Category Archives: Southern Exposure

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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Majority World Agency poised for lift off

London, 16th March 2011. MAJORITY WORLD™, the socially responsible image agency, announces major expansion plan at “Responsible Business”, Business Design Centre, London, 17-18 March 2011 Inspiring images, responsibly sourced MAJORITY WORLD™ is a picture agency with a difference. It promotes … Continue reading

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Kalpana’s Family: Living Under State Surveillance

Subscribe to ShahidulNews by Saydia Gulrukh ‘Do the words of all witnesses count equally?’ asks Kalpana Chakma’s brother Kalicharan Chakma. He brings out his diary as he talks to me and says, ‘I have learned from the tragic mistake that … Continue reading

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Give photography a chance

Subscribe to ShahidulNews By Giedre Steikunaite A photograph’s story is not only the one told in the image. Who took a picture, and why, also matters. Now who takes pictures of the developing world, and why? “The vast majority of … Continue reading

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Another View

Subscribe to ShahidulNews Lucia Chiriboga portrays the deep spirituality in Ecuadorian life. Long before Photoshop became commonplace, Lucia began creating complex images by subtle multiple exposures, as a way of weaving multilayered stories of her ancestors. ã Lucia Chiriboga/Drik/Majority World … Continue reading

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The South Takes The Picture

New Internationalist editor Dinyar Godrej’s email asking us to participate in the 400th issue of the magazine a few months ago was a great opportunity. But with Dhaka in flames and our own struggles to ensure some semblance of fairness … Continue reading

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Searching for solutions

It was 1985, when Jun Jun and I came over for our first trip to Nepal. I had nearly died of hypothermia in our trip to the Everest Base Camp, and Jun and a Japanese explorer had saved my life. … Continue reading

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