Capturing ‘Colours of the World’

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Virtusans display the globe as they see it in vivid photography

By Cheranka Mendis

Leaving their IT related equipment the employees of Virtusa Sri Lanka picked up their cameras and went on a snapping spree capturing what was later called ‘Colours of the World.’The photographs which on Wednesday became an exhibition showing the creativity, the eye for detail and the various minds of the fellow Virtusans was a success and was held at Orion City, No. 752, Dr. Danister De Silva Mawatha, Colombo 9.

The photographs were captured under four themes: Nature, Places, People and Abstract and had some incredible painting like photographs capturing subtle moments of natural and material elements that we would otherwise perhaps overlook as common day to day phenomena.

An annual event the digital photography exhibition is titled ‘Silver Pixels’ and was this time themed as ‘Colours of the World.’ Under the theme, this year’s exhibition was said to have received over 250 entries in total.

Speaking about the exhibition and its importance since its inception, Prasanna Obadage, Director HR Virtusa Sri Lanka Advance Technology Centre said, “Virtusa as an organization seeks out the best talent to join our global team. Our efforts in this regard have helped us in acquiring and developing a very vibrant team that has diverse skills and talents. This exhibition was initiated in 2005 as a result of our desire to showcase one such talent- photography. We take a lot of pride in exhibiting the abundant talent and skills of Virtusans across our offices and Advanced Technology Centers across the world. We strongly believe that events such as these give all of our fellow Virtusans ideal opportunities to celebrate life and broadening horizons as one truly global team.”

The Chief Guest for the event Edward Hartney also speaking at the event express his delight over the photographs on display. “The exhibition shows that apart from sitting in front of a computer and typing away the Virtusans have a good eye for creativity. It shows that the best of Sri Lankan minds are engaged here.”

Awards of certificates were given to five top most favourites under each category while separate prizes were given under the Flicker People Choice Award which went to Anjelo Samarawickrama and Best Photograph chosen by Hartney which went to Devin.

Virtusa is a global information technology (IT) services company providing IT consulting, technology implementation and appreciation outsourcing services. Using its enhanced global delivery model, innovating platform approach and industry expertise, Virtusa provides high-value services that enhance clients’ business performance, accelerate time-to-market, increase productivity and improve customer service.

Pix by Dinuka Liyanawatte