Imagine Photojournalist Society
Jaipur Photojournalism Seminar — an annual seminar dedicated to photojournalism
A society dedicated to photojournalism literacy, public storytelling, and mentorship across generations of visual journalists.
- Date
- 17 November 2025
- Venue
- Rajasthan International Centre, Jaipur
- Edition
- 11th Edition
About the society
Building a public culture around visual journalism
Founded in 2012, Imagine Photojournalist Society creates platforms where learners, photographers, editors, educators, and institutions exchange knowledge — through an annual seminar, mentorship, publications, and public storytelling.
Current seminar
Art of Communication
The Jaipur Photojournalism Seminar brings editors, photojournalists, writers, educators, and students into one room. The 11th edition, themed 'Art of Communication', takes place on 17 November 2025 at the Rajasthan International Centre, Jaipur.
Annual seminar with speakers, editors, writers, photographers, and educators Event archive from 2015 onward Student and internship pathway for hands-on learning
Speakers
Voices shaping the conversation
Editors, documentary photographers, educators, and public voices who have shaped the seminar across its editions.
Media, public policy, civic journalism
Vipul Mudgal
Director and Chief Executive, Common Cause
Editorial leadership and public interest journalism
Siddharth Varadarajan
Founding Editor, The Wire
Visual editing and long-form photographic practice
Bandeep Singh
Photo Editor, Fortune India
Newsrooms, reporting, regional journalism
Rohit Parihar
Deputy Editor, India Today
Documentary photography and mentorship
Prashant Panjiar
Co-founder, Nazar Foundation
Photojournalism, documentary practice, society leadership
Purushottam Diwakar
International photojournalist
Education and institution building
Ina Shastri
Vice Chancellor, Banasthali Vidyapith
Grassroots leadership and social change
Neeru Yadav
Sarpanch, Lambi Ahir Village
Arijit Banerjee
Principal OSD to the Chief Minister, Rajasthan
Satish Pednekar
Journalist
Narendra Bisht
Photo Editor, Outlook
Dinesh MN
IPS Officer
Dharmendar Kanwar
Travel Writer
Umesh Gogna
Photographer
Tashi Tobgyal
Photojournalist, The Indian Express
B V Rao
Editor, Firstpost
Aditya Arya
Commercial and Travel Photographer
Pramod Pushkarna
Group Photo Editor, National Herald
Himanshu Joshi
Editor & Publisher, Terrascape magazine
Sakhamitra Ashwini
Creative Head, Studio ABCD
Shailesh Raval
Principal Photographer, India Today
M.K Venu
Founding Editor, The Wire
Paroma Mukherjee
Photographer
Ajay Chopra
Owner, Crayons Advertising Ltd
Ayodhya Prasad Gaur
General Manager Corporate Communication, Cairn Oil and Gas
Prof. (Dr.) Nico Carpentier
Professor, Charles University, Prague
Lise Olsen
Investigative Reporter
Tracey Eaton
Writer & Photojournalist
Alexander Belenky
Photographer
Dr. Rajesh Kumar Vyas
Additional Director, Government of Rajasthan
Lt. Col. Amitabh Sharma
Indian Army Officer
Anshuman Shastri
Director, Centre for Artificial Intelligence, Banasthali Vidyapith
Sanjay Awasthi
Head of Office, IOM – UN Migration
Purushottam Sharma
RAS Officer; Director, DIPR
Hemjit Maloo
Managing Director, Veena Music
Manoj Mathur
Editor, Zee Media Corporation
Dr. Manoj Lodha
Associate Professor
Dr. Satish Poonia
Politician (BJP); former Rajasthan BJP President
Ajay Umat
Group Editor, NavGujarat Samay & Ahmedabad Mirror
Gautam Kumawat
Cybersecurity Expert & Entrepreneur
Dharam Kularia
Managing Partner and CEO, Padams Group
Ravi Yadav
Actor, Hindi Poet, Writer and Producer
Events
A decade of public visual storytelling
Eleven editions since 2015 — a decade of public visual storytelling in Jaipur.
Art of Communication
The 11th edition — themed 'Art of Communication' — on 17 November 2025 at the Rajasthan International Centre, Jaipur.
Journalism Aage…
The landmark 10th edition of the Jaipur Photojournalism Seminar.
Women, Fieldwork & Visual Truth
The 9th edition, with stories connected to the Camera Commandos and women photojournalists.
Edition 2022
The 8th Jaipur Photojournalism Seminar.
Edition 2021
The 7th Jaipur Photojournalism Seminar.
Edition 2020
The 6th Jaipur Photojournalism Seminar.
Edition 2019
The 5th Jaipur Photojournalism Seminar.
Edition 2018
The 4th Jaipur Photojournalism Seminar.
Edition 2017
The 3rd Jaipur Photojournalism Seminar.
Edition 2016
The 2nd Jaipur Photojournalism Seminar.
First edition archive
The beginning of a decade-long seminar tradition in Jaipur.
Publication wing
Jeene Ka Andaaz
Jeene Ka Andaaz is the society's publication wing — photo stories, field notes, and civic reporting from members and mentees, published as periodic issues.
Press
In the press
Coverage of the society's seminars, initiatives, and the Camera Commandos programme across regional and national press.
Media archive
Press clippings, milestones, and society coverage
Newspaper clippings and coverage from the society's archive, collected over more than a decade of seminars and field programmes.
Browse the press archiveInternship
Enhance your skills and work with experts
Work alongside experienced photojournalists on real assignments — event documentation, photo stories, writing, and publication design. Open to students and early-career photographers.