To me its a