Kishor Mridha inspired for traveling and photography at the time of visiting Sundarbans in 1995. Kishor gets chance to be a trainer for basic photography soon after his completion of Basic Photography training at Dhaka University Photographic Society (DUPS). After completing his MBA at University of Dhaka he studied Photojournalism in South Asian Institute of Photography (Pathsala). In the field of photography he’s known as Indranil Kishor. He joined Bangladesh Tourism Expansion Forum (BTEF) in early 2003 and travelled all almost each part of Bangladesh. Kishor became member of Bangladesh Bird Club and has been participating Coastal Bird Surveys since 2010 as a wildlife photographer. From 2001-2012 he has participated several group photography exhibitions and workshops held in Bangladesh, China and Canada. He was working as freelance photographer for local community, newspaper and industry since 2000. His assignments led him to India, Bhutan, China, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand. Kishor inspired by Dr. Shahidul Alam. Kishor develop his skill of professional photography with the help of Quazi Hamidul Haque. At present he is leading photography department of Drik. Long distance motorbiking is another area of Kishor’s interest since 2008. He enjoys photographing nature, wildlife, landscape, adventure, different cultural festivals etc. Kishor dreams to travel around the world, photographing the journey.

Debashis Chandra left his career in engineering to pursue his passion for photography. His work has been published in Project Water, World Nomads and National Geographic. Currently he is interning at Drik and is interested in documentary photography.

Being born in Bangladesh, a third world country, I had the privilege of witnessing different strata of society and the inherent socio-economic issues that exists. Bangladesh is one of the most crowded places on earth, and there exists a never ending fight for existence for most of the people living here. Families struggle day and night to survive. I was shocked to experience that most of us don’t even care for development of women and their rights. We as human beings can never progress without the upliftment of women in the society. I started as a feature photographer in The Daily Star (a leading English daily in Bangladesh). After my stint at The Daily star, I contributed to another English newspaper The Daily sun, as a Staff Photographer. I am a third year student in the Advanced Program in Photography at PATHSHALA, South Asian Media Academy. In the year 2012, I was nominated for ‘Joop Swart Masterclass’ organized by ‘World Press Photo’ the Netherlands. In the same year I was selected as a finalist in Roberto Villagraz scholarship of Photography – EFTI School of Photography and Image Centre, Madrid, Sapin. My works have been published in different local and international news media like Sunday times Magazine, Fotovisura, UCAN News, The Daily Star, Daily Sun, Daily Jurantor, Daily Ittefaq, Daily Prothom alo, Drik news and also exhibited in many photo exhibitions across the country. My focus is on social issues, rural development, and women rights and development in Bangladesh. Currently I work as staff photographer for Drik picture agency and DrikNEWS an international photo agency based in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Wahid Adnan by profession is a photographer of Bangladeshi origin. His likes to work with human and focus on the complex community that exist in our society, be it in a ship breaking yard or under drainage sewer of the city. At present he is working as staff photographer at DrikNEWS, an international news photo agency based in Dhaka, Bangladesh. (www.driknews.com). He is also studying in 3rd year in advanced program in photography in PATHSHALA, South Asian Media Academy. In the year 2009 and 2010 he was nominated for ‘Joop Swart Masterclass’ organized by ‘World Press Photo’. His work is published in National Geographic Magazine, Reader’s Digest, The Guardian, The Daily Star and The Daily New Age (Bangladeshi National Dailies), Himal Southasian, Better Photography and etc. Beside that Adnan was practicing lawyer from 2005-2007 in Chittagong Bar but decided to change his track to photography taking a much loved hobby as a profession.

Work Experience

2008 – : Staff Photographer, DrikNEWS, an international news photo agency

based in Dhaka, Bangladesh. (www.driknews.com)

2005 – 2007: Civil Law Practice in Chittagong Bar, Bangladesh.

Publications

* Photo published in ‘On Assignment’ in National Geographic Magazine in June, 2009.

* Photo Published in “Unseen Asia” category of Reader’s Digest Asia in June, 2007.

* Photo Published in “Your Shot” category of National Geographic Magazine in August,

2008.

* Published work in “The Daily Star” and “The Daily New Age” (Bangladeshi National

Dailies), (2007- ).

* Published work in “Himan Southasian”, December 2008.

* Published work in Photos & texts, “The New Nation”, Bangladeshi National Daily,

(2007- ).

* Published photos and photo story in “Better Photography” the monthly magazine

from India; December 2008, July 2009 and March 2010.

