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Subscribe to ShahidulNews PopTech 2011 Interview: Shahidul Alam on photography for change Lindsay Borthwick ( BIO / POSTS ) | Friday, October 21, 2011 UTC Shahidul Alam walked on stage on Thursday wearing a marigold-colored salwar kameez, a camera over his left shoulder, … Continue reading
Subscribe to ShahidulNews “Ah GMG? When to come when to go. Nobody know.” At least the guy had a sense of humour. I’d woken up at a ridiculous hour to get to the airport on time. The flight was scheduled … Continue reading
Subscribe to ShahidulNews In late 2008 and early 2009 the Norwegian photographer Tom Hatlestad spent four months driving overland between Norway and Bangladesh. Along the way, he asked a hundred people to define freedom. Some of them are featured in … Continue reading
Subscribe to ShahidulNews Jeevani Fernando We sat nervously huddled on the wooden bench of the Haputale Railway Station at 8pm last night, clutching our precious collections from the trip – kithul jaggery from Badulla and jars of orange marmalade, guava … Continue reading
Notice on the welcome pack handed to me as I was taken to the room for “Special Aliens”. JFK Airport. New York. USA Our leisurely breakfast at Coyoacan was interrupted. “It’s Trisha,” said Pedro, handing over the phone. I had … Continue reading
Committed to PEOPLE’S RIGHT TO KNOW Vol. 5 Num 655 Sat. April 01, 2006 Literature Travel Writing “Battuta was here”Shams al-Din Abu Abdallah Muhammad ibn Abdallah ibn Muhammad ibn Ibrahim ibn Yusuf al-Lawati al-Tanji Ibn Battuta was more commonly known … Continue reading
If ever I’d wanted to savour the decadence of flying in a private jet, this was it. The F28 seats 78, less one for the flight engineer. I had the choice seat, 1F, right hand window seat, perfect for viewing … Continue reading
Subscribe to ShahidulNews It was in the early 90’s that Pedro had written. I had only heard of this famous Mexican photographer, a pioneer of digital photography and author of the first photo essay on CD ROM, “I Photograph to … Continue reading
Subscribe to ShahidulNews Comitted to PEOPLE’S RIGHT TO KNOW Vol. 4 Num 53 Sat. July 19, 2003 Literature Travel Writing Bluffing, bluffing, bluffing…. Shahidul Alam In this tale of banging around Beijing on a working tour, our ever intrepid photographer/gearhead … Continue reading
