Askary Committee
Prof. M S Harish
Retired Professor of Pharmacology in Bangalore, India. Is deeply interested in photography both pictorial as well as nature.
A former President of Youth Photographic Society, Bangalore, he has been involved in conducting workshops on basic
photography and organizing national photography salons. His photographic lectures on the basics are highly popular.
Mr. H Satish - Convenor
D. Cine, MFIAP, MICS, ARPS, cMoL, GPA.PESGSPC, Hon.FICS, Hon.YPS, Hon.ECPA
A freelance photographer with an immensely huge stock of slides on Indian travel and wildlife. Highly acclaimed for his nature photography. Juried National and International photo salons and presented many lectures, workshops and slide shows all over India. He is the immediate past President of Youth Photographic Society and has been the Chairman of most of the International Salons of YPS. He had been the Secretary of Nature Division of
Federation of Indian Photography.
Mr. K S Rajaram
AFIAP
A Retired Deputy General Manager at Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited in Bangalore, India. Primarily enjoys pictorial
photography with still-life as favorite subject. Has been involved in presenting basic photography courses and workshops
in Bangalore and rural areas of Karnataka State. He is presently serving as a member of Media & Outreach Sub-Cmmittee of Youth Photographic Society and was a Committee Member
of Federation of Indian Photography.
Mr. Mohammed Arfan Asif
EFIAP/d2, MPSA, FRPS, APSA, FICS, MICS, MIUP, Hon. YPS
Hospital Pharmacist by profession. Shoots both pictorial as well as nature with portraiture as favorite subject. Presented
workshops on Portraiture and writes for photography magazines. Has been Secretary of Youth Photographic Society, Bangalore, India.
Mr. A S Prakash
Computer Software professional at a software company in Bangalore. Interested in both pictorial as well as nature photography.
Has been Secretary of Youth Photographic Society, Bangalore, India.
Mr. Manju Vikas Sastry Veedhuluri
AFIP, Hon. APF, Hon. FGNG
A computer science graduate and a MBA in HR
working for an MNC with 18 years of experience.
He is an avid traveller and a passionate
trekker. He has been associated with YPS, since
2006 and has served the club in various
capacities and currently serving as the
President of Youth Photographic Society. His
strength has always been connecting with people,
which has made him the one point of contact for
anything related to YPS. He is also a Core
member of Aksharaa Charitable Trust which has
been striving to Educate Rural Karnataka and has
adopted 9 Schools spread over Mandya, Kolar & a
tribal school, GHPS Nanachi, Nagarahole Forest
Area in the Kodagu district of Karnataka.
2022 Askary Awards
Askary Awards for 2022 was participated by 38 young photo artists from Karnataka. The eminent jury selected the portfolios of Mr. Shravan BM, Mangalore and that of Mr. Vivek Gowda, Mangalore for the Askary
Awards for 2022. The Askary Awards were presented in a function held at Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath on August 20, 2022.
2022 Jury
Mr. Srinath Narayan
Ms. Prema Kakade
Mr. Girish Mayachari
2022 Winners
Mr. Shravan BM
Mr. Vivek Gowda
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