For the first time, a photography exhibition for children ‘Know Your Birds’ and ‘See the Sea’ was held at Biswanathapur village under Balipatana block near here on Saturday.
The exhibition, organised by the Soumya Memorial Trust (SMT) in collaboration with the lakhsaman Patnaik Memorial Trust and the Bakul Foundation, was inaugurated by Secretary of lalit Kala Akademi Tarakanta Parida and Balipatana BEO Bhaskar Chandra Tripathy. More than 500 children visited the expo.
The show explored more than 100 types of bird species, both resident and migratory, of our State including, six types of Kingfishers, Wooly-necked Stork, Caspian Terns, Green-billed Malkoha, Asian Paradise Flycatcher in their natural habitats.
All the photographs are taken by Pramod Dhal (superintendent of customs), Sandip Mishra (HR professional), Ravi Manie (marketing professional) and Gloria Dhal (MTech student). In ‘See the SEA’, photographs of limca Book Record holder scuba diver Sabir Bux on scuba diving and under water sea world were displayed.
SMT member Bhabani Mohanty and lakshman Patnaik Memorial Trust trustee Bobby Patnaik said the exhibition was an attempt to spread awareness, especially among children, on bird and wildlife conservation.