<span style="color: #222222;">Photo Division under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, has invited entries for the 8th National Photography Awards. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The Division confers these Awards every year, to promote various facets of the country such as art, culture, development, heritage, tradition through the medium of photography and to encourage professional and amateur photographers.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The National Photography Awards are conferred under three categories – Lifetime Achievement Award, Award for Professional Photographers, and Award for Amateur Photographers. The Lifetime Achievement Award carries a Cash Prize of three lakh rupees.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"><br />'' This year's theme for the Professional Photographers is 'Life and Water.' This year's theme for the Amateur Photographers is 'Cultural Heritage of India. Detailed guidelines, and registration Form for the Photography Awards are available on the websites <a href="http://photodivision.gov.in/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #1155cc;">photodivision.gov.in</span></a> and  <a href="http://pib.gov.in/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #1155cc;">pib.gov.in</span></a>.</span><br />''