ODOP-LC known as One Day One Photo - Let's Click is a photography community which started it's journey on 21st November, 2012. It was initially a facebook group which over the period of time has created a massive curiosity among the fb members as well as the non internet users. ODOP was the brainchild of Kolkata based film-maker Arin Paul. Along with few others especially Sutirtha Das and Tathagata Das, Arin started this journey as a hobby but to everyone’s surprise the popularity grew beyond expectations. From a mere 90 to 100 members in the first week, ODOP crossed over 6000 members in the first month and presently has a membership base of over 7100. Then it was not only sharing a photo on facebook. Plans were made to go beyond the online platform. The 1st photo-walk was organized in Kolkata in Dec'12 with a good response. CAMARENA also supported the cause and adda sessions started at their showroom. ODOP till date has conducted many photo-walks and many adda sessions at CAMARENA alongwith the prize distribution of monthly contest winners has taken place. CAMARENA sponsors the first prize.
ODOP organized the first photography exhibition at CAMARENA store in May'13. The exhibition was inaugurated by India's Oldest Living Cinematographer Shri Ramananda Sengupta and National Award Winning Film Director Shri Nripen Ganguly. To our surprise we also sold two photographs after the exhibition. ODOP so far has done Photo-Walks in 1.) Kolkata, West Bengal (Organized Every Month), 2.) Pilani, Rajasthan, 3.) Aurangabad, Maharashtra and 4.) Pune, Maharashtra. Photo-walks were not only restricted to India. ODOP organized International Photo-Walks in 1.) Singapore, 2.) Muscat, Oman, 3.) Berlin, Germany and 4.) Bucharest, Romania. ODOP is also planning to come up with more exhibitions, workshops, photo-walks, photo-contests and also planning photo-tourism. We are dreaming and trying to bring the dream to a reality!
ODOP organized the first photography exhibition at CAMARENA store in May'13. The exhibition was inaugurated by India's Oldest Living Cinematographer Shri Ramananda Sengupta and National Award Winning Film Director Shri Nripen Ganguly. To our surprise we also sold two photographs after the exhibition. ODOP so far has done Photo-Walks in 1.) Kolkata, West Bengal (Organized Every Month), 2.) Pilani, Rajasthan, 3.) Aurangabad, Maharashtra and 4.) Pune, Maharashtra. Photo-walks were not only restricted to India. ODOP organized International Photo-Walks in 1.) Singapore, 2.) Muscat, Oman, 3.) Berlin, Germany and 4.) Bucharest, Romania. ODOP is also planning to come up with more exhibitions, workshops, photo-walks, photo-contests and also planning photo-tourism. We are dreaming and trying to bring the dream to a reality!
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