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Featured in Newspaper: “জীবনে শখই যখন হয়ে ওঠে পেশা” — The Journey of Riddhi Bhattacharjee
In-depth Bengali newspaper feature chronicling Riddhi Bhattacharjee’s journey from a 2000 Darjeeling family analogue camera to founding RAP Education Photography School
A landmark biographical newspaper feature tracing Riddhi Bhattacharjee’s evolution from shooting his first family frames on an analogue camera in Darjeeling in 2000 to pioneering formal education in visual psychology, art philosophy, and commercial photography in eastern India.
In the featured newspaper interview “জীবনে শখই যখন হয়ে ওঠে পেশা” (When a Hobby in Life Becomes a Profession), Riddhi Bhattacharjee shares how his journey began in 2000 during a family trip to Darjeeling with an analogue camera bought by his father. What started as a personal medium of expression soon evolved into freelance wedding, event, fashion, and commercial assignments.
Recognizing that Indian society often conflates merely owning a camera with being a photographer, Riddhi initially attempted to build an academic network for photographers called ‘JPEG dot com’. Learning from early challenges when formal photography awareness was scarce, he founded RAP Education Photography School—beginning with free online classes before establishing the physical academy in Kolkata.
In the feature, Riddhi emphasizes that photography is never a short-term technical course; it is a lifelong art form requiring a deep grasp of Art Philosophy, Visual Psychology, Art History, and real industry discipline, with the ultimate vision of transforming India into a Global Visual Content Hub.
Kolkata, West Bengal, India