It was founded in September 2005 as an online group in Flickr. Although the primary goal was to provide a worldwide online platform for all the Bangladeshi photo artists, the group gradually evolved and adopted a cross-platform approach, providing support both as an online and a real world photography community. During the last few years, BP has actively organized and participated in real world ex
hibitions, competitions and community meet-ups, while its online platform in Flickr continues as a stable support for new and veteran photographers. Till date, approximately 4,500 members (and increasing) have joined the group online. A large number of these members eventually meet during various events related to photography hosted by BP. The motto of BP is "We share, we care, we inspire!”, which aims to inspire new talents in photography. BP regularly organizes photo outings (popularly known as photowalks), workshops, exhibitions and knowledge sharing sessions. Although a number of online photography groups have been created in various web platforms, Bangladeshi Photographers (BP) stands as the pioneer online photography base of Bangladesh to extend its grasp in real life. From the beginning of its journey, BP has taken several initiatives to promote young talents (both home and abroad) who have pushed themselves in establishing photography as one of the leading art forms in Bangladesh. Every year, BP hosts two notable photography competitions cm exhibitions, namely '60 Shots' and 'Bangladeshi Photographers (BP) Challenge' along with several other regular online competitions. Additionally, photography workshops and outings are organized by the group so that new photographers can get insight about photography and can share their new-found knowledge.
