iMAGE Photoclub

Image Photographic Association, Palakkad was founded in 1969 by a group of creative photographers led by late Sudhakara Menon who was the official photographer of the Maharaja of Bikanir, Madhu Ambat, the well-known cinematographer, late I. Syed Ismail, a trade union leader, and late A.C. Babujayan, an agriculturist and organizer of farmers, who was then a college student and some other like-minded camera-enthusiasts of Palakkad. In the monthly meeting the members bring their latest creations for a critical appraisal by other members and their latest acquisitions in cameras and accessories for the benefit of all the members. From 2021 onwards online Solo exhibitions of members are exhibited through YouTube around the month of June. An annual print exhibition of the latest creations of the members is conducted in December, every year, and All India Salons are conducted at five year intervals.