Sindu Nala Raksha 4.0 - Third Phase

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The final phase of the environmental conservation project "Sindu Nala Raksha 4.0" was successfully ended on 13th February 2021, with the completion of the wildlife photography competition "Through the Lens". Under the theme of  "Conservation through Competition", this phase was organized to increase the society's tendency on conserving wildlife & seeing the beauty and value of wildlife through their eyes! And also it was a great opportunity for the talented young wildlife photographers who admire the wildlife as a gift of nature.

The competition was held online via Facebook platform from 23rd January to 13th February. Two winners were selected at the end of the competition; The winner of " Best Photograph" & "Most Popular Photograph". The title of " Best Photograph" was selected by the judge of competition; who is a professional talented wildlife photographer in Sri Lanka, Mr. Lakshitha Karunaratne. And the "Most Popular Photograph" was selected by the number of votes gained on the photographs which were uploaded on the Official Facebook Page of Leo Club of University of Colombo.

The winners of "Through the Lens" competition was announced as a program on Zoom platform. Mr.Lakshitha Karunaratne who is the judge of the competition, explained  many valuable facts & knowledge on wildlife photography and shared his experiences of wildlife photography, with the participants. 
According to the judgement of the judge, the title of "Best Photograph" was won by the contestant Haritha Vimukthi. And the title of "Most Popular Photograph" was won by the contestant "Sandaru Bimsara", gaining the highest number of votes on his photograph. The winners were awarded with prizes sponsored by Metropolitan Sri Lanka & their photographs are featured on the Newsletter of the Leo Club of University of Colombo.

As the project team, we appreciate all the contestants who took part in the " Through the Lens" competition & also we wish all the very best for their future adventure in wildlife photography!

Ending the third phase as well, it was able to complete the project "Sindu Nala Raksha 4.0" very successfully, for the fourth consecutive year of 2020/2021, being a voice for the voiceless as we expected in the beginning of the project! We thank each & everyone who contributed and supported us in making this project a success from the very beginning!

Leo Lakshan Dissanayake
Faculty of Management and Finance


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