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Jinendra Maibam awarded best photographer for Indigenous Sports of Manipur
- World Tourism Day 2010 -
As a part of the World wide observation of the Tourism day under the theme "World Tourism Day", the Directorate of Tourism Government of Manipur conducted World Tourism Day 2010 on 27th Sept 2010 held at Hotel Imphal to promote the Tourism Potential of Manipur. The department conducted a photo competition and essay competition.
In the photography competition, Jinendra Maibam, a senior photo journalist of Manipur bagged the best phtographer for Indigenous Sports (Action) locally known as "Khong Kangjei".
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Jinendra Maibam was ex-general secretary of All Manipur Working Journalist Union (AMWJU). currently he is a reporter cum photojournalist in Imphal Free Press since 2000 and currently working contributing to Epao.net.
Besides that he is a stringer (photographer) of REUTERS news agency and also as a PRESS photographer of PICTURE STOCK USA picture stock company.
Last year he bagged the photographer of the year 2009 of rediffmailnews.com
He has taken part in Exhibition both in state and national level and also participated at the World panoramic award 2010 wherein he secured 64 marks out of 100. Around 1,500 photographer participated in this international pano competition.
At the same time in other catagories of the photo competition of the Tourism Department of Manipur, the Best photographer for beautiful scenery goes to RK Bulluraj, Best photographer for Culture goes to Mr. Doren and Best photographer of tourist attraction and Fauna goes to M. Ranjit.
See a photo gallery on this award ceremony here.
This information was sent by Leivon Jimmy Lamkang (A young Writer/Reporter from an Imphal-based daily)
This was webcasted on September 27, 2010 .
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