Hyderabad: Vivo, a smartphone brand, announced the winners of the second edition of the vivo Imagine Smartphone Photography Awards in Mumbai recently. These awards aim to celebrate the power of imagination, encouraging photographers to push the boundaries of creativity and showcase their unique perspectives through the lens of their smartphones.
Kukkala Suresh, also the jury winner, took home the grand prize of Rs5 lakh for his stunning shot. The image exemplified the perfect blend of technical brilliance and artistic vision, standing out among 17,000 entries from across the country.
The six category winners were awarded one vivo X100 Pro smartphone each. The winners are :Bandish Ravindra Wadayekar in Architecture, Lopamudra Talukdar in Portrait, Soumyasikha Manna in Street & Culture, Rathin Dey in Nature and Landscape, Idrees Abbas Dar in Motion and Kukkala Suresh in Night and Light categories.
The highlight of the evening was the presence of acclaimed writer and filmmaker, Zoya Akhtar, alongside other distinguished photographers like Vineet Vohra, Rakesh Pulapa, and Aamir Wani. Together, they formed a panel of experts who evaluated the entries for their creative prowess, technical skill, and storytelling impact.
