Mysore/Mysuru, Aug. 21 -- A three-day photo exhibition of ancient temples of Karnataka organised by retd. Information Department Officer T. Kempanna was inaugurated by Karnataka Lalithakala Academy Chairman P. Sampath Kumar at Suchithra Art Gallery in Kalamandira, here on Aug. 19.

Speaking on the occasion, Sampath Kumar said that he had been observing the photography of Kempanna for the past three decades, especially those from rural areas that educate people about rural lifestyle.

Stating that painting and photography were inter-related, Sampath Kumar said both painting artists and photographers were dependent on light. "While painting artists needed canvas, photographers were dependent on cameras," he said.

Further, on watching the p...