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Coping With Life

by Shahidul Alam Posted on November 17, 2009

Practical session under a banyan tree on the banks of the river Mahananda, Chapainawabgonj. © Reza/Drik “Kamera tulen”. Elsewhere, one would think a hundred times before pointing a camera. Permission, legality, issues of representation, all came into play. In any … Continue reading →

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Everything Smelled of Money

by Shahidul Alam Posted on January 1, 2001

Subscribe to ShahidulNews In 1994 Shahidul Alam and Drik Picture Library launched a unique initiative which involved training children from poor, working-class families in Dhaka as photojournalists. Their progress since has been remarkable – now 16 years old, the ‘Out … Continue reading →

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