Archive · 2 Sep 2026
Bhopal Exhibition Celebrates 200 Years of Photography’s Visual Legacy
Bhopal is hosting an exhibition about 200 years of photography.
It is called The Legacy of Light.
The exhibition was opened by Alliance Française de Bhopal on Tuesday.
Seven photographers from Madhya Pradesh are showing their work.
Each photographer has a different style and way of seeing the world.
Their photographs show parts of life and culture in the state.
The exhibition also explains how photography has changed over two centuries.
It shows that photographs can tell stories, preserve memories and be works of art.
Alliance Française de Bhopal inaugurated The Legacy of Light: 200 Years of Photography on Tuesday.
The exhibition marks photography’s bicentennial and celebrates Madhya Pradesh’s visual and cultural heritage.
Works by seven photographers from Madhya Pradesh are featured in the showcase.
The photographers are Anil Bhati, Uttam Gurjar, Chetan Soni, Rahil Khan, Sandeep Jain, AM Faruqui and Prakash Hatvalne.
The exhibition explores photography as documentation, storytelling, memory preservation and artistic expression.
- Who
- Alliance Française de Bhopal and seven Madhya Pradesh photographers: Anil Bhati, Uttam Gurjar, Chetan Soni, Rahil Khan, Sandeep Jain, AM Faruqui and Prakash Hatvalne.
- What
- An exhibition titled The Legacy of Light: 200 Years of Photography was inaugurated.
- When
- Tuesday; the articles do not provide a specific date.
- Where
- Alliance Française de Bhopal in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.
- Why
- To mark photography’s bicentennial and celebrate its historical, cultural and continuing artistic importance.
- Exhibition
- The Legacy of Light: 200 Years of Photography
- Location
- Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
- Organizer
- Alliance Française de Bhopal
- Photographers featured
- Seven
- Artists
- Anil Bhati, Uttam Gurjar, Chetan Soni, Rahil Khan, Sandeep Jain, AM Faruqui and Prakash Hatvalne
- Focus
- Photography’s evolution, storytelling, documentation, memory preservation and artistic expression