Exhibition

* Celebrating 22nd Year of Drik : (group) organazied by Drik Picture Agency (Limited).

* ‘Disaster and Climate Change’: (group) organized by Concern Universal Bangladesh

in Hereford, United Kingdom in 2009.

* ‘Security in Dhaka’ : (group) organized by Deutsche Geselleschaft fur

Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) in Dhaka, 2009.

* ‘Ocean in Focus’ : (group) organized by SAFE on World Ocean Day in

Dhaka, 2009.

* ‘Working People Developing Country’: (group) organized by Maati Imaging

Bangladesh in Dhaka, 2009.

* ‘Image Manipulation’ : (group) images created at workshop by French Artist

Pascal Monteil, Alliance Francaise de Chittagong,

Bangladesh, 2008.

* ‘World Photography Day’ : (group) organized by Center for Photography and

Visual Arts in Chittagong, 2007.

* ‘Historical Sites of Bangladesh’: (group) organized by Maati Imaging Bangladesh in

Dhaka, 2007.

* ‘Lifescape’ : (group) Alliance Francaise de Chittagong,

Bangladesh, 2007.

* ‘Bangla’r Mukh Ami Dekhiachi’:(group) Organized by Bishaud Bangla in Chittagong,

Bangladesh, 2007.

* “Light More Light” : (group), organized by Chattagram Photoartist

Club Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2006.

WORKSHOP & CONFERENCE

* 2012: Training on ‘Online and Multimedia Journalism’ organized by International

Institute for Journalism (IIJ) of GIZ GmbH in Berlin, Germany.

* 2010: Workshop on ‘Documentary Photography as Art: A Field Day for the

International Contemporary Art Curator’ conducted by Peruvian curator and

art critic Jorge Villacorta.

* 2010: Workshop on ‘Reportage Project’ with Pathshala – Oslo University College -

Photo Bank Collaboration program.

* 2008: Workshop on ‘Telling Story’ with Bjerkely Folkhoyskole, Norway in Pathshala.

* 2008: Workshop on Image Manipulation organized by Alliance Francaise Chittagong,

conducted by French Artist Pascal Monteil.

* 2007: Workshop on Photojournalism organized by DrikNEWS.

* 2006: Workshop on Photojournalism organized by Chattagram Photo Artists’ Club.

* 2005: basic photography in Photoart Institute.

SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT

* Finalist in Magnum Expression Award 2011.

* Achieved Award of Excellence in 66th College Photographer of the Year (CPOY) in

2011.

* Nominee for ‘Joop Swart Masterclass’ organized by ‘World Press Photo’ in 2009,

2010 and 2011.

* Awarded in contest titled ‘Disaster and Climate Change’ organized by Concern

Universal Bangladesh in 2009.

* Won award in ‘Ocean in Focus Conservation Photo Contest’ organized by Marine

Photobank in 2009.

* Awarded in 6th Smithsonian Photo Contest, 2009.

* Awarded in Fresh M.I.L.K, 2009.

* Awarded People & Planet International Photo Competition 2009.

* Awarded in 70th International Photographic Salon of Japan (Asahi Shimbun) held in

2009, organized by The All-Japan Association of Photographic Societies (AJAPS).

* Awarded in 67th International Photographic Salon of Japan (Asahi Shimbun) held in

2006, organized by The All-Japan Association of Photographic Societies (AJAPS).

* Awarded in 66th International Photographic Salon of Japan (Asahi Shimbun) held in

2005, organized by The All-Japan Association of Photographic Societies (AJAPS).

Photography Experience (Others)

* 2009: Fixer to John Stanmeyer, contract photographer of National Geographic

Magazine, in Bangladesh in a project on the global food crisis that was

published as ‘The End of Plenty’ in National Geographic Magazine in June,

2009.

* 2010: Fixer to Jonas Bendiksen of Magnum, contract photographer of National

Geographic Magazine, in Bangladesh in a project on the ongoing climate

change and how Bangladesh cops with it.

*2011: Fixer to Peter Gwin of National Geographic Magazine, in Bangladesh in a

project on Ship Breaking Industries in Sitakunda, Chittagong.

Habib has been working in photography for over 10 years.Habib currently serves asa Photographer of Photography Depertment.ofDrik Picture Library Ltd.

Who explores issues of human rights,envernment,&culture.He believes that we have the control to create our own reality.His works encourages audiences to challenge popular false beliefs and to develop creative and spiritual approaches to all life situations.

He completed his Masters degree in Psychology. Before opting photography, Habib had mastered the Non-linear Video Editing, Interactive Multimedia content authoring.

