''Better Photography'' is an Indian monthly

photography Photography is the art, application, and practice of creating durable images by recording light, either electronically by means of an image sensor, or chemically by means of a light-sensitive material such as photographic film. It is employe ...

magazine. It was established in

Bombay Mumbai (, ; also known as Bombay — the official name until 1995) is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the ''de facto'' financial centre of India. According to the United Nations, as of 2018, Mumbai is the second-m ...

in 1997. The magazine features photographers like

Henri Cartier-Bresson Henri Cartier-Bresson (; 22 August 1908 – 3 August 2004) was a French humanist photographer considered a master of candid photography, and an early user of 35mm film. He pioneered the genre of street photography, and viewed photography as cap ...

Kishor Parekh Kishor Parekh (1930-1982) was an Indian photojournalist. He was born in Bhavnagar, Gujarat, and studied filmmaking and documentary photography at the University of Southern California. His work as a student won him numerous awards. He returned ...

, Ansel Adams,

Homai Vyarawalla Homai Vyarawalla (9 December 1913 – 15 January 2012), commonly known by her pseudonym Dalda 13, was India's first woman photojournalist. She began her career in 1938 working for the Bombay Chronicle, capturing images of daily life in the cit ...

David Alan Harvey David Alan Harvey (born June 6, 1944) is an American photographer, based in The Outer Banks, North Carolina and New York City. He was a full member of the Magnum Photos agency from 1997 to 2020 and has photographed extensively for '' National Ge ...

, S. Paul and

Steve McCurry Steve McCurry (born April 23, 1950) is an American photographer, freelancer, and photojournalist. His photo ''Afghan Girl'', of a girl with piercing green eyes, has appeared on the cover of ''National Geographic'' several times. McCurry has photo ...

. It has won annual awards such as Photographer of the Year, Wedding Photographer of the Year, Young Photographer of the Year, and Better Photography Excellence Awards.

Collector's edition special issue

On completion of 13 years, a 600-page collector's edition special was released in June 2010, which included an interview with photographer

, and four 100-page pocket guides: '′The Natural World′', '′People & Portraits'', ''Beautiful Landscapes′' and '′Stunning Macros′'', as part of its newly launched series ''Secrets of Shooting'′. It tied-up with ''

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'' for a joint special subscription offer from this issue. The issue had 60 per cent editorial content, compared to the regular 70 per cent.

Background

The magazine is operated by Indian media and entertainment company

Network 18 Network18 Media & Investments Limited, (formerly SGA Finance and Management Service and Network18 Fincap Limited) commonly referred to as the Network18 Group and sometimes as the Network18–Eenadu Group, is an Indian media conglomerate owned b ...

Sister publications

* '' Forbes India'', the Indian edition of ''

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'' * '' Overdrive'', an Indian monthly automotive magazine. * ''

Better Interiors ''Better Interiors'' is an Indian monthly interior design magazine. Background The magazine was established by Infomedia India on 5 May 2005. Infomedia India was taken over by Indian media and entertainment company Network 18. Sister publicat ...

'', an interior design publication

References

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