Ga?l Turine at Chobi Mela

Photo by Ga?l Turine

Ga?l Turine ? Workshop Design Your Project
7 ? 10 February,
Pathshala

Ga?l Turine?s?VOODOO ? The Journey of an African Pantheon?will be on view 25 January ? 7 February at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy

Belgian photographer?Ga?l Turine?started to work on voodoo rituals in 2005, wrapping up the project in August 2010 after receiving the Golden Clover award to continue the project in 2006. The series was published as the book?Voodoo?in January 2011. About the series Turine says, “I wanted to be ?on their side? so to say, not like a press photographer looking for the most impressive pictures to get a double spread, which is the usual kinds of images we can see on Voodoo. I wanted to show the largest range of faces of Voodoo.”

Turine is the author of several monographic works, including?Blindly, a story on the cooperatives for the blind in West Africa. In 2004, after his many journeys in Afghanistan, the book?Being 20 in Kabul?was published.?His?long-running work with the child cancer specialist Eric Sariban led?to the publication of the book?Today is tomorrow?in 2009.

Visit Ga?l Turine?s website:?gaelturine.com

Patrick Witty from TIME magazine at Chobi Mela

Photo by Patrick Witty

Panel discussion: New Directions ? Shifts in Editorial Space
With Shahidul Alam, Ruth Eichhorn and Patrick Witty
Monday, 28 January, 12PM, Edward M. Kennedy Center
Patrick Witty ? Lecture: Picture Editing in?TIME?magazine
Monday, 28 January, 6PM, Goethe-Institut
Patrick Witty is the international picture editor of?TIME?magazine. He?will give a lecture on his work at?TIME?as well as participate in the panel discussion on?New Directions ? Shifts in Editorial Space.?Apart from winning numerous awards with TIME, including the?World Press Photo of the Year?award and the?Visa d?Or for News?at Visa pour l?Image, Witty also served on the juries of the 2011 AnthropoGraphia Award and the 2011 Slovenian Press Photo Award.
In 2012 Witty was included on the?Huffington Post?s ?50 People In Media To Follow on Facebook? list. Follow Patrick Witty on?Facebook.

liveBooks photojournalism roots + Chobi Mela International Festival of Photography

January 9th, 2013
Posted by Andy Patrick in?liveBooks
liveBooks has a long history of commitment to photojournalism, philanthropy and social change. Our CEO Andy Patrick took over the International Fund for Documentary Photography (IFDP) from Mother Jones Magazine in 2001. The IFDP was a grant program started by photographers Ken Light, Michelle Vignes, Marc Riboud, Sebastiao Salgado and journalist Kerry Tremain. In 2001, Andy integrated the IFDP into FiftyCrows, a non-profit he founded to support documentary and photojournalistic photographers that were documenting social issues around the world.

Jack Piccone photography website

Andy and his wife contributed over a million dollars to assure that these important photographic essays made their way into the world and that great storytellers had an opportunity to continue their important work. FiftyCrows and the IFDP has supported many great photographers including?Ed Kashi,?Jack Picone,?Marcela Taboada,?Andre Cypriano, Stephanie Sinclair, as well as in the early years amazing photographers such as?Joseph Rodriguez, Donna Decesare, Nan Goldin, and Shahidul Alam.
Chobi Mela International Photography Festival The grants have been used for many things including financing the continuation of a story that otherwise would not have likely seen funding from traditional means, to starting organizations such as what Shahidul Alam did in the early 1990?s in Bangladesh. From this was born?The Chobi Mela International Festival?of Photography?and the?DRIK Picture Agency.

In 2004?Shahidul Alam,?Chris Rainier,?Wade Davis, Andy and others formed the?National Geographic All Roads Photography Awards. All Roads has supported countless indigenous photographers in their efforts to document their own cultures.

