LMW CMD Sanjay Jayavarthanavelu honors winners and outstanding entries

LMW sponsors and organises the DJ Memorial Photography Contest (DJMPC), an annual competition designed to identify, recognise, and celebrate outstanding talent in the field of photography.
The DJMPC was established in honour of LMW's former Chairman and Managing Director, Dr. D Jayavarthanavelu (DJ). This event serves as a tribute to Dr. DJ's immense passion for photography.
The contestants to DJMPC 2025 had to register for the contest through the online portal www.djmpc.in between 2025. and 30th June 1st May 2025.
The DJMPC features a total prize pool of 10 Lakhs. For the year 2025, the contest received approximately 8,925 images from 32 countries, with participation from 2,292 individuals across the Wild Portraits and NatureScapes categories.

The DJMPC 2025 event culminated in an awards ceremony held on Wednesday, July 30, 2025, at the Kasthuri Sreenivasan Cultural Centre in Coimbatore. A public exhibition showcasing a selection of contest photographs will be available for viewing until Tuesday, August 5, 2025.
Winners: France's Arnaud Farre's photo called 'Spirits of the Falls' shot at Iguazu Falls at Argentina won the first prize. Dileep's (UAE) photo titled ' Elusive, Endangered and Ancient' shot at Socotra, Yemen was declared the Runner-up.
Kerala's Sandeep Das' photo 'The Insect Kaleidoscope' shot at Agasthyamalais in India won the first prize. Another Indian photographer Kasim Mohammed's photo 'Solitude in the grass' shot at Bhopal, India was declared the runner up.