World Photography Day was celebrated at a function organised by Mysore Pathrika-Chhayagrahaka Snehithara Balaga, here on Sunday.
District Incharge and Co-operation Minister G T Deve Gowda who inaugurated the celebration by clicking a camera also assured that he would try to get due government benefits for journalists and press photographers. Kannada and Culture Minister H S Mahadeva Prasad not only explained the significance of photographs in newspapers, but also noted that the press photographers should not forget their social responsibility.
Former mayor Vasu, Mysore District Journalists’ Association President Amshi Prasannakumar, Mysore Reporter’s Guild President Shivakumar, journalist Rajashekhara Koti, photographer Pragathi Gopalakrishna and others were present.