Proceeds from photography sales will go to #RewriteTheNewNormal initiative of Save the Children for India’s most marginalized children
New Delhi, January 15, 2021: As the world embraces the “New Normal”, the situation has become worse for children living on streets, for those getting trafficked and abused, for those who are severely malnourished or for girls who get married even before they reach adulthood. Perhaps, life was never “normal” for them in the first place. With the pandemic spreading to some of the world’s poorest countries, there is a real danger that the world will see a reversal of the progress made over the last two decades against violation of the rights of children.
In the wake of the pandemic affecting various aspects of children’s lives, Leica Camera India, the representatives of Leica Camera AG, an internationally operating German premium-segment manufacturer of cameras and sport optics products, and Save the Children are joining hands to #ProtectAGeneration and make a difference to the lives of marginalized children in the country. Leica Camera India conceptualized the idea of ‘Leica 20 of 2020’, wherein numerous Leica users submitted their best shot images of 2020 , a year which will always be remembered in history for the COVID-19 pandemic and for introducing us to a “new normal” in life. In the turbulence of 2020, Leica Storytellers were asked to share what moved them and evoked them to make stories with their cameras.
Accomplished photographer, Leica Ambassador, and first ever Indian mentor in the history of the Leica Akademie, Vineet Vohra selected top twenty images that reflected the year 2020. “A thought- provoking initiative by Leica Camera India, curating the ‘Leica 20 of 2020’ was challenging. We had a wonderful set of images that came as entries from across India. They capture moments that evoked them to pick up the camera and narrate profound stories of the year gone by. Emotions of how 2020 had rewritten life or impacted families, workers, children, schooling and more, had been captured. The rights of children, their future, and more have further been brought into light with some of the images that are featured. This association will certainly help the cause and rewrite the new normal. We are delighted that Leica Camera India has associated with Save the Children for a noble cause,” said Vineet Vohra.
Some exemplary works by Bharat Valia, Sudhir Kasliwal, Rajdeepak Das, Anindito Mukherjee, Sumit Basu, Prabhakaran Sambandam, Amit Verma, Dr. Kausthub Desikachar, Shekhar Phalke, Vivek Desai, Nikhil Rawal, Neeraj Priyadarshi, Ashish Sulkh, Sunhil Sippy, Shivam Pandey, Ulka Chauhan, Prarthna Bisht and Vrinda Bhatnagar will be available in the gallery and on display at the store. “I took this picture when visiting a remote village for a programme to build schools. A week after I captured this, the country went into lockdown, taking the kids even farther from education. But thanks to Leica and Save the Children initiative, the proceeds from the sales will go to the children. This image completes the circle, from where it all started”, said participating photographer, Rajdeepak Das.
Leica Camera India and Save the Children will promote the sales of these photographs through their Social Media handles. The sales of the photographs will be conducted online as well as at the store. The proceeds of the sales will be donated by FCE Lifestyles Pvt. Ltd. (The sole representatives of Leica in India) to Save the Children for their work to promote Child Rights.
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About Us: Leica Camera India has been in India since 2017 and is catering to the passionate niche photo enthusiasts and Leica image makers. The Leica Store at Connaught Place in New Delhi, carries the entire range of Leica Cameras and sports optics on display. The products and all details are also available at www.leica-store.in .
Save the Children works in 18 states/UTs of India to address children’s most pressing issues on education, healthcare and protection. It also provides life-saving humanitarian relief during disasters and emergencies. Globally, Save the Children is present in more than 110 countries.
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Geeta Lama +91 77086-55058 geeta.lama@savethechildren.in
