Happy Camera Club is a social enterprise that teaches photography skills to underprivileged youth. It has a two-pronged mandate: education and creating a marketplace. Through education, it teaches photography basics and advanced skills. In the marketplace, it creates a pool of talented, low-cost photographers. The goal is to help students develop a new career in photography and make a living from it.

1. Happy Camera Club: is a social enterprise to teach the
basics of
photography to the not-so-privileged, and , to...
... help them make constructive use of time
... help them acquire an additional skill set to
make a career choice from

2. It's a personal challenge
Photography + teaching + entrepreneurship
It a natural succession to our learning's as a creative individual
Happiness. Inclusiveness
Ability to implement one's own ideas into well defined actions

3. Students from Bangalore workshop
Happy Camera Club: Students at work

4. Vinod, 17 years (Delhi workshop)

5. Students at work in Old Delhi
Vinod, 17 years

6. Mari Huey Machli,Russell Market,Nagaraj,Bangalore

7. Students’ Work
Reflection and the flight
A— by Rakesh, 15
hungry hippo
— by Gangadhar,19

8. Safdarjung Tomb by Aftab,New Delhi

9. Students’ Work a living out of photography?
Can we make

10. Students’ Work
Can we make a living out of photography?
We chose to work as a for profit social enterprise.
Happy Camera Club
has a 2-pronged mandate
Education
Marketplace
To teach the finer points
for photography - beyond
aim-and-shoot knowledge
To create a commercially
viable resource pool of
talented, cost-effective,
readily-available
photographers

11. Sample work done by our photographer mentors.
Students’ Work
Can we make a living out of photography?
Happy Camera Club
has a 2-pronged mandate
Education
Marketplace
To teach the finer points
for photography - beyond
aim-and-shoot knowledge
To create a commercially
viable resource pool of
talented, cost-effective,
readily-available
photographers
Image by Samyukta Lakshmi.

12. Sample work done by our photographer mentors.
Students’ Work
Can we make a living out of photography?
Happy Camera Club
has a 2-pronged mandate
Education
Marketplace
To teach the finer points
for photography - beyond
aim-and-shoot knowledge
To create a commercially
viable resource pool of
talented, cost-effective,
readily-available
photographers
Images by Sunny Lamba.

13. Sample work done by our photographer mentors.
Students’ Work
Can we make a living out of photography?
Happy Camera Club
has a 2-pronged mandate
Education
To teach the finer points
for photography - beyond
aim-and-shoot knowledge
1.JPG
Marketplace
To create a commercially
viable resource pool of
talented, cost-effective,
readily-available
photographers
Image by Siddharth Jain.

14. Sample work done by our photographer mentors.
Students’ Work
Can we make a living out of photography?
Happy Camera Club
has a 2-pronged mandate
Education
To teach the finer points
for photography - beyond
aim-and-shoot knowledge
1.JPG
Marketplace
To create a commercially
viable resource pool of
talented, cost-effective,
readily-available
photographers
Image by Arati Rao

15. Sample work done by our photographer mentors.
Students’ Work
Can we make a living out of photography?
Happy Camera Club
has a 2-pronged mandate
Education
To teach the finer points
for photography - beyond
aim-and-shoot knowledge
1.JPG
Marketplace
To create a commercially
viable resource pool of
talented, cost-effective,
readily-available
photographers
Image by Nishant Ratnakar

16. Sample work done by our photographer mentors.
Students’ Work
Can we make a living out of photography?
Happy Camera Club
has a 2-pronged mandate
Education
Marketplace
To teach the finer points
for photography - beyond
aim-and-shoot knowledge
To create a commercially
viable resource pool of
talented, cost-effective,
readily-available
photographers
Image by Mahesh Shantaram

17. Sample work done by our photographer mentors.
Students’ Work
Can we make a living out of photography?
Happy Camera Club
has a 2-pronged mandate
Education
Marketplace
To teach the finer points
for photography - beyond
aim-and-shoot knowledge
To create a commercially
viable resource pool of
talented, cost-effective,
readily-available
photographers
Images by Sethu Sethuraman.

18. HCC events
Exhibitions, Galleries and field outings

19. HCC Events
Action at photography workshop

20. HCC Exhibition
Event at Chitra Kala Parishath

21. Where HCC has gained visibility.
A very PRESSing matter ...
Events
Media presence

22. Where HCC has gained visibility.
A very PRESSing matter ...
Events

23. Our Partners

24. Our Partners

25. Happy Camera Club
Case Study

26. Aftab Akram – HCC student from New Delhi

27. First Assignment with Lele Sports in Delhi

28. Second Assignment – In Udaipur with Boond

29. Second Assignment - with Boond

30. First Payment from HCC

31. HCC Presence
Widening reach
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Creating an eco system with Mentors, NGOs and students and Corporates
Centers - Delhi/Bangalore/ Mumbai
Nirbhaya Fundraising Campaign
Student work exhibited at Thalam, Bangalore and Chitra Kala Parishath, Bangalore
Investments
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Brand building & enhancing our social presence through social media and networking tools
In Technology for an interactive web 2.0 website, Blog
Partnerships with Corporates, social institutions & associations
In vendor relationships and design firms
In participation in festivals and events to engage with like minded people and build awareness
In mentors/ students/ participants who can make a difference

32. What can HCC offer
Short term
• Marketing Solutions
• Content creation for brand building and Social Media
• Internal Marketing and HR
• Photography Workshop for Employees
• Employee Engagement - Knowledge partner for starting or
enabling a Photography Club
• Coverage of events (Town Hall, Product Launches)
• Customer Experience
• Photography contest for HNI customers/ Blue Chip customers
• Fulfil CSR objectives
• Enable skill building for students from disadvantaged
backgrounds
• Employ same students to create content for Annual Report,
Investor presentations

33. What can HCC offer ING
Long term and Ongoing
Fulfill Corporate Social Responsibility
• HCC is the bridge between Corporations and Social Non
profits/ NGO’s
• Provide a more sustainable and long term opportunities
for the differently –abled and underprivileged
• Provide opportunities to employees to build empathy /
team building and management skills
• Participating in programs with the underprivileged
/ differently abled
• Teach students of these institutions
• Donate in cash or kind
Branding and PR
• Make available award winning world class photographers
to cover events / product shoots/ office photography/
Annual day/ sports day/ Town Hall
• Opportunity to sponsor a workshop / series of workshops
with HCC ( Title Branding)
Customer Experience and Delight
• Exposure to thought leaders and opinion
makers through curated events to existing
customer base / followers on Social Media
• Educational / Quizzing module
Communities and Social Media
• Create a property in partnership with HCC –
Curated talks , events , presentations specifically on
photography and on social change through
photography
• Can also be used for special Product demos,
launches or a CUG (Closed User Group) soft launch
market feedback and testing

34. Create an atmosphere
of OPEN source knowledge
by working with
professional designers
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