Baramulla, June 21, KDC: The Department of Media Studies of Government Degree College Baramulla conducted a two-day workshop on photography and visual storytelling on 20 and 21 June, to foster the participants of skills required to face the media industry. The aim of the event was to expose the students to people from the media industry.
The workshop served as a platform for exchanging ideas and the expertise of skilled people from the field.
The opening day commenced with the welcome address of Dr. Danish Nabi, Head, Department of Media Studies and the formal inaugural address by the Principal GDC Baramulla, Professor Mohammad Farooq Rather.
The first day of the workshop focused on the visual storytelling and composition of photographs followed by an interactive session and practice knowledge of Adobe Photoshop. Vikar Syed, a photojournalist currently working at Free Press Kashmir as a video producer, was the resource person on the first day.
“I can see there is potential and keen interest among students, who want to opt photojournalism in future as their profession,” Syed said.
He said that the sessions not only helped students practicing photojournalism but they also learnt to be ethical while going out for a story.
“They have an eye for photojournalism as most of them were excited to be visual storytellers from the valley. These sessions will help them to learn to be ethical while finding stories,” Syed added.
The sessions were attended by the girls also who actively participated while interacting with the resource person about the career opportunities in the field.
“Not only boys but girls framed a lot of questions regarding their career in photojournalism,” Syed said contentedly.
The second day had a detailed session on documentary photography and storytelling facilitated by Haris Tugoo, currently working at Mojo as multimedia journalist.
He said that there is always a scope of storytelling, no matter the changes in the field of journalism and the students are willing to work.
“These sessions are important for students and the department as well. When students go into the field, they also represent the department,” Tugoo said. (KDC)
