The winners of the Hornbill HIPFEST were felicitated at Naga Heritage Village, Kisama at a short official programme on 10th December 2024.
Special Guest at the event Director Art and Culture Department, Adela Moa congratulated the winners and expressed her delight at witnessing the picturesque and meaningful pictures. She said that the pictures each spoke of a story through which the visitors of the Hornbill Festival would learn about the life, culture and traditions of the Naga people. She further thanked DIPR for sponsoring the event and hoped that the event would get bigger in the years to come.
She later presented the winners with certificates and cash awards.
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Ato Mor secured first position, while Viketso Meyase and Parvej Akhtar claimed second and third positions. The winners were awarded a certificate along with cash prizes of Rs 40000, Rs. 25000 and Rs. 15000 respectively.
In the category awards, Keyi Putlang won the Best Portrait category, Sashikala Jami was awarded for Best Landscape Photograph, and Neilar Mepfhuo took home the prize for Best Wildlife Photograph. The winners of the sub category were each awarded a certificate and Rs. 10000 each.
Speaking on behalf of the Judges, Photo journalist, Kekhriezhazo Miachieo said that the photos were judged on three aspects, lighting, depth and composition and expressed that they had a hard time chossing the winners from among so many prize worthy photos.
Ababe Ezung, Proprietor Potrait Studio in his address thanked all the participants for their contribution and said that everyone was a winner. He also thanked the Department of IPR for co-hosting the event and hoped that the partnership would result in a better and bigger HIPFEST in the days to come.
HIPFEST 2024 participants who haven’t collected their certificate yet are requested to collect their certificate from Portrait Studio Dimapur, Near City Tower
