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Eduardo Santiago’s Reviews > Shahidul Alam: My Journey as a Witness

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

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Upcoming photo contests and residencies

Dear friends of photographyONLY ONE WEEK LEFT DANISH DIGITAL 2012 will close for registration of entries on 4 February. DANISH DIGITAL 2012 is an international salon of photography organanised by Fotoklubben Negativ, Roskilde, Denmark, under patronage of FIAP (2012/007) and … Continue reading

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Clever Conceptual Photo Manipulations That Tell a Story

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

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35 Magnum Photographers Give Their Advice to Aspiring Photographers

35 Magnum Photographers Give Their Advice to Aspiring Photographers by ERIC KIM on SEPTEMBER 26, 2011 Bill Reeves, a passionate photographer who is fortunate enough to have Magnum photographers Eli Reed and Paolo Pellegrin as his mentors, told me about a blog post that Magnum had a … Continue reading

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What really links the ‘urinating marines’ video with Abu Ghraib

In the digital age, people document and share everything – even insults to the fallen Jonathan Jones guardian.co.uk, Thursday 12 January 2012 18.17 GMT A still from a YouTube video allegedly showing US marines urinating on the bodies of dead Taliban … Continue reading

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Not for art’s sake

Abstract of keynote presentation given at National University of Taiwan 8th January 2012. Taipei Subscribe to ShahidulNews One of the videos presented. A compilation from several videos on major protests in 2011 Long before CSR had become a buzzword and … Continue reading

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Lokkhi Terra Concert at Drik

Subscribe to ShahidulNews Drik, Droom Café and friends of Lokkhi Terra have pleasure in inviting you to an evening of Cuban classics, Afro-beat, samba and funky world fusion music by Lokkhi Terra Jazz Quartet Kishon Khan – piano; Jimmy Martinez … Continue reading

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The Best Photo Books of 2011

Subscribe to ShahidulNews The list is in: our 50 favorites of the year, spanning fine art, photojournalism, culture and more By Jack Crager and Lindsay Comstock on December 1, 2011 Our 50 Favorite Books of 2011 In this always-on age … Continue reading

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Meanwhile, In Bangladesh…

Subscribe to ShahidulNews Sayed Asif Mahmud channels Moriyama for an expressive view of his city and country By Dan Abbe on October 20, 2011Expand © Sayed Asif Mahmud From “My City of Unheard Prayers” The work of Sayed Asif Mahmud is my … Continue reading

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Shahidul Alam in conversation with Ranjit Hoskote at Goa LitFest

7:00 pm to 8:00 pm Tuesday 20th December Goa Literary Festival My Journey as a Witness Shahidul Alam in conversation with Ranjit Hoskote Goa Arts and Literary Festival Dec 17-21 2011-11-25 The 2nd Goa Arts and Literary Festival is meant … Continue reading

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