My rating: Shahidul Alam: My Journey as a Witness by Shahidul Alam, Rosa Maria Falvo (Editor) Eduardo Santiago‘s review Jan 01, 12 Recommended to Eduardo by: Ginger Painful to read. Troubling… but beautiful and inspiring as well. Alam comes across as deeply bitter, but … Continue reading
By Sonali Vora Editor’s note: Storytellers have always been inventive people. While evangelists fight over whether original pixels are intact in a modern photograph, it is worth looking at how people have embraced the new technology to create compelling images … Continue reading
Subscribe to ShahidulNews For Artists and Performers, Britain Puts Out an Unwelcome Mat (New York Times) From left: John Ewing, Korine Fujiwara, Charles Wetherbee and Kristin Ostling of the Carpe Diem Quartet. Photo: Karina Wetherbee By SARAH LYALL Published: October … Continue reading
Subscribe to ShahidulNews Published on Saturday, September 24, 2011 by CommonDreams.org by Claudia Lefko We’ve been here before, confronting this question of children’s art, and why it creates such a stir. I wrote about it in May 2006 when Brandeis … Continue reading
Subscribe to ShahidulNews Chobi Mela VI 2011 First of all, I would like to thank all 26 of the students in this workshop for being willing to undertake hard labor and endure pressure to push limits, break boundaries and grow. … Continue reading
Subscribe to ShahidulNews Posted on February 2, 2011 by Chulie de Silva in Chobi Mela VI blog Dhaka, Bangladesh. February 2, 2011: Chobi Mela VI – International Festival of Photography draws to a close on a high note after a two weeks … Continue reading
Subscribe to ShahidulNews Wasn’t sure how it would work out. But it was an interesting suggestion from Lino. “Just do what interests you. Take what grabs your eye” she had said. The embankment in Rayerbazaar was built to protect the … Continue reading
Subscribe to ShahidulNews Newsweek by Alexandra A. Seno ‘Geometric Landscapes and the Spectacle of Force’, Seher Shah. Seher Shah / Courtesy of artist and Bose Pacia, New York “Why have there been no great women artists?” asked American art historian … Continue reading
Subscribe to ShahidulNews Apni kisher chobi tolen? Just what is it that you’re taking a picture of? It’s a question a photographer is commonly asked. It happens particularly when a lens is pointed at nothing in particular. At least nothing … Continue reading
Subscribe to ShahidulNews What of the photograph made out of nothing? What about painting with light? Is it photography? Surely if we can paint with light we can paint with dreams, create the morning mist or the afternoon glow. Is … Continue reading
