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mid-day photographer's Tendulkar picture bags best photo award

Updated on: 27 November,2014 08:51 AM IST  | 
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Our photographer Atul Kamble's iconic photo of Sachin walking out of the dressing room in his farewell Test match in Mumbai, was declared winner in the MFI-YES BANK National Press Photo Contest 2014

mid-day photographer's Tendulkar picture bags best photo award

Our photographer Atul Kamble added another feather to his cap after his iconic photograph of Sachin Tendulkar walking out of the dressing room on November 15 in his farewell Test match at Wankhede Stadium, was adjudged the winner in the MFI-YES BANK National Press Photo Contest 2014.



The photograph was selected unanimously by the three-member panel of judges comprising award-winning photojournalists Pablo Bartholomew, Arko Datta and Rafeeq Ellias.


The competition received well over 8,000 entries. The image had also bagged the prestigious title of the Wisden-MCC Cricket Photograph of the Year 2013 earlier this year, from among 500 worldwide entries.

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Kamble will receive a prize money of Rs.75,000 for the photo, which was also adjudged the best in the sports category.

Also read: mid-day's Atul Kamble wins 2013 Wisden-MCC cricket photo award

The awards ceremony will be held here next month.

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