The Express Group hosted the Ramnath Goenka India Press Photo Awards this evening at The Express Towers, Mumbai. The evening began with a preview of the World Press Photo exhibition, which the group has brought to India for the 4th year in a row.

The parameters for the Ramnath Goenka India Press Photo of the year are: a photograph showing outstanding visual qualities and telling a news story with great impact.

The Chief Guest for the morning Mr. Salman Khan, Bollywood Actor an avid photographer spoke about the passion of photographers and the skill of press photographers. Mr. Shekhar Gupta, Group CEO and Editor-in –Chief, The Express Group, also spoke about the awards and so did Pablo on behald of the Jury.

From 14th November, the India Press winning photos and some selected entries credited as 'Honourable Mention's will be on display at the Express Gallery, Express Towers.

The Ramnath Goenka India Press Photo Awards were instituted by The Express Group as an initiative to identify, promote and reward the Indian Press photographer and Photojournalist. It is through their unique skill and effort a story is told to you…strong stories of what happens around us – our neighbourhood, city, state and in our country. They capture the essence of news through their eyes and their lenses.

The Ramnath Goenka India Press Photo Awards called for participation of the photo journalists from all over India, and received over 8,801 entries. The entries were submitted in 18 categories namely Arts & Entertainment Single, Arts & Entertainment Story ,Contemporary Issues Singles, Contemporary Issues Story, Daily Life Singles, Daily Life Story, General News Singles, General News Story, Nature & Enviornment Singles, Nature & Enviornment Story, People in News Singles, People in News Story, Portrait Singles, Portrait Story, Sports Action Singles, Sports Action Story, Spot News Singles, Spot News Story. The panel of judges–renowned photojournalists Prashant Panjiar, Pablo Bartholomew and Harsh Man Rai-had selected one winner from each of the 18 categories.

India Press Photo Awards 08 is sponsored by Canon as the Associate Sponsor. Exchange4Media is the on-line media partner.