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5.3 Women Photographers: New Generation
With the expansion of education in photography
and increase in various activities quite a number
of women photographers have entered the arena.
After completing the basic photography course
from the Dhaka University Photography
Academy in 1986 and upon graduating from
‘Pathshala’ in photography in 2000 Munira
Morshed Munni began to practice professional
photography from 1996 and including
photographing stills of art films she is now
working as a photographer enlisted by UNICEF.
Furthermore, notable among the new generation
women photographers are Masuma Pia, Farzana
Khan Godhuli, Syeda Farhana, Kakoli Pradhan,
Snigdha Zaman, Juthika Howladar, Sanjida
Shaheed, Sameera Haque, Laila Anwar Bindu. Besides the various trends in currency, fig. 10.33 (top) Prarthana
the women photographers have occasionally pictured their own situation from a (Worship), photograph
different perspective. On 8 March 2005 on the occasion of the International Women’s Sayeeda Khanum,
© Sayeeda Khanum
Day the senior and junior photographers of the country held a group exhibition in the
program of ‘Bikkhubdha Nari Morcha’ under the banner ‘Jwaley Uthi Sahoshi Nari.’ fig. 10.34 (bottom)
Recently on 8 March 2006 a competition and exhibition of women artists was held Photograph Dolly Anwar,
organized by Icon Photo. after the album Bangladesh
6.0 The Different Subjects and Trends of Photography in Bangladesh Land and People (published
by DFP), winning the
After 1971 the overall practice, exhibitions and publications of the photographers of bronze award in the 3rd
Bangladesh have clearly manifested some subjects and trends. However, almost all Commonwealth
artists have practiced in a variety of subjects or trends. Photography Exhibition of
6.1 Nature, Life and Culture 1986.
The beautiful natural scenery, the life of the people and culture has invariably
attracted all the photographers of the country, young or old. Through their
search uniquely beautiful Bangladesh has been uncovered in photography. The
beauty of rural Bengal has been reflected in the photographs of Azmal Haq.
Naib Uddin Ahmed ‘integrates man with nature.’ 102 The inherent aesthetic
expression of people in the midst of charming nature is captivated in his
photographs. Amanul Haq presents in his Amar Desh series of photographs a
rich and beautiful Bangladesh. M. A. Beg has taken realistic photographs of the
way of life of man and nature. Noazesh Ahmed has artistically expressed the
grace and drama of nature. The photographs of Anwar Hossain create a
spontaneous and beautiful world of nature and life of Bangladesh (fig. 10.35).
The simple and easy life of rural Bengal and a spontaneous expression of the
beauty of nature is found in the works of Monzurul Alam Chowdhury, Selim