Shahidul Alam photography website

So today, it is with great anticipation and excitement that we share with you one of our favorite events, the?Chobi Mela International Festival?of Photograpy.?If you get a chance ? GO! The festival takes place in Dhaka, Bangladesh and opens on January 25th. What sets Chobi Mela apart from other other photo festivals is that it is not only truly international, but is also perhaps the world?s most demographically inclusive festival.
In keeping with ethos of DRIK, Chobi Mela has always symbolized a struggle against hegemony and oppression. The theme for Chobi Mela VII is Fragility. It will feature photographers from 23 countries and every continent except Antarctica. Exhibitors include well known photojournalists and new ones alike.
Mr. Alam said he created the Chobi Mela festival primarily so Bangladeshi photographers could be more widely exposed globally, extending to international audiences. ?I wanted to create a bridge,? he said. ?But it also gives us a chance to take stock of this remarkable transformation that is taking place within photography in Bangladesh.?
Congratulations to Shahidul and his amazing team? our hearts our with you!

Max Pam to Attend Chobi Mela VII

Photo by Max Pam

Max Pam

Max Pam ? Artist?s Talk
Tuesday, 5 February, 5PM
Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy

Max Pam?s?Indian Ocean Journals?will be on view 25 January ? 7 February at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy

Australian photographer Max Pam?s first book?Going East: Twenty Years of Asian Photography?was featured in Phaidon?s?The Photobook: A History Volume 2?in 2006 and won the prestigious?Grand Prix du Livre Photographique?in 1992. Other published books include:?Max Pam?and?Ethiopia. Pam?s most recent book?Atlas Monographs?won the International Photo Book Prize at?PHotoEspa?a?in Madrid in 2010. His prints are in national and private collections in Australia, France, Great Britain, Italy and Japan.

?For the past 30 years I have consistently returned to fieldwork in Asia as a source of inspiration for my life. The visual production that resulted in these diverse journeys of self discovery in Asia are an autobiographical narrative. As a photographer I am a storyteller and it is the visual language of my story that has formed the basis of a trilogy of work on Asia in the form of 3 books:?Going East,?Indian Ocean Journals?and?Atlas Monographs.? ?Max Pam

Visit the website of Max Pam?http://maxpam.com/

From Bangladesh, a Photo Festival Builds Bridges

Chobi Mela VII in New York Times

By JAMES ESTRIN

There are well over a hundred photo festivals around the world, and new ones pop up almost daily. Many claim to be international, usually exhibiting a few local photographers alongside some international ? read Western ? photographic luminaries.
What sets apart the Chobi Mela International Festival of Photography in Dhaka, Bangladesh, is that it is not only truly international, but is also perhaps the world?s most demographically inclusive festival. Running this year from Jan. 25 through Feb. 7, it will feature photographers from 23 countries and every continent except Antarctica. This year, separate programs, presentations and exhibits focus on photography from China, Russia, Nigeria, Latin America and the Middle East as well as Bangladesh. Continue reading “From Bangladesh, a Photo Festival Builds Bridges”

Aesthetics in Photography by Morten Krogvold

Morten Krogvold has a major impact as a teacher in Norway and abroad. He has so far held more than 100 workshops in Norway & other countries of the world and this is his 6th workshop in Bangladesh. His dynamic black & white and color photographs have been extensively exhibited throughout the world, including Bangladesh, the Republic of China, France Botswana, Canada, Sweden, USA & of course, Norway. Krogvold was appointed Knight of the Order of St. Olav in 2005, received Hasselblad master award in 2002 and he is creative director for Nordic Light International Festival of Photography, Norway from 2006-2012.

The objective of this workshop is to develop participants? aesthetics in photography. Morten will look at the portfolios of each participants concentrating on composition, light, printing & craftsmanship and give valuable feedback. Participants should be prepared to receive honest and hard feedback and push their limits. The focus will be on developing a single image; there will be assignments all through the workshop. His lectures are as inspiring as his photos. It starts with history of art and end with the formation of classic paintings and its relationship with photography.

His teaching methods are novel. Using painting, literature, sculpture and music for inspiration, he imbibes in his students an appreciation of life and culture, which they can use to drive their own photography. Morten is an energetic, lively & resourceful presence in any room, believes ?the winners of the future are those who use creativity & individual thought.?

