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WORLD PHOTOGRAPHY DAY Source : Qld Sri Lankan Newsletter – Dæhæna – August 2023 World Photography Day is an annual, worldwide celebration of the art, craft, science and history of photography. The World Photography Day for 2023 will take place on Saturday, 19 August. Afghan Girl by Steve McCurry A photograph has the ability to capture a place; an experience; an idea; a moment in time. For this reason, it’s said that a picture is worth a thousand words. Photographs can convey a feeling faster than, and sometimes even more effectively than words can. A photograph can make the viewer see the world the way the photographer sees it. Photographs even transcend the passing of time – a photo from a hundred years ago can still be as appreciated now, as it was then. A photo taken tomorrow, can still be just as appreciated by others in a hundred years’ ...

Focus On Sri Lanka Photographic Exhibition Held At Ucla Art Galleray In California From left: ROW ONE: PHOTO 1 Prof Glen MacDonald, Dr Nandi Jasentuliyana & Dr. Lalith Sumanadasa opening the Exhibition. PHOTO 2. Consul General addressing the gathering. PHOTO 3. Dr. McDonald delivers his Keynote Speech. ROW TWO: PHOTO 1.President of ASPAS makes a presentation to Dr. McDonald. Photo 2. Prof McDonald Delivering his message. PHOTO 3. Suriya Perera, Author of ‘Yala National Park’ Presenting the First Copy to his teacher Ven. Thapowane Subhadra, Senior Lecturer University of Kelaniya, ROW THREE: PHOTO 1. Left to Right: Sadeesha Perera, Secretary ASPAS, Medini Rathnayake Presenter, Hiranthi De. Silva, Photographer, Sanjaya Warnansuriya, Director Education, Santha Weerasinghe, Director Exhibition ASPAS, Andy Samarasena, Photographer, Suria Perera, President ASPAS, Prof Glen MacDonald, Keynote Speaker, Dr. Lalith Sumanadasa, Consul General, Chitral Jayatileke, Photographer & Lakshitha Karunarathna, Photographer, Artist, Visitors to the Exhibit. ROW THREE: PHOTO 2 ...