Shafiq Malik receives the third prize in the professional category of the Heritage and Culture of Punjab photography competition. PHOTO: ABID NAWAZ/EXPRESS
LAHORE: Shafiq Malik, a photographer for The Express Tribune, was awarded third prize in the professional category of the Heritage and Culture of Punjab photography competition held at Race Course Park on Monday.
The competition, organised by The Media Foundation and Umeed-i-Jawan, featured 1,300 photographs in the professional and amateur categories. As many as 150 photographers – 67 professional and 83 amateurs – from all over the province entered their best work depicting the best of Punjab’s colours and heritage.
The image which won the third category prize. PHOTO: SHAFIQ MALIK/EXPRESS
Ibrahim Nagi stood first in the professional category, Rana Imran second and Shafiq Malik third. In the amateur category, Shahbaz Aslam stood first, Usman Aslam second and Rana Ashfaq Manzoor got third prize.
Position holders received cameras, laptops and tablets by The Media Foundation chairperson Hasan Askari and PML-N leader Zakia Shahnawaz. Family and friends of the contesters were also present at the park.
The exhibition is open to the public for a few days.
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