An Exhibition Featuring Pakistani Photographers
Opening: Saturday, 3rd Jan 2009 | 5:00 pm
The Pakistani Photographers’ Organization (PPO), a non-profit entity comprised of Pakistani photographers from across the country and overseas, was set up to develop tourism and to promote Pakistani culture through photography.
PPO’s members have a diverse array of photographic interests; travel photography, people, cultures, street photography, landscapes, nature, and archeology.
Join us this Saturday for the opening of PPO’s first exhibition.
Date: Saturday 3rd January, 2009
Time: 5:00 pm
Venue: The Second Floor (T2F)
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The exhibition will continue until the 9th of January, 2009. T2F’s opening hours are noon to midnight and the gallery is closed on Mondays.
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