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Lifetime photographers honoured

Manisha Gangopadhyay
The third annual international photo „ festival, Chhobi Mela, honours the • Bangladeshis who have contributed a lifetime to photography, while showcasing the work of contemporary artists from around the world.
"This festival has given me the opportunity to meet [Scandinavian artist) Morlen," says Jacob, a German photography student currently attending a Drik workshop in Dhaka.
Jacob says his interest in photography is what brought him to the event.
It comes as no surprise that the inaugural ceremony of the festival held on Monday was an evening showered with aspiring photographers eager to meet their internationally renowned role models.
Sitting on the panel at the opening ceremony were photographers Pedro Meyer from Mexico, Morten Krogvold
from Norway, Tarek Al-Ghoussein from Palestine, and Shahidul Alam from Bangladesh, each one a pioneer in their own right
The four presented Lifetime Achieve-ment awards to 'four legendary Bangladeshis' for their outstanding work in the field of photography and activism.
Receiving his award, Amanul Haque shared his experience with the first camera he bought for a nominal price. "Light scattered on the film frame when bright sunlight hit it. There was no focus, no high-speed film available. I used to hide my camera in my pocket and pull it out when I sawsomething interesting."
And indeed he did so on that fateful morning of February 21st, 1952 when police opened fire on a student procession in Dhaka. "I stopped breathing for a while, continuously pressing the shutter going at a speed of one-tenth of a second to get optimal quality."
Despite his frail constitution,
Shamsul Islam Almazi came to receive his award in person, allowing admirers a chance to capture the image of the artist whose documentation of the famine of 1974 will leave an indelible mark in history.
Two of the Lifetime Achievement awards were presented posthumously to Golam Kashem Daddy and Manzoor Alam Beg, or'Alokchitracharya.'
Pedro Meyer, guest of honour at Monday night's event, praised Shahidul Alam forbringing their two countries together. "We have no embassy of Bangladesh in Mexico, but after two trips Shahidul has become the ambassador.
After the ceremony, the Alliance Francaise opened its gallery to the visitors, displaying the works of artists around the world.
The festival, which will continue until December 23, includes 38 exhibitions from 17 countries at seven different galleries in Dhaka.