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Bibhash Lodh, BS News Agency: The photo exhibition by photojournalists, titled 'Where Pictures Know No Fear', features 265 published and unpublished photographs by 130 photojournalists, capturing various moments in time. Often, feelings that cannot be expressed in words or writing are silently yet profoundly conveyed through a photograph. From the world of politics, sports, and entertainment to tragic accidents and devastating natural disasters—those moments of emotion and expression, captured by the photojournalist's camera, become historical documents over time. The work of these photojournalists, who roam the streets every day with cameras on their shoulders, framing important moments of time without fear of danger, is now showcased in this street exhibition.
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The exhibition 'Where Pictures Know No Fear' has been set up at Sidho-Kanhu Dahar in Dharmatala, featuring a total of 265 published and unpublished photographs taken by 130 young and veteran photojournalists.
The exhibition was inaugurated on Thursday. For the past few years, this unique event has been organized near Dharmatala during Saraswati Puja by the Kolkata Photojournalists' Association. Memorable moments from different times are captured in the frames—black and white pictures of the passing of Mother Teresa or Uttam Kumar, scenes witnessing political changes,
the professionalism of journalists working on the streets at great risk, and also the colorful moments of festivities and joy in the city of Kolkata. There is no extravagance in the arrangement, but the concept has a clear individuality. Not in a gallery or a fairground, the pictures are displayed on the footpath adjacent to Kolkata's busy streets. Pintu Pradhan, the secretary of the Photojournalists' Association,
said that exhibitions in galleries have a limited audience. However, displaying pictures on a busy street will catch the eye of passersby and reach a wider audience. Often, pictures are not published in newspapers, and it's not possible to print all the photographs taken. This initiative aims to present those unpublished pictures to the general public. Since photojournalists work out on the streets, their wish is that all passersby should witness the events captured in their photographs.