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Dr. Noazesh Ahmed (1935- )
Noazesh Ahmed has created a completely
new and vari-colored world in the
photography of Bangladesh. Agricultural
scientist Noazesh Ahmed is a Ph.D. in
plant genetics. His work is diverse and
experimental. Nature, life of the people,
the work-profession-struggle of people,
culture-history-heritage, etc. are all the
subject of his photographs. However, these
express in their presentation his wisdom in
photography, individuality, creativity and
capacity to instill meaning. 83 He creates
‘beauty of reality’ 84 [trans.] through his
view point, composition, color, use of light
and shade, he sometimes displays inner
reality, and sometimes ‘goes close to the surreal.’ [Trans.] With the closely observant
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vision of a scientist, he utilizes the form-size-shape and texture of the subject to
express his statement. He is very passionate about color as the environment and ‘life
is not colorless.’ [Trans.] He won the best award in the first national photography
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fig. 10.22 (top) Ahata exhibition of the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy in 1978. In 1958 his work was
Kokil (Wounded
Cuckoo), photograph included in the important exhibition entitled ‘Portrait of America.’In Washington D.C.
Noazesh Ahmed, and New York of the United States he had an important show titled ‘Bangladesher
© Noazesh Ahmed Pratikriti’ (Portrait of Bangladesh) in 1972 besides having many other exhibitions of
his work at home and abroad. A number of his photography albums have been
fig. 10.23 (bottom) published. Among these are Bangladesh (1975), Portrait of Bangladesh (1983),
Noazesh Ahmed, Bastaber Anyesha (1996) which depict the nature, history-heritage-culture and the
photograph Syed Badrul people of Bangladesh, Banglar Banaphul (1997) on the diverse array of wild flowers
Karim, of Bangladesh, Dhanshiri Naditir Pashey (2004) based on the poetry of Jibanananda
© Syed Badrul Karim
Das is experimental, Chhinnaptra (2004) based on Galpaguchchha of Rabindranath
Tagore, etc. are noteworthy. Furthermore, two books on his photographs have been
published abroad entitled Burma and Nepal. The nature, life, culture, religion,
activities and professions of these two countries are depicted in these books.
4.2 Photographers: Seventies
The seventies saw the advent of a few eminent photographers and their activities
extended further in later times. Anwar Hossain and Nasir Ali Mamun are foremost
among them.
Anwar Hossain (1948-), ARPS , AHPC 88
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Anwar Hossain has received the greatest quantity of international awards and
recognition among the photographers of Bangladesh. Thes distinctive quality of his
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photography is the unique power of imagination and artistic talent in representing his