This post is in addition to my earlier post on Travel Photo Jaipur, a Photography festival in Jaipur – Travel Photo Jaipur Part II and Travel Photo Jaipur Part I. As mentioned earlier, Travel Photo Jaipur was a multi-day and multi-event festival. It involved large canvas-size prints put on display at many historical and heritage locations across Jaipur city. Albert Hall Museum in Jaipur was one of the main venues. Here are pictures of the Albert Hall Museum, Jaipur. Have a look.

Apart from the above, major events including discussions, talk shows, etc were held at Jawahar Kala Kendra also called JKK, Jaipur’s landmark venue for arts and creatives. There were similar large-size canvas prints featuring another famous travel photographer at JKK, as well. Here are a few pictures from Jawahar Kala Kendra. Read the complete guide on Jawahar Kala Kendra in this blog- The artist’s station

The venue saw many interactive sessions from famous travel photographers. Here is a picture of the venue, Jawahar Kala Kendra Auditorium, Jaipur.

One of the very interesting sessions at Travel Photo Jaipur was the one with Mr. Giles Tillotson,  Consultant Director at the Jaipur City Palace Museum. The topic of the session was “Photography by Maharajah Sawai Ram Singh II“, considered one of the earliest proponents of photography in Jaipur. Photography was one of the major hobbies of Maharajah Sawai Ram Singh II (1835-1880 AD). A large number of pictures found in his archives go on to prove his love for photography. Sawai Ram Singh II is linked strongly with the early history of photography in India.

In the above picture, Giles Tillotson is in discussion with the moderator on photography by Maharajah Sawai Ram Singh II at Travel Photo Jaipur. Giles Tillotson confirmed that Maharajah Sawai Ram Singh II got many of his portraits clicked, proving that portrait photography was of special interest. One of the pictures of Maharajah Sawai Ram Singh II. If you want to know more about Sawai Ram Singh II’s photography and enjoy some of the photos he took in the 19th century, check out this detailed blog – Photography By Sawai Ram Singh II

During these sessions, travel photography books were also on display; curated & hosted by the BIND collective. Visitors were free to browse through the books on display. A list of books on display was also shared. In all, it was surely a very interesting event; one of the first in travel photography in Jaipur. What made the festival interesting was that the visitors & organizers were quite focused. Unlike other modern festivals in Jaipur like the Jaipur literature festival, Jaipur theater festival, etc, which have become lifestyle events, this was a welcome change. If you are into photography, watch for Travel Photo Jaipur, events in the future.

Related Read:

Travel Photo Jaipur Pt I

Travel Photo Jaipur Pt II

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