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11.2 Magazines and Periodicals
There have been some journals or periodicals published irregularly or regularly in the
country. These have also contributed importantly to our field of photography. The
first periodical on photography began to be published in 1973 from ‘Begart Institute
of Photography’ called Camera (editor, Shamsul Alam Panna). 128 BPS Newsletter
began to published from 1978 at the initiative of BPS. Its first editor was Jahangir
Selim. Later many, including M.A. Beg, Anwar Hossain, were the editors. In 1992 its
name was changed to Masik Photography. This magazine played an important role in
the history of photography of the country. It continues to be published regularly. In
1981 Ayna Newsletter began to published and edited by Anwar Hossain. In 1986
‘Bogra Alokchitra Samsad’ took the initiative to publish Alokchitra edited by
Altamasul Islam. 129 Portrait, a journal on photography, is being published from
Chittagong edited by Rupam Chakraborti on a quarterly basis, but not always
regularly. A periodical entitled Exposure is being published by CPS from 2001.
fig. 10.58 Cover of the ‘Prism’ has published a journal on photography entitled Camera edited by Rafiqul
first periodical on Islam from September 2001. So far, four issues of it have been published. A biannual
photography of the journal titled Viewfinder, edited by Syed Shafayet Hossain is being published by
country, courtesy Begart ‘Shahjalal University Photographic Association’ in Sylhet from July 2000. On
Institute of Photography December 2004 on the occasion of the third Chhabimela, Drik published the first
issue of the first year of Counter Photo edited by Saiful Haq Omi. This is a
comparatively more expansive journal.
Apart from the above-mentioned publications, many souvenirs, reports, catalogues,
etc. have been published by persons involved in photography, and on the occasion of
various activities of organizations and institutions or exhibitions.

Translated by Lala Rukh Selim, Associate Professor, Institute of Fine Art, University of Dhaka
[English names of photographers provided by the writer]