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Thousands of young photographers worldwide submitted their images to the?youth photography contest, which aims to raise awareness of environmental issues. Children aged 17 and under were encouraged to illustrate the themes of ‘I love nature’ and ‘I hate pollution’. Here are the winning shots, along with a selection from those shortlisted
Reza Deghati, the organiser of the contest, was the first tutor at Pathshala way back in 1998 who then went on to form the media organisation Aina in Afghanistan. Drik and Aina were partners in the Fredskorpset exchange. Reza was the guest of honour at Drik’s 23rd anniversary.
SOS by Anastasya Vorobko, 8, Russia, first prize winner Grain by Sazzid Ahmed, 17, Bangladesh, shortlisted
Emergency Exit, Juan Carlos Canales, 14, Spain, second prize winner Morning at Situ Gunung by Michael Theodric, 10, Indonesia, joint third prize winner In The Wind by Sophie Vela, 14, France, special prize winner In The Dumps by Mary Ann Tablante, 16, Philippines, shortlisted Fields of Green by Bianca Stan, 14, Romania, joint third prize winner
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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Simply amazing!? Scrolling down this web page of photographs in the early hours of this unusually cold October morning while sitting under a
quilt with my Laptop was so uplifting; a meaningful glimpse into what young eyes are able to capture in a flash of a second for all time to come.
My heartiest congratulations to all these contestants.
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Simply amazing!? Scrolling down this web page of photographs in the early hours of this unusually cold October morning while sitting under a
quilt with my Laptop was so uplifting; a meaningful glimpse into what young eyes are able to capture in a flash of a second for all time to come.
My heartiest congratulations to all these contestants.
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