Sri Lanka, the ultimate island safari
A photographic exhibition of leopards, elephants, primates, birds and
teeming bio-diversity to Blue and Sperm Whales. All photographed in one
small, magical island. First staged in London in September, Alliance
Francaise is delighted to bring this exhibition to Colombo. Chitral
Jayathilake and Gehan de Silva Wijeyeratne are two of Sri Lanka's best
known photographers who use their imagery to create livelihoods in
tourism.
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Two of Wijeyeratne’s photographs |
Gehan de Silva Wijeyeratne has had over fifteen books and over two
hundred articles published. He frequently appears on TV programs on
NatGeo, Discovery, Animal Planet, etc as well as on Radio. He has become
a leading publicist for Asian Wildlife. An Imperial College (London)
graduate in Civil Engineering and a British Chartered Accountant and
then Banker, he is presently CEO of Jetwing Eco Holidays (www.jetwingeco.com).
Chitral Jayatilake, for many years has been among the best known
wildlife photographers in Sri Lanka having exhibited his work in
numerous national exhibitions since 2001.
Chitral works for Walkers Tours in Sri Lanka, ( a division of John
Keells Holdings) Chitral won his first award in photography from Prince
Phillip, Duke of Edinburgh aged just 17.
In 2003, following a joint exhibition with his late partner Dr.Ravi
Samarasinha, Chitral published Wilds of Lanka. In December of 2008,
Chitral published his latest book titled
Moments of Truth in the Wilderness - published by Vijitha Yapa
Publications. His work on this book was described by Dominic Sansoni
writing his Foreword as a work replete with "Love, sensitivity and wit"
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A photographic exhibition comprising the works of the two
photographers will be held at the Alliance Française auditorium from
November 19 to December 15. |
