
Zoo to organise mobile photography workshop on January 8, 9
The Hindu
A two-day mobile photography workshop will be organised for the photography enthusiasts in Indira Gandhi Zoological Park (IGZP) on January 8 and 9, said zoo Curator Nandani Salaria.She said that the I
A two-day mobile photography workshop will be organised for the photography enthusiasts in Indira Gandhi Zoological Park (IGZP) on January 8 and 9, said zoo Curator Nandani Salaria.
She said that the IGZP was conducting this workshop on various aspects of mobile photography such as basics of photography, capturing urban wildlife using mobile or any camera and basics of wildlife photography. There would be a theory session on the first day of the workshop followed by a practical session in the field and the second day mobile photography competition will be conducted.

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