Tag Archives: Visual Arts

Trespassing on Gallery Walls

“I’d better put on my sincere smile” he said as he straightened up realising I was about to take his picture. Arthur C Clarke, the king of Sci Fi, was only half joking. The sincere smile is certainly not the … Continue reading

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Songs about photographs

14:12Ringo Starr-Photographby TomorrowNeverKnows24608,734views 21:02ENNIO MORRICONE -”Le Fotografie” (1971)by MorriconeRocks36,747views 33:43Guy Clark “My Favorite Picture of You”by MusicFog5,442views 42:42Bobby Mitchell and The Toppers – Send Me Your Pictureby 9thWardJukebox206views 56:34Ultravox – Mr X 1980by dmimsm118,714views 65:25Lotus Eaters – “First Picture Of You”by mandaluyongboy265,026views 76:22Loudon Wainwright – The … Continue reading

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Salil Bera gets honourable mention in World Press Photo Contest 2012

Majority World photographer from India, Salil Bera wins an honourable mention in the Spot News, singles category with the following image: Salil is a senior photographer for The Week Magazine in Kolkata, India. He won the first prize in FCCT in … Continue reading

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Songs of a Wounded Image

(Editor’s introduction to “Birth Pangs of a Nation” produced to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the birth of Bangladesh and the 60 anniversary of the establishment of UNHCR.) The Bangladeshi War of Liberation, like all other wars, has a contested … Continue reading

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Tapas Paul shortlisted in Sony World Photography Awards 2012

Pathshala student Tapas Paul was shortlisted in the Professional category under Nature and Wildlife On Thursday 2 February, the World Photography Organisation announced the shortlist for the 2012 Sony World Photography Awards.  Billed as the global photographic event of the … Continue reading

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Andrew Biraj first judge for MUD Africa Photography/Short Film Competition 2012

Andrew Biraj – Lecturer at Pathshala, South Asian Institute of Photography, Dhaka and staff photographer at Reuters since 2008, has been announced the first judge for the MUD Africa Photography/Short Film Competition 2012  “Throughout the years I have documented  numerous … Continue reading

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Dhaka 9 to 5

Le reportage de Caroline Gillet : Reportage on Wahid Adnan and Bangladeshi photojournalism on French Radio. Le Bangladesh serait le pays où l’on trouve le plus de photojournalistes. Si c’est vrai, c’est en grande partie grâce à Shahidul Alam qui … Continue reading

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If It Bleeds

“Weegee: Murder Is My Business” Through September 2. International Center of Photography, New York. Weegee’s photographs are as much about Weegee as they are about crime. By James Polchin Weegee strikes again Body of Dominick Didato, Elizabeth Street, New York, August 7, … Continue reading

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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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