Peddapalli photographer bags two State awards on World Photography Day

Peddapalli-based rural photographer Erukulla Veeresham won two State-level awards in a competition organised by the I&PR Department on World Photography Day. His works on welfare schemes earned prizes in the Rajiv Yuva Vikasam and Rythu Bharosa categories

Peddapalli: Rural photographer Erukulla Veeresham from Peddapalli has won two State-level awards for his works highlighting the Telangana government’s welfare schemes.

His photographs were selected in the competition organised by the Information and Public Relations (I&PR) Department on the occasion of World Photography Day. The contest featured themes based on various welfare schemes.

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One of Veeresham’s photos won the third prize in the Rajiv Yuva Vikasam category, while another bagged a consolation prize in the Rythu Bharosa category.

He received the awards from I&PR Minister Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy at a programme held in Hyderabad on Tuesday as part of the World Photography Day celebrations.