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also practiced. However, the other
branches of photography did not
develop at this time. Photographer
Golam Kashem Dady took numerous
photographs of nature and the people’s
life before partition, during the 20s, 30s
and 40s. Brothers Azmal Haq and
Amanul Haq began photography in
their school years, during the 30s
through taking many photographs of the
variety and beauty of eternally green
rural Bengal. Azmal Haq became a
member of ‘The Royal Photographic
Society’ from Pabna in 1957. Amanul
Haq recorded rural culture and rural
traditions in his photographs, besides
documenting natural beauty. The eternal
beauty of rural Bengal was also glorified in the photographs of Naib Uddin Ahmed. He
started photography in the 40s. He took photographs of the famine of this country as
well. In 1956 he bagged first prize from Pakistan in the ‘World Photo Contest’ (fig.
10.4). His photographs were regularly published - and praised by readers - in numerous
national dailies from as early as the beginning of the 50s (fig. 10.4). Photographs by his
younger brother, photographer Dr Noazesh Ahmed was accepted in America, in an
important exhibition under the title ‘Portrait of America.’ He has worked extensively on
various aspects of nature, lifestyle and culture of this country. His photographs feature
reality and nature; beauty and imagination are expressed simultaneously.
Sayeeda Khanum of Faridpur is the first woman photographer among Bengali
Muslims. She embarked on photography in the 50s. She won the first prize in the all
fig. 10.3 (top) Nalgola,
1967, Photograph
Anwar Hossain,
© Anwar Hossain
fig. 10.4 (bottom left)
Fruit of Toil,
Photograph Naib Uddin
Ahmed,
© Naib Uddin Ahmed

fig. 10.5 (bottom right)
Photograph from
Bangladesh (1975)
album, Naib Uddin
Ahmed,
© Naib Uddin Ahmed