After 05 years of this work, she shifted his focus to a mission that has been close to his heart.

His photographs have been published in magazines, books, calendars and commercial advertising projects around the world. His images have appeared in a wide variety of publications of national & international NGOs & commercial Houses.

Worked as a resource person at National Institute of Mass Communication (NIMCO).Recently as a tutor, he completed UNICEF funded  Photography workshop (Living in the Urban Jungle) for working children at Barishal.

He has a special interest in photo documentation on cultural activities and children.

He achieved Honourable Mention Prize in Celebrating Life, a national photography contest arranged jointly by Standard Chaterd Bank and the Daily Star in 2009.

POSTGRADUATE CERTIFICATE COURSE on BROADCAST and CROSS-MEDIA JOURNALISM

We would like to announce that BRAC University and Pathshala Broadcast and Multimedia Department in collaboration with ERASMUS University in Rotterdam is offering the 2nd batch Postgraduate Certificate Course on Broadcast and Cross-Media Journalism starting on May 19th 2013.This course is designed to impart theoretical critical understanding of broadcast and new media trends, as well as to provide practical training.

Admission criteria

Prospective students must have an approved Bachelor’s degree in any subject, with a minimum CGPA of 2.5 or equivalent. In some exceptional cases, such as an experienced journalist or media person, this rule may be relaxed.

Curriculum Structure

A total of 12 credits would be required for the completion of this one-semester certificate course. Classroom hours will be 3 hours per week per 3-credit course for 13 weeks. An extra examination week will also be counted.

Core areas of the courses

1. Presentation and Interview (3 credits):

This course will teach students on how to structure different types of interviews, including informative interviews, human interest interviews and confrontational interviews. Making interviews and presenting them for television, will include issues such as anchoring. Emphasis will be given on diction and pronunciation.

2. Investigative Reporting (3 credits):

This course will introduce students to different research methods and principles. Students will be guided towards principles that will help them in finding a story and illustrating it with facts and figures. Data management and presentation will be an important component.

Strategy and methods of investigation and verification will be emphasized.

How to identify and quote sources will be part of the training imparted here.

3. Documentary Film (3 credits):

The theory and practice of documentary film-making will be the main focus of this course. The course will debate issues of the difference between reality and fiction, before scripting for documentary films, putting their ideas into scriptable form, and will be encouraged to do analysis and research before embarking on their projects. Elements of producing and making a documentary film will be debated and discussed. Practical assignments will involve producing short documentary items.

4. Cross Media Storytelling (3 credits):

Cross media tells stories and conveys information through different media forms using one platform that is the internet. These stories and information are broadcast through the internet, television and mobile phones, and other newly-emerging technologies. Students will be trained in using this new platform, through cross media conception, including storytelling, eliciting user generated content, and analyzing the relevance of their stories.

Students will work on their own cross media projects during the course.

Facilities:

* Special evening and weekend classes

* State-of-the-art broadcasting equipment and studio

* Rich library with free access to online journals

* Free WiFi access

Admission information:

Application deadline: April 24, 2013

Admission Test:

April 26, 2013

Time: 10:00 am

Classes start:

May 19, 2013

Apply online:

www.bracu.ac.bd/apply

Contact us:

BRAC University

66 Mohakhali, Dhaka 1212

PATHSHALA

Broadcast and Multimedia Department

TK Bhaban, 13 Kawran Bazar, Dhaka 1215

Tel: 01927 122 140, 01780 379 399.

Email: admission@bracu.ac.bd, info@pathshala.net

Born in 1935 in Gaibandha, Bangladesh, Bijon Sarker was the official photographer of Bangladesh Tourism Corporation for 23 years. A founder member of Bangladesh Photographic Society (BPS) he became its president in 1990s. He won the Asian Cultural Centre First Class Award in 1977, besides many other national and international awards throughout his career.

Muhammad Aminuzzaman of DrikNews receiving the Manthan Award in the category E-NEWS and MEDIA. 2nd December 2012. Delhi. INDIA

Dhaka, 3 December 2012: Drik celebrates its win in the Manthan Award 2012 for the innovative Rural Visual Journalism Network (RVJN), an initiative that trains district correspondents to use Apple iPod Touch technology to produce multimedia stories from rural Bangladesh. The RVJN Project Manager, Muhammad Aminuzzaman, accepted the award in the “e-news and media” category, at a gala ceremony in the Habitat Centre in New Delhi, India on 1 December 2012.

