Eminent photojournalist Sudharak Olwe was felicitated for his work at a function here.
He was presented a citation, shawl and 'srifal' by district Collector Dr Mahendra Kalyankar here last night.
Olwe is a Mumbai-based documentary photographer, whose work has been featured in national publications and exhibited in Mumbai, Delhi, Malmo, Lisbon, Amsterdam, Los Angeles, Washington and Dhaka. He was awarded the Padma Shri for his social work in 2016.
The function was organised by Thane Shahar Dainik Patrakar Sangh in view of the International Photography Day on August 19.
The Sangh organised a three-day photography exhibition of the pictures taken by Thane photojournalists in which more than 200 photos clicked by around 20 scribes were displayed at the Kala Bhavan here.
On the occasion, Olwe said earlier it was difficult to meet the expectations and risking one's life, but now due to technological development everything has become instant and easy.
The Collector asked the journalists to do a constructive job for the society and educate in the best possible manner.
He suggested that the pictures exhibited at the event should be brought out in the form of a book for which he offered Rs 50,000 from the CSR funds.
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