The book and the film celebrate 40 years of Bangladesh?s turbulent history. Through images by the finest photojournalists in the world and personal interviews of photographers, freedom fighters, refugees and care givers, they map the birth of the nation and record the pain and sacrifice of the ordinary Bangladeshi, in what was one of the most massive human displacements in recent times. ?There are brief references to the complexities facing modern Bangladesh and its hope for the future.
at the Chhayanaut Auditorium, House 72, Road 15A, Dhanmondi, Dhaka 1209
at 11 am on Monday, 12 December 2011
For those of you who missed David Burnett’s brilliant presentation last night, this is a chance to meet him in person. David Burnett, Raghu Rai and Abdul Hamid Raihan are the three photographers interviewed in the film.
Please link with us at www.drik.tv and watch live web streaming of the launch .?The live streaming will commence at 11 am (Bangladesh time), on the 12th of December 2011.
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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Sir, What is the cost of the book and the documentary film?
Regards,
Ankit
The book costs Taka 2500. We haven’t fixed a price for the film yet. But will let you know soon.
Best,
Shahidul
Bardzo interesuj?ce ?r?d?o wiadomo?ci. Jestem bardzo zainteresowana co b?dzie mo?na odnale?? w kolejnych artyku?ach. Szczerze pozdrawiam autora – Sabina