Doing What I Do
Subscribe to ShahidulNews Why do I do what I do? I know how I started, partly by accident, when I got stranded with a camera I had bought for a friend, but that in itself cannot explain the joy, the … Continue reading
Tag Archives: Poverty
Everything Smelled of Money
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
Posted in Bangladesh, Drik and its initiatives, Photography, Photojournalism
Tagged Children, class, education, participatory, Photography, Poverty, Shahidul Alam, story telling, wealth
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Ruhul Amin’s Story
Subscribe to ShahidulNews The streets of Dhaka looked far from festive last night. The eerie glow of the sodium lamps lit the mounted police and their dogs. There were said to be 5000 in the streets. The barbed wire barricades … Continue reading
Posted in Bangladesh, culture, Governance, Shahidul Alam, South Asia
Tagged police, Poverty, social inequality, wealthy
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