Keeping up with the tradition of the last few years that saw the indomitable efforts of our seniors transform into the first ever Journal of the society in 2007, the present students this year substantiated the work of its society by the organization of a mammoth event, I will shortly brief you about.         The World Photography Day was celebrated on 19th August; the activities comprised a photographic competition adjudged by Prashant Panjiar. This was followed by an interactive discussion which had Raghu Rai, Prashant Panjiar and Andre Fanthome as the guest speakers.
            The second sphere of work, the Annual Calendar which is the customary feature was the piece de resistance amid the many activities the society took up this year. Our work comprised everything from first briefing the photographers about the concept to designing the calendar; the work we did over a span of 3 months was most enjoyable. It is the tangible evidence of the society's activities corroborated with the best works of six renowned Stephanian photographers. The calendar was commended by all. 
              We celebrated FRAMES – The Annual Festival of The Photographic Society 'FRAMES' on the 25th and 26th November 2008. It saw a display of as many as 200 photographs. Bandeep Singh, photo editor, India Today, adjudged the photography competition. Amit Pasricha launched the 2009 Photographic Society calendar on 25th November. Pablo Bartholomew was the chief guest for FRAMES. He inaugurated the 'The Photographic Society Digital Lab', on 26th November.  A workshop in Basic Photography and Advanced Photography was organized; it had National Award Winning photographer Andre Fanthome as the instructor. We also had Anshuman Sen as a guest who's always there wholehearted when the society needs his assistance.  
             It was early 2008, when we were introduced to the idea of an exhibition. The notion was thrilling especially for many young students who had just been exposed to photography in college. In February 2009, our vision and efforts metamorphosed into reality. The exhibition brought together the best works of current students and renowned Stephanian photographers on a common platform. The exhibition titled, Sixty Years: A Photographic Journey was held in 'The Academy of Fine Arts and Literature' from February 1st to February 17th, 2009. This event marks the completion of sixty years of the Photographic Society.  
           However we wish to bring out a journal in the next academic session, the only barrier being the lack of private sponsors to finance it. We have all necessary inputs: good photographs, people who're willing to work for it. That's our sincere hope for next year. We would also want to substantiate the activities by organizing more workshops and field trips to initiate people into this creative platform.