ABOUT

Who We Are

Studio Goppo is a space dedicated to reviving and reimagining historical photography practices.
The word Goppo—Bengali for “small stories”—reflects our vision: weaving together memories, identities, and cultural histories through photography.

Though rooted in photography, our approach is multidisciplinary—bringing together artists, historians, researchers, chemists, and anyone curious about handmade processes.

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What We Do

• Workshops on historical and alternative photographic processes

• Residency Programme for artists and researchers

• Library & Archive dedicated to 19th-century photography and contemporary writings

• Collaborations across art, history, science, and social research

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Our Vision

To create a platform where diverse voices and practices meet, sparking new ideas and possibilities in photography.

Processes We Explore

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• Chromium-based: Gum Dichromate, Carbon Print, Dust-on Print

• Iron-based: Cyanotype (classical & newly developed at Goppo)

• Silver-based: Salt Print, Albumen, Collodion, Silver Gelatin, Wet Plate, Ambrotype, Calotype

• Iron & Silver-based: Kallitype, Vandyke Brown, and other experimental processes​

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Studio Goppo is where history, chemistry, and storytelling in photography come alive.