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Dhaka Day by Day

Gearing up for a Gadabout

by Fayza Huq
The Bangladesh Photographic Society has now got its sight on having an expose at Paris. As a preliminary attempt the society had an exhibition held at the Alliance Francaise recently.
The expose was fairly impressive as It contained the work of senior photographers and others who had won acclaim abroad.
Among the important entrees was "Relaxation" by Anwar Hossain, with a worn hand reaching for the "paan" "chun" and "khoir" box.This was clearly impressive and well composed.
Similarly his "Labour" showed a tired foot leaving a pair of worn out rubber slippers. This was realistic and the photographer had thought deeply before proceeding with his work.
Anwar, who has been a photographer since '65 has won 50 international awards. He is a cinematographer and an architect as well. He is the author of "A Journey Through Bangladesh" and served as the editor of "Bangladesh; Land and People" and "Life and Culture".
Shaheedul Alam's "Chittagong Hill Tracts". "The Official Version" and “The Unofficial Version" was a political statement, as the photographer explained'. One showed a peaceful home with the mother weaving , and tending to her children in perfect composure, while the other showed massing of soldiers with their weapons and water-bottles.
Shaheedul Alam has a Ph.D from the University of Liverpool in biochemistry. Along with five other British photographers he was awarded the "Norvel Shield" In '83.
Manzoor Alam Beg. who has been working for about 30 years . had an entree to depict the old fashioned Instant photography that is still practised in places like Sadarghaat. It showed a shy subject being manipulated by the old camera man - poor but diligent and confident.
Manzoor Alam Beg. who has his training in photography from India and UK. is the author of six books on photography, and has published over a hundred articles on photography. He has been awarded an honour from the Internationale De L'Art Photographiquc.
Rashid Talukdar's photo of soldiers attacking the Razakars had socio-political importance for the viewers. His second photo also dealt with violence, trucks and soldiers.
Rashid Talukdar was bom In 1939 in India, worked under Motahar Hossain. He worked for three years as a photo technician in the Press Information Department. He worked of 13 years as a press photographer with "Dainlk Shangbad" and for the last 16 years he is with "Ittefaq".
Bljon Sarkar’s two entrees had human beings and animals in a semi abstract presentation. One would think that the figures were paper collage creations. Bom in '39. BiJon has held group exhibitions at least 30 cities. He has won a gold medal from PATA (Pacific Asia Travel Association) and has won a first prize in '77 at Tokyo.
Hasan Saifuddln's entree showed a man asleep in his pushcart. The weariness, fever and the fret of the worker was well depicted.
Saffuddin said that he was concerned with people and environment . He has worked in a workshop with the visiting British photographer Peter Fryer. He won a prize tn the Nlkkon Photo Contest in '91.
Abul Malik Babul had an absorbing exhibit in the picture with the fishing net. The twirling of the net caught the impact of the energy of the fisherman very well. There was a poetic quality tn his work. He has recently won a prize in the Lensview Photographic Society.
There was Shezad Noorani. a freelance photographer, who had an exhibit about an old tailor. The composition was informative and interesting. Educated in Karachi. Pakistan, he took photos for calendars, dairies, and cards. He said he did considerable work for the UNICEF and the American School.
All the pieces that one confronted at the Alliance Francaise exhibit were mature and promising. There was ample thought behind each photo. They would surely make a fairly good representation of the skill of our local photographers. It was a relief that the craftsmen had not gone In for the obviously decorative and picturesque. Goodluck to the enterprising shutterbuggers.