Hyderabad, Sept 29: The Tourism Committee of the Federation of Telangana Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FTCCI) presented cash prizes to the winners of the FTCCI’s Tourism Photo Contest 2026 called ‘Telangana Through the Lens – 2026’ in a function held at FTCCI in Red Hillson Monday
KK Maheshwari, President of FTCCI prested the awareds to the winners in the presence Mr. Srinivas Garimella, Sr VP, Vinod Agarwal, Vice President, Mr. Subash Chowdhury, National Sales Managewr of Radha TMT, who has sponsored cash prizes to the winners, Prakasha Ammana Bolu, Tourism Committee Chairman, D. Ramchandram, Co-chairman and Ms. Sngeeta, Director of FTCCI, Mr. Nagesh Pampati, Member of the Tourism Committee and Jury members H. Satish, fromer Chief News Photo Journalist associated with the Hindu and K.N. Hari (Narahari K.), Nava Telangana and Gen Secretary, Photographers Association.
The winners of ‘Telangana Through the Lens – 2026’ reflected the diversity of photographers who responded to FTCCI’s call to explore Telangana through a tourism lens. The awads were presented to Mr. Shravan Thadanla, Photographer, S1 Studios, won the First Prize, followed by Sowmya, who represented Mr. Mahimala Kyadhar Reddy, Photographer, who won the Second Prize, and Mr. H. Satish, Photographer, who secured the Third Prize.
Shravan, a photographer who runs a photo studio by nymae S1 Studio in Ramappa Village in Mulugu Dsitrict was selected as first prize winner for his picture on Cheriyal Painting. Cheriyal scroll painting is a critically endangered folk art form native to Telangana that is currently fighting against extinction.
Cash prizes were given away to seven consolation prize winners Mr. Kishore Das, Mr. Kathroju Yadagiri, Mr. Vonteddu Nageswara Rao, Mr. Basheer, Mr. Tula Narendar, Mr. Aavula Srinivasulu and Mr. Veeragoni Rajinikanth Goud. Their photographs brought different facets of Telangana’s tourism landscape into focus, highlighting the State’s visual richness and the potential of photography to discover, document and promote its lesser-known tourism attractions.
The contest carries attractive cash prizes. The first prize was ₹15,000, the second prize ₹10,000 and the third prize ₹7,500. In addition, five consolation prizes of ₹1,500 each were presented. Radha TMT has sposored the Cash Priazes.
Themed “Explore, Experience and Exhibit the Spirit of Telangana Tourism,” the contest invited entries from photography enthusiasts from all walks of life to capture the essence of Telangana through their lenses.
The response was overwhelming. It received 1400 plus submissions received from 554 photographers.
Take Khairatabad Ganesh or Bada Ganesh in Hyderabad. Many of us may not have personally visited the iconic installation. But millions of people who have never been there have still seen them. How? Through photography and videography.The same is true of the Taj Mahal, the Eiffel Tower, the Qutb Minar, the Statue of Unity and countless other landmarks around the world. We may not have visited these places, but we have seen them. That is the power of photography. Photographers are destination discoverers Tourism maps show us the known destinations. Photographers often discover what lies beyond the usual tourist map. A photograph does more than describe a destination There is a reason we say: “A picture is worth a thousand words.” Especially in tourism, a photograph can do something words often struggle to do. Precisely because of this reason, Tourism Committee of FTCCI has organsied a Tourism Photo Contest. Bottom of Form
The social media era has made photography even more powerful Earlier, a photograph had to wait for a newspaper, magazine, brochure or television programme to reach an audience. Today, it can travel around the world in seconds. Photography is the best medium to promote a tourism place, spot or destination, said D. Ramchandram, Co-chairman of the Tourism Committee