Bengal Classic Tea 'PhoTEAgraphy' contest award-giving ceremony held

The Bengal Classic Tea photography contest award ceremony was held on September 19, 2022. Renowned photographer Javed Akhtar and Mr Zafar Uddin Siddiqui, Executive Director, Sales & Marketing, City Group, handed the awards to the top three from over 5000 contestants. Jaber Ahmed was awarded the DSLR camera as the first prize, and Thouhid Tushar and Mubina Rahman were awarded the second and third prizes with the Samsung smartphone. 

The contest was organised on March 3, 2022 on Bengal Tea's Facebook page. The theme was to take a snap of favourite tea moments. Bengal tea collaborated with a Facebook group of tea lovers for this contest. This competition has created a massive response amongst the creative people of the country. 

From more than 5,000 submitted images, the final winners were selected in two phases based on audience choice and the judge's choice. Javed Akhtar was the judge in this contest. First, the best 12 photos were selected by the judge from the submitted photos. The final winners were selected by combining audience votes and judge's scores. 

Highlighting the contribution of the competition in developing the field of art, Zafar Uddin Siddiqui said, "Photography is a beautiful form of art. Choosing the best ones from 5000 pictures was not easy; I can understand that. Today you are competing on a national platform; one day, you will be able to go global." 

The concerned authorities wish to organize such an event again to encourage people to pursue creativity.