Hyderabad photographer Mohd Shamsuddin draws the attention of Deputy Chief Minister Mohd Mahmood Ali at the pre-photo exhibition on 2022 FIFA World Cup in the city.
Hyderabad
Attending the FIFA World Cup is a dream come true for any football lover. And, one can imagine the sense of pride when a photographer experiences the incredible atmosphere at the World Cup venues, captures those unforgettable moments of ecstasy and anguish and looks back, shares those memories.
and for the editor of Mohammad Shamsuddin Snaps IndiaIt was established in the 60s by the late MA Rahim as an independent agency to provide news images in the city, when Deputy Chief Minister Mohammad Mahmood Ali formally inaugurated a one-day photo on the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Doha (December). The exhibition was formally launched. 2022) at JHIC on Saturday.
The photographs ranged from capturing the emotions of players on the field to those of die-hard fans.
Some of the images that captured the imagination was a solitary frame of a Brazilian teen in tears in the stands. Another picture that can be a connoisseur’s delight was the scimitar by the incredible Cristiano Rolando from Portugal.
“It was a different kind of experience. You don’t have time to rest like in other sports. The action goes from one half to the other in seconds. You have to be on your toes,” said Shamsuddin, 54. Who also covered 2012 London Olympics, Australian Open and many other major sporting events.
“Of course the biggest challenge is to be ready to capture the emotions of the players when they come close to you when you have to switch your camera gear at lightning speed,” said the lensman, for whom this was his first FIFA World Cup. There was a cup. They have also been recognized for the FIFA Women’s World Cup, to be held jointly in Australia and New Zealand from 20 July to 20 August this year.
Shamsuddin said, “I am grateful to my Vijayawada-based photographer-friend T. Srinivasa Reddy (Fellow, Royal Photographic Society, Great Britain).” Around 160 photographs were displayed in the exhibition reliving the memories of the world’s biggest sporting event.
Argentina’s winning captain Lionel Messi holding on to the gleaming trophy and Kylian Mbappe’s passing through to Lottin, the star player of the losing finalist in the final, perhaps wondering where it went wrong, was truly special.
Some of the dignitaries who visited the exhibition include British Deputy High Commissioner Gareth Wynn Owen, PV Prabhakar Rao, son of former Prime Minister PV Narasimha Rao, Dr K Lakshmi IAS, Director of the State Gallery of Art and former Indian football captain Shabbir Ali.