On the 4th Septeber 1989, something remarkable happened in Bangladesh. Please join us as Drik joyously celebrates 22 years of distinctive creativity Saturday, 24 September 2011 Programme
6.00 pm?Welcome Dr. Shahidul Alam
6.10 pm?Memories 2010-2011
6.20 pm?Golam Kasem Daddy Memorial Lecture III?by Catherine Masud
7.00 pm?Photo exhibition by Drik?s staff photographers: Mahabub Alam Khan, Saikat Mojumder and Wahid Adnan
Opening by Guest of Honour?Frederiek Biemans, World Press Photo
7.30 pm?Refreshments
Photo Exhibition:?25-30 September, 2011, 3 pm-8 pm
Venue:
Golam Kasem Daddy Memorial Lecture::?Drik Rooftop
Photo Exhibition:?Drik Gallery 1 (first ?oor)?House 58, Road 15 A (New)?Dhanmondi, Dhaka 1209 Lookout for the newly launched Drik website For those of you who cannot come to the book launch of “My journey as a witness” watch it live at Drik TV
Author: Shahidul Alam
Time Magazine Person of the Year 2018. A photographer, writer, curator and activist, Shahidul Alam obtained a PhD in chemistry before switching to photography. His seminal work “The Struggle for Democracy” contributed to the removal of General Ershad. Former president of the Bangladesh Photographic Society, Alam set up the Drik agency, Chobi Mela festival and Pathshala, South Asian Media Institute, considered one of the finest schools of photography in the world.
Shown in MOMA New York, Centre Georges Pompidou, Royal Albert Hall and Tate Modern, Alam has been guest curator of Whitechapel Gallery, Winterthur Gallery and Musee de Quai Branly. His awards include Mother Jones, Shilpakala Award and Lifetime Achievement Award at the Dali International Festival of Photography.
Speaker at Harvard, Stanford, UCLA, Oxford and Cambridge universities, TEDx, POPTech and National Geographic, Alam chaired the international jury of the prestigious World Press Photo contest. Honorary Fellow of Royal Photographic Society, Alam is visiting professor of Sunderland University in UK and advisory board member of National Geographic Society.
John Morris, the former picture editor of Life Magazine describes his book “My journey as a witness”, (listed in “Best Photo Books of 2011” by American Photo), as “The most important book ever written by a photographer.”
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5 thoughts on “22 years of Drik”
Wish I could be present but being from Mumbai, not possible, convey my best wishes
Wish you all the best for now, and long future.
I had an opportunity to watch very closely, how a good thought by an individual can turn to an global institution.
My sincere love and respect to Alam bhai and his beautiful team and fellows both at home and abroad.
Good luck.
Regards
Nazmul
Congratulation!!! to DRIK for a successful journey. Today i read an article on main dreamer and founder of DRIK Dr. Shahidul Alam. Really he has done a lot for our country.
Wish I could be present but being from Mumbai, not possible, convey my best wishes
Wish you all the best for now, and long future.
I had an opportunity to watch very closely, how a good thought by an individual can turn to an global institution.
My sincere love and respect to Alam bhai and his beautiful team and fellows both at home and abroad.
Good luck.
Regards
Nazmul
Congratulations on 22 years! Here’s to the next 22 years?and beyond!
BP
Congratulation!!! to DRIK for a successful journey. Today i read an article on main dreamer and founder of DRIK Dr. Shahidul Alam. Really he has done a lot for our country.
Dear Shahidul
Lots and lots of Mubarakee on this auspicious occasion! May you continue to journey on with success.
Imran and Nighat Mir