of a door-less shelter of a family of pavement dwellers. Indeed, a tell-tale exposure of imperfections of our civilisation. We expect the… 

“Brother and sister” by Suvajit Chanda

Title: Brother and sister Artist: Suvajit Chanda Award: MasterCrafter Jury’s Comments: An excellent choice of subject framed in a distinctly matured composition. Perfect use of natural light accentuates the atypical maturity of a pre-adolescent sister and the absolute reliance of her younger brother she holds.  Editing is on the whole… 

“Cycle of life II” by Somdip Roy

Title: Cycle of life II Artist: Somdip Roy Award: MasterCrafter Jury’s Comments: A truthful depiction of the subtle rhythm of a common traditional-skill-based livelihood. Thoughtful composition bears the imprint of the photographer’s yearning compassion for the artisan’s life and captures the ambience of his workplace with natural elegance.  Excellent lighting… 

“Play Time” by Anneysha Chatterjee

Title: Play Time Artist: Anneysha Chatterjee Award: MasterCrafter Jury’s Comments: A perfect candid shot of rejoicing childhood. It captures a moment of a purposeless act of fun-loving children in a brick field.  Very good timing. Wish to see the artist capturing more such lively moments in her camera that are simple… 

Playful abandon captured by Souvik Bose

Title: Untitled Artist: Souvik Bose Award: MasterCrafter Jury’s Comments: A good idea indeed. The subject is a small bunch of joyful children reveling in their freedom of playful running through dusty fields. We trust, once the artist pays greater attention to better use of natural light and imaginative framing, he… 

Shakyasom Majumder captures time and space in “The Sacred Night”

Title: The Sacred Night Artist: Shakyasom Majumder Award: MasterCrafter Jury’s Comments: A hard-to-turn-away-from visual created with rare photographic skills. The star trails captured in the shot demonstrates the earthlings’ illusion that the universe revolves around the pole star and this planet.  A difficult exposure made to look easy. We expect… 

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