As she travels the world, she takes out her Fujifilm package, places it in her palm, and starts to capture amazing scenes. Lopamudra Talukdar, a street, travel, and documentary photographer from Kolkata, West Bengal, who has a very close link with Siliguri too is currently in Qatar documenting the FIFA World Cup 2022.
The FIFA World Cup 2022 is currently taking place in Qatar, and the moments we see there, such as the winning team’s celebrations, football supporters’ laughter, the emotions on their faces, waving flags, etc., call for top-notch photographers. Lopamudra Talukdar is one such photographic professional.
Lopamudra, also known as “Lopa,” is not only a photographer but also a globetrotter. Thus, her interests have resulted in travel photography. “Photography is a fundamental part of who I am,” she claims. “The same goes for travel. I was actually a traveler first, then a photographer. Consequently, I was naturally drawn to travel photography. I discovered my calling in street and documentarian photography as I dove deeper into the various photographic subgenres.”
She has contributed to several projects all across the world, and her work has been widely published and exhibited. Aside from the FIFA World Cup in Qatar, some of her other projects include capturing the spirit and meaning of faith, Christmas in Romania, capturing the fading customs of India, photographing life in a rapidly modernizing Cuba, the Holi Festival of Colors, the subzero winter lifestyle of the Changpa nomads of Ladakh, etc. Additionally, she worked on projects for National Geographic Traveler, contributed to several travel and photography journals, and covered the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.
Lopa is currently a Fujifilm X-Mentor and has delivered numerous worldwide seminars as well as mentored participants for Canon India. She has received many honours for her superb photographic work, including the First Prize in the Street category of the 2021 Siena International Photo Awards. Being able to see someone from India and the region of West Bengal, excelling in Qatar during the FIFA World Cup is an exciting time for Indians, especially the Bengali-speaking community. You may follow the stories of her current project, FIFA, on her Instagram handle at
