Eyes of Madras 8.0 — Chennai PhotoWalk exhibition at Lalit Kala Akademi (7–13 Dec 2026)

When: Sunday 7 December to Saturday 13 December 2026 (seven-day run as printed). Daily opening and closing times are not on the congratulatory poster. Confirm gallery hours on The Chennai PhotoWalk Instagram or at Lalit Kala Akademi before you travel.

Where: Lalit Kala Akademi, Regional Centre, Chennai — 4, Greams Road, Thousand Lights, Chennai 600006.

Entry: Free and open to the public, per CPW's exhibition announcement. No ticket link is printed on the poster.

What is on the walls

After submissions closed 31 October 2026, the curation committee reviewed more than 1,100 images. The mounted showcase, as announced for 8.0, includes:

• 6 street and cultural themes (street life, local emotion, composition, and lighting/architecture)
• 103 participating photographers whose work made the final curation
• 210 printed frames on the gallery walls

Full participant rosters, jury updates, and behind-the-scenes posts are on CPW's social feeds — especially Instagram.

Contact and community hubs

• Email: thechennaiphotowalk@gmail.com
• Instagram: @thechennaiphotowalk
• Facebook: The Chennai PhotoWalk Community

Coordination (community numbers, not mychennaicity.in):

• Saran: +91 99621 33611
• Naveen Kumar: +91 99400 13232
• Vivek: +91 98842 79501

About the edition

Eyes of Madras is CPW's flagship annual exhibition of Chennai street and documentary photography. Earlier editions have used other Chennai galleries; 8.0 is at Lalit Kala Akademi's regional centre on Greams Road. Sponsor logos on the poster include community partners; confirm any sponsor-led programmes on CPW's channels.

This listing is compiled from CPW's poster, public announcement text, and community contact lines. It is not an official Lalit Kala Akademi or CPW legal notice. Confirm dates, hours, and entry rules with CPW or at the venue before you visit.