Art: Contest
To celebrate the city of New Delhi on its 100th anniversary. We ran a photography contest in 2011. The brief was simple - "submit a picture that shows Old and New Delhi in a single frame". We got many thought-provoking, interesting and beautiful entries!
The winner was Neha Chaudhary, her picture is shown on the right. Sapna Bhatia, Bring Home Stories founder interviewed her.
Sapna: When did you get interested in photography?
Neha: I have always been interested in photography. When I was nine years old, my dad gifted me my first camera.
With that camera, I clicked almost everyone around me. I even developed some pictures and made a little money.
After that, I left my hometown Assam and came to Delhi for further studies. Here I also joined a photography course at Triveni Kala Sangham
Sapna: You entered the Bring Home Stories's Delhi 100 contest and won the top prize.What did it mean to you?
Neha: It meant a lot to me as it gave me the confidence to start my own venture. I started my own company with two of my friends. Our venture is called Yellow Umbrella.
Sapna: Tell me about the winning picture. Where was it taken?
Neha: It was taken in Delhi's, Select city walk mall. I was at a distance and saw these monks and got a little curious and then found the right moment to click this picture.
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