Golds at photographic competition

by Ishara Mudugamuwa

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Harsha Maduranga Jayasekara won five gold medals at the biggest Photographic Competition held in Sri Lanka, 1st Photostar Circuit 2008. Harsha is one of the few talented photographers in Sri Lanka, who has won the bronze medal of the Federation of International Art Photography, and is the youngest in Sri Lanka to win an international award for photography. Harsha who was interested in photography from his childhood was a student of C. W. W. Kannangara Vidyalaya, Borella and Nalanda College.

After school he entered The National Photographic Art Society of Sri Lanka and completed a three-year diploma course and passed out top of the batch after which he become a professional photographer.Harsha is well versed in his field of work and has exhibited his photographs in the UK, Qatar, Hong Kong, Brazil, Slovenia and Australia.

Travelling through his creative path the photographer seems to be attracted by the unusual sights within usual surroundings that can be observed only by a sharp eye for nature. Featured here are some works of the photographer from his collection of work.

Themes for his photographs are different perceptions and flavours of life such as aim, enjoy, worship and future Elysium. Photography gained the interest of many scientists and artists from its inception.

It is used to preserve memories of favourite times, to capture special moments, to tell stories, to send messages, and as a source of entertainment. Being a photographer is not an easy one.

Photography was once considered only as a hobby that could possibly earn a person some extra pocket money. Photography has become a profession now with great commercial value.Photography is both a science and an art. It is about artistic expression, where the camera will replace the pen and paint, or tell a story without words. Photographers need to have many abilities.

The most important ones are things such as visualisation, arm hand steadiness, idea generation, and originality. Also they need to be very patient, accurate, and detail- oriented. This eminent photographer, Harasha Maduranga is rich with all these qualities. Now he works as a judge and a lecturer in this field.

Photographer Harsha Maduranga hopes to continue his career with commitment. He has an innate talent to offer in that journey. He has courage, determination and capability, and is willing to come to a better position in his field.