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Are too many people taking photographs?

by Shahidul Alam Posted on November 20, 2010

Subscribe to ShahidulNews By Pedro Meyer Zonezero.com I have been asked many times what I think about the fact that nowadays almost everyone takes pictures. The question of course, has a sort of hidden agenda. It suggest that photography has … Continue reading →

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I hear the screams

by Shahidul Alam Posted on August 11, 2006

Even after years of playing Pied Piper with a camera, I am still taken aback by children insisting on being photographed. It was September 1988, and we had had the worst floods in a century. These people at Gaforgaon hadn’t … Continue reading →

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