What started with a limited photo book for Barack Obama printed on Hahnemühle Bamboo paper in India in 2009 turned out in a great collaboration of Museo Camera, Centre for The Photographic Arts and Hahnemühle FineArt – Paper ‘Made in Germany’ since 1584. Highly celebrated Indian photographer Aditya Arya, who also founded Museo Camera – one of world’s largest centers for photographic arts – curated this photobook. It has been comprising some priceless archival photographs of Indian Freedom fighters like Mahatma Gandhi presented to Barack Obama in 2009 at his presidential visit to India. All 200 copies of the book have been printed on Hahnemühle´s sustainable Bamboo paper back then.
Barack Obama´s present: The Gandhi Collection on Hahnemühle Paper
“One of the world’s first Hahnemühle Natural Line papers – made of Bamboo and invented in 2008 in formidable action as limited edition for President Barack Obama. Congratulations to Aditya Arya and Museo Camera!” stated Jan Wölfle, CEO Hahnemühle Group.
Now Hahnemühle is delighted to deepen their partnership with Museo Camera, Centre for The Photographic Arts, located in Gurugram, India. This one-of-a-kind museum is dedicated to preserving the rich history of photography, showcasing over 2,500 cameras, historical archives of photographs, and hosts curated exhibitions from around the world.
The Best in the World of FineArt and Digital Printing
The collaboration started end of March 2025 and unites two icons in fine art photography and printing as well as one of Hahnemühle´s Indian distributor for Digital FineArt papers – RSG Solutions Pvt. Ltd. With this partnership, world-class fine art papers are showcased in an immersive museum setting, hosting exclusive exhibitions, masterclasses, traditional printing process workshops, Hahnemühle Art Collectors Prints, and creative experiences for photographers and artists alike.
Museo Camera is bridging the history of photography and image making by showcasing thousands of cameras and historic images from the early days of the photography to museum prints of iconic imagery on Hahnemühle FineArt inkjet paper.
“Museo Camera not only showcases the historicity of image making but celebrates the present by encouraging and providing a platform for the contemporary artists and photography practitioners by providing opportunities to experiment, collaborate, explore, and print their works” celebrates Aditya Arya, founder and owner of Museo Camera, “We will go a long way in showcasing the Indian Art and Photography thanks to Mr. Henrik Bernander, VP and General Manager, and Sanjana Prabhu Go-To-Market Manager at Hahnemühle FineArt. Mr Gulshan Pahwa of RSG Solutions deserves special thanks for creating this truly special project, uniting fine art paper craftsmanship with the legacy of photographic excellence.”
Museo Camera and Hahnemühle bear testament to the power of print to preserve moments for generations. Passion and creativity will move the collaboration forward to projects like presidential photo books and many more.
Wild And Peace – The Convergence of Art and Wildlife by Akash Das at Museo Camera June 28 – July 13 2025
He is a dedicated environmentalist, and his body of work strongly reflects that – the creatures of the wild are always a part of a larger story in his pictures. Over time, some of his pictures have become icons of Wildlife photography, published in International magazines, National Geographic, WWF journals, Time magazine etc., the globally admired Incredible India campaigns and many other celebrated publications. More on the exhibition and Akash Das’ Hahnemühle Digital FineArt paper and PhotoRag® Bright white 310 gsm and Hahnemühle Daguerre Canvas 400 gsm soon here on our blog. Stay tuned!
