Articles by Shahidul Alam
Good Investments
Shahidul Alam profiles the career of the Bangladeshi teacher-turned-banker who recently won the Nobel Peace Prize
Published on: 10/20/2006
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I hear the screams
Shahidul Alam reflects on his work as a photographer and how natural disasters and human conflicts affect the lives of children in South Asia and the Middle East
Published on: 8/28/2006
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Shahidul Alam
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Shahidul Alam is a Bangladeshi photographer, writer and activist. His photos have been shown around the world, from the MOMA in New York to the Centre Pompidou in Paris. He is the former president of the Bangladesh Photographic Society and founder of the award winning Drik Picture Library. He is also the founder of the Bangladesh Photographic Institute and Pathshala, the South Asian Institute of Photography, as well as director of Chobi Mela, a festival of photography in Asia. He has chaired the World Press Photo international jury and is an honorary fellow of the Royal Photographic Society, a board member of the National Geographic Society and the Eugene Smith Foundation. Currently, Alam is a visiting professor at the University of Sunderland and a Regent's Lecturer at UCLA for 2006-2007. (Portrait İMainuddin/Drik)
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