Manthan Award is an initiative in India to recognize the best practices to promote digital content creativity in South Asian and Asia Pacific nation states for development. There were overall 33 winners in 16 categories, selected from 470 entries submitted by organisations in 36 countries to this competition.

RVJN has currently trained thirty journalists using the new technology and uses it imaginatively to rewrite old issues faced by media and give voice to rural citizens of Bangladesh. The Network focuses on the disadvantaged representation of women and children in the media sector and generating employment for the district correspondence through sales of the multimedia stories. The topics currently covered include environmental issues, governance, gender issues, human rights, cultural and religious festivals, and livelihood. Over the next three years the trained correspondents are expected to produce multimedia (photography, video, text) stories from the 64 districts of Bangladesh. The stories are distributed by DrikNews.

The training course is an intensive, comprehensive multimedia workshop. The course includes an introduction to the iPod touch, the main device for producing and editing the multimedia visuals, basic video skills, basic audio skills combined with journalism, and news-reporting techniques.

RVJN is a component of the Press Freedom 2.0 programme in Bangladesh and is supported by the World Press Photo. http://www.worldpressphoto.org/news/rural-visual-journalism-network-launched-bangladesh 

For Rural Stories from RVJN:  www.driknew.com/site/rvjn

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Contact:  Chulie de Silva, Communications Manager;

Email:chulie@drik.net; Tel: +880 1927 122 141

Kamal Hossain, Network Coordinator:

Email: kamal@drik.net; Tel: +880 1712 095 729

Dhaka, 2 December, 2012: Drik received the Asia Publishing Award for “Birth Pangs of a Nation” in the “Best Insights into Asian Societies (Non-Fiction) Category” at a Gala award ceremony in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia on 30 November, 2012.

Datin Paduka Marina Mahathir accepted the award on behalf of Drik.  She delivered Drik’s acceptance speech, which said:

Ladies and Gentlemen,

Drik today would like to thank the Asia Publishing Committee for this recognition and UNHCR Bangladesh for their support in this endeavor. Thanks are also due to the core team and many others who contributed to the production of this book.

However, this award belongs to the brave and courageous people portrayed in this book and the twenty photographers from Bangladesh, France, India, UK and USA who themselves took risks to document the events.

The Bangladeshi War of Liberation, like all other wars, has a contested history. The number killed, the number raped, the number displaced, are all figures that change depending upon who tells the story. But the visual record is a testament to the resilience, the powerful spirit and dignity of the people who were caught in this war.

It is our wish that the younger generation will be inspired by the powerful spirit and courage of the people of Bangladesh. Coming after 40 years, we remember them today, with both a tear and a smile. Thank you.

The book and the film “The Birth Pangs of a Nation” was produced in 2011 to celebrate 40 years of Bangladesh’s turbulent history and to present a visual map of the birth of a nation.

“It was a great honor to collaborate with the inspiring team at Drik on ‘The Birth Pangs of a Nation’ and we are delighted by this recognition from the Asian Publishing Convention,” Craig Sanders, Representative, UNHCR Representation in Bangladesh, said. “While the images in this book bear witness to the tumultuous events leading up to Bangladesh’s independence, they also tell a powerful human story.  We’re grateful if this book in some small way has had an impact.”

The story poignantly unfolds through images by some of the finest photojournalists in the world and personal interviews of photographers, freedom fighters, refugees and care givers. Some of the photographers have long since passed away. Those who are alive recall events as each experienced it, from a particular vantage point. All this made it a unique compilation that adds to the rich fabric of the history of the country.

The book and the video film are available from:

Drik Picture Library

House 58, Road 15 A; Dhanmondi, Dhaka 1209, Bangladesh

Contact: office@drik.net

For more about the book and a selection of images: http://drik.net/the-birth-pangs-of-a-nation/

See also: http://drik.net/

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Contact:  Chulie de Silva, Communications Manager;

Email:chulie@drik.net; Tel: +880 1927 122 141

We Mourn

We at Drik and Pathshala are enormously saddened by Kazi Biplob’s tragic and premature death. The arrival of death is never certain but for one so promising and young it was tragic and has left a significant void amidst us. Biplob was more than just a friend of Drik and Pathshala; he was a talented artist who interacted positively and was very keen to make a significant contribution to the photographic community. Everyone who knew him was touched by his positive spirit. We always welcomed seeing him at Drik and Pathshala.

His passing will not only leave a gap in our lives, but in the hearts of everyone who knew him. Biplob’s memory will be treasured and will always remain deep within us.

Our sincere thoughts and prayers are with him, his family and friends.

With deepest sympathy,

Drik and Pathshalabashi