It was a packed house at the eclectic Etihad Museum, Jumeirah, Dubai, the venue for Edition 2.0 of the Kioxa ExceLENS Awards, conceptualised and engineered by branding agency ISD Global, to salute the achievements of the region’s finest photographers (Pros/Amateurs), to discover new and emerging talent including students, home makers, hobbyists, literally anyone, and to promote the appreciation of photography/videography.
From l to r- Joey Caballero, Hassana Begum, Pravin Ahir, Santosh Varghese, Suresh Dinakaran, Tammy Tusek, Suaad Al Suwaidi, Rishi MohanThe dynamic Team Toshiba Gulf FZESantosh Varghese, Vice President, Toshiba Gulf FZE addressing the audience at the opening of the ExceLENS AwardsWhere the Art Works, the Heart WorksDr Ashok Iyer, Professor & Chairperson , School of Design & Architecture, Manipal University Dubai presenting award in the Architecture categoryChef Miceel Uwe(Father of Chefs) with his wife Annette Uwe taking a close look at the Food category imagesChef Miceel Uwe presenting the award in the Food category Some of the nominees posing in front of the eclectic Etihad Musuem, the venue of the ExceLENS AwardsProf Christopher Abraham, CEO & Head – Dubai Campus, S P Jain School of Global Management
presenting the award in the Phone photography category
More than 39000 submissions from over 9000 participants from across the region made this a stupendous second edition of the Kioxa ExceLENS Awards,across fifteen categories including Food, Travel, People, Architecture, Automobile, Fine Arts, Wildlife, Street, Drone, Lifestyle, Technology, Videography/Moving Images. 30 winners (2 per category- winner & runner up) took home significant recognition for their talent, passion and hard work.
Some of the physically present winners with Santosh Varghese, Vice President, Toshiba Gulf FZEAn ‘admiration society ‘ of the photographs displayed at the ExceLENS Awards ceremonyDanielle Lake, Head of Regional E-Commerce – Airfreight MEA, DHL with Suresh Dinakaran, Chief Storyteller, ISD GlobalDanielle Lake, Head of Regional E-Commerce – Airfreight MEA, DHL presenting award in the Sport categoryFlutist Faraz Ahmad was ‘ instrumental ‘ in regaling the audienceThere was a lot of lip smacking food for torque that eveningGhanim Al Falasi, Sr VP, Technology & Entrepreneurship, Dubai Silicon Oasis, with Lifestyle category winner Pinu Rahman and the effervescent MC of the evening Shobhana NarayanGhanim Al Falasi, Sr VP, Technology & Entrepreneurship, Dubai Silicon Oasis presenting award to Crisencio Alandino Bernabe in the Lifestyle category
” We at Kioxia(formerly Toshiba memory) have always been at the cutting edge of innovation, technology and all the initiatives that positively impact people, community & the planet. Our continuous championing of the Kioxa ExceLENS Awards is a natural extension of the journey that we have embarked over 145 years ago of recognizing and rewarding talent capital. The second edition has been a phenomenal success and we remain committed to moving this initiative forward and making it bigger, better, averred Santosh Varghese, Vice President Toshiba Gulf FZE “.
Special Guests from l to r: Mohamad Noufal, Chef Miceel Uwe, Santosh Vartghese, Prof Christopher Abraham, Shah Basharat, Pam Jackson, Tammy Tusek, Suaad Al Suwaidi, Ghanim Al Falasi, Ola Lind, Tarek AbdelRahman, Shaji ShanmughamNominees and special invitees arriving for the ExceLENS Awards eveningTalk and torqueMore talk and torqueKimura Taro from the Japan Consulate General office alongwith his colleague Kanae Shomada arrivingMeeting of minds, sharing of thoughtsMore Meeting of minds, sharing of thoughts
The next edition of the Kioxa ExceLENS Awardswill be announced by the end of August 2022. The distilling and shortlisting were done by an eminent panel of jury members with a collective experience of over 250 years in the craft and art of photography who put in their heart and soul for the shortlisting.
Ola Lind, Founder & CEO of FTFT Capital, admiring some of the nominated imagesOla Lind, Founder & CEO of FTFT Capital, delivering his keynote addressPam Jackson, Founder & CEO, Crowne Consulting, presenting the award in the People categoryThree’s Company: Rishi Mohan, Pravin Ahir and Suresh DinakaranPam Jackson, Founder & CEO, Crowne Consulting in conversation with Santosh Varghese, Vice President, Toshiba Gulf FZE
” At ISD Global, the endeavor is always to make ideas happen for the benefit of the community that it desires to serve. The ExceLENS Awards is a fitting testament to that mindset. Trust and inspiration is always our ethos and with the support of brands like Kioxia and all the energies and emotional labor invested by the thousands of participants, jury members, special advisors, a venue like the Etihad Museum and our team, we indeed get the wind beneath our wings to transform ideas into reality, shared Suresh Dinakaran, Chief Storyteller, ISD Global “.
Santosh Varghese, Vice President, Toshiba Gulf FZE presenting the award to Marlon Cardenas in the Travel categorySantosh Varghese, Vice President, Toshiba Gulf FZE presenting the award to Pinu Rahman in the Travel categoryShah Basharat, General Manager MAZDA(Galadari Automobiles) presenting the award to Arjun SasiShaji Shanmugham, Founder & CEO, i-BrandConnect, admiring some of the images displayed Shaji Shanmugham, Founder & CEO, i-BrandConnect, presenting the award virtually to Natasha Mandal, Fine Arts categoryShobhana Chandramohan, the MC of the evening regaled the audience with her timing and sense of reparteeSuaad Al Suwaidi, award winning Emirati wildlife photographer presenting the award to Nishar Mohamed, the winner Tammy Tusek, a veteran leader in American international schools, presenting the award in the Street category to Christopher De Castro Comeso
The Awards ceremony was a hybrid one with many winners and nominees attending it virtually as well. Going forward plans are afoot to launch a ‘ Wall of Frame ‘, a series of roadshows that will exhibit the shortlisted work across multiple venues and platforms. The journey of excellence will continue its relentless march.
Yes- The Awessibilitarians- Team ISD Global The two powerhouses: Pravin Ahir, Creative Director, ISD Global and Rishi Mohan, Chief Strategy Officer, ISD GlobalTammy Tusek and Ola Lind striking up a conversation
In Focus: Mr Tarek Abdelrahman, General Manager, Customer Satisfaction, Nikon M East with Suaad Al Suwaidi
The Front Row- from capturing attention to captured attention
They came, they clicked, they captured..people’s imagination!
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