AKPA അടൂർ മേഖലയുടെ 39-മത് വാർഷിക സമ്മേളനം ജില്ലാ പ്രസിഡന്റ് ശ്രീ.ജയൻ ക്ലാസിക് ഉദ്ഘാടനം ചെയ്തു. മേഖലാ പ്രസിഡന്റ് ശ്രീ.രാജു അച്ചൂസ് അദ്ധ്യക്ഷത വഹിച്ച സമ്മേളനത്തിൽ ജില്ലയുടെ സെക്രട്ടറി ഗ്രിഗറി അലക്സ് സംഘടനാ റിപ്പോർട്ട് അവതരിപ്പിച്ചു. ജില്ലാ ട്രഷറർ സണ്ണി സി. ജോസഫ് ,സനീഷ് ദേവസ്യ,വിശ്വേശ്വരൻ ആറന്മുള,മനോജ് ഗീതം, സദാശിവൻ, ഹരീ ഭാവന, ഷിബു ബേബി, ബിജി വർഗീസ്,സതീഷ് സുരഭി എന്നിവർ പ്രസംഗിച്ചു. മേഖല സെക്രട്ടറി ഷിബു ചോയ്സ് വാർഷിക റിപ്പോർട്ടും ഷണ്മുഖദാസ് വാർഷിക കണക്കും അവതരിപ്പിച്ചു.
AKPA was initially constituted by veteran photographer Sri. Joseph Cherian, way back in 1984, with a group of photographer friends in Kochi. The primary objective of this initiative was to provide the member professionals with enough stock of photography materials and accessories. Because, it was a time when the market experienced severe scarcity and restricted sales in quality photography materials. A handful of photographers led by Sri. Joseph Cherian moved a representation in 1980 to M/s. Hindustan Photofilms, a Govt. of India enterprise, who were the monopoly suppliers of films and other photography materials, that resulted in a system of controlled supply of materials to the approved studios through an agency in Kerala. Later, this led to a number of anomalies like black-marketing and even the established professionals were not able to procure enough materials. Photographers were on a war path and they moved a mass representation to the Hindustan Photofilms. The authorities made it clear that they would pay attention to the complaints of registered organizations only. This situation turned out to be an impulse to the photography professionals in Kerala to unite and lead a mass movement against the unavailability of materials. And this movement at the able stewardship of the founder president Sri. Joseph Cherian and general secretary Sri. Sarangapani was the foundation stone of AKPA. It was their impeccable leadership that materialized the unification of a number small regional groups of photographers spread across the state, into a single brand identity AKPA.
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