Category Archives: My Photo Essays

Bangladeshi photojournalist Shahidul Alam’s first UK retrospective – picture feast

From Art Radar Journal BANGLADESH PHOTOGRAPHY LONDON GALLERY SHOW The first UK retrospective of works by internationally renowned Bangladeshi photographer and social activist Shahidul Alam is on at London’s Wilmotte Gallery until December 2011. Art Radar brings you a selection of … Continue reading

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London Launch

Subscribe to ShahidulNews London launch of “My journey as a witness” by Shahidul Alam. 10th October 2011. Film by Frode Hegland and Enamul Hoque BBC World Service interview Public Talk at National Geographic Pictures of exhibition at Wilmotte Gallery in Oxford Gardens … Continue reading

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London launch: My journey as a witness

Subscribe to ShahidulNews Book Launch: Organised by Candlestar We invite you to the official UK book launch of ‘My Journey as a Witness’, a book of images by celebrated photographer Shahidul Alam. An extraordinary artist, Shahidul Alam is a photographer, writer, activist, … Continue reading

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My Journey as a Witness

Subscribe to ShahidulNews BUY THIS BOOK Local store |  Online store Shahidul Alam: My Journey as a Witness Edited by Rosa Maria Falvo Pub Date: September 23, 2011 Format: Hardcover Category: Photography – Individual Photographer Publisher: Skira Trim Size: 9-1/2 x … Continue reading

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Long March

Subscribe to ShahidulNews Day One Dhaka to Gazipur Bangladeshi citizens began a long march from Dhaka to Dinajpur to protect the country’s natural resources. The march began at Muktangon in Dhaka with a rally and the first day ended in … Continue reading

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Traces of Absence

An exhibition of photographs by Shahidul Alam There is a wall running along a street. The writing on it is fragmented and cannot quite be made sense of. The image was taken in the middle of the night and a … Continue reading

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No tax on words

Elections are a big thing in Bangladesh. Going back to his village at peak season was an expensive option for my neighourhood fruit seller, Siddique Ali. The election wasn’t so critical in his case, as his candidate was going to … Continue reading

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Venturing Into The Impossible

Subscribe to ShahidulNews ” Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.” Sir Arthur C Clarke “Oh you are going to take pictures? Let me put on my sincere smile. Don’t manage it all the time.” He chuckled, as he … Continue reading

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A State of Danger

The material that follows has been provided by the New Internationalist A STATE OF DANGER This is Shahidul Alam’s inside story, in words and pictures, of the intense struggle against repression which has been raging in Bangladesh, unnoticed by the Western media. … Continue reading

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