Workshop Details

Venue-?Pathshala, 26 Jan to 1st Feb
Language-?English
Timing-?Workshop will meet everyday from 9 am to 6 pm- but participants should be prepared to put in longer hours.
Fee-?100 US Dollar/ 8000 thousand Bangladeshi Taka
Logistics-?The fee excludes the cost of accommodation, food, visa fee and all kind of logistics. The students should carry his/her digital camera and laptop.
Participants-?20 students (14 seats are already booked)
Deadline for submission– 10th Jan, 2013, 4 pm Bangladeshi time.
Who can apply– We will give more priority to young (under 30) students from Asia.

Portfolio submission

Photos– Max 15- Story/Series
Dimension– 800 pixels, save as 8, jpeg
Story text– Max 300 word
Bio– Max 300 word
Send to- workshop@pathshala.net?(all in one zip file)

Application Deadline:Jan 10^th, 4 pm (Dhaka time), 2013

For more information please contact?Shahriar@pathshala.net

Bio-Morten Krogvold (born 3 May 1950) is a Norwegian photographer and writer. Krogvold is especially known for his portraits of artists, politicians and other celebrities. He has published numerous books, held numerous exhibitions.

Visit-?http://krogvold.com/

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Glimpses of What to Expect at Chobi Mela 2013

Posted by Priyanka on Better Photography

One of the most significant events in Asia, Chobi Mela is an international festival of photography and was launched in 2000. Held in Dhaka, Bangladesh, the purpose behind the inception of the festival was to showcase the works of Bangladeshi artists alongside the most exciting work from the rest of the world.
The festival was also to be a platform for debate and discussion. And now in its seventh edition, the festival has gone from strength to strength. It has symbolised a struggle against hegemony and oppression.
The theme for Chobi Mela VII is Fragility and it will present the creative works of world renowned as well as hitherto unknown photographers. To be held between 25 January?7 February 2013, the festival promises to be a wonderful melting pot of photographs and opinions. Of course, there is a lot more to look forward to.

The Second Garden by Graciela Iturbide

One of the most influential Latin American photographers, Graciela?s work explores the relationships between man and nature, the individual and the cultural, the real and the psychological.

Naturata-11 — Photo; Graciela Iturbide. Mexico

?What would that second garden have looked like, the first human garden, perhaps a vague and imperfect remembrance of the garden of Eden??
– Fabio Mor?bito (text from Graciela?s series)

Continue reading “Glimpses of What to Expect at Chobi Mela 2013”

River Bloom

By Ranjit Hoskote.

Art in America Column: Atlas Bombay (extract)

If you think of South Asian art today, you likely focus on the subcontinent?s metropolitan centers; on the gallery scenes in Bombay, New Delhi and Bangalore in India, and on artists? circles in Karachi and Lahore in Pakistan. Not surprisingly, it?s the artists who work in these populous, kaleidoscopic hubs of activity, transiting between there and West Europe and North America, who are most often selected by curators to embody the specificity of their place and time.
But where, I suspect, many curators are not yet looking is several thousand miles away from South Asia?s metropolitan centers, in the northeast of India and in Bangladesh, at the geographical edge where the South Asian subcontinent shades away into the Himalayan foothills of Tibet to the north and the tropical lushness of Burma and Thailand to the south. Continue reading “River Bloom”

Demotix Hits A Million Images

Crowd-Sourced Picture Agency Can Work

MIKE BUTCHER

Thursday, October 11th, 2012

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We?ve been covering Demotix since their controversial launch in 2008 and frankly the jury at the time was out on whether they really could create what many had tried and failed to do: a crowd-sourced, breaking news pictures and video agency with a viable business model. Other startups had come and gone in that space, partly because they had focused too much on camera phones. Those images might have been ?on the ground?, but they didn?t turn into businesses which interested major news outlets. We saw Twitpic stumble as it tried this last year, for instance. But Demotix went after real photographers close to the scenes of breaking news. And that question appears to to have been answered today as they hit a million images produced on the platform. Continue reading