1960
Started by DB Thapa returned from Calcutta with the first camera he bought from the money he saved, a Mamiya Super. He started his own photo studio along with his wife Shanti Thapa, by the peepal bot in New Road which is today known as the iconic Photo Concern.
1970
Expansion of services: Collaboration with Pakistan and Bangladesh on movie production and first users of Cinemascope
1974
Royal Stamp of the newly wed King & Queen after their coronation
1978
While there were many rival photo studios, it was when Kodak appointed Photo Concern as it’s sole Nepal agent that business really took off for Photo Concern. Becoming its main agent in Kathmandu meant all other studios had to go through Photo Concern.
1980
Continued to be main distributor for Kodak and purchased the first photo printing machine in Nepal
1995-96
(25 years ago 1CR Nepali rupees) In Australia and Nepal
First buyers in all of Asia
2003
2007
Bought the first digital printer and led by example in starting the digital wave. This allowed customers to enlarge and print photos with ease
Ms. Srijana Thapa, DB Thapa’s granddaughter joins Photo Concern
Mr. DB Thapa passes away
Ms. Srijana Thapa oversees the business as the Chairperson in 2017
She expands the business to multiple verticals of frame manufacturing, object printing, non-woven bags, and taking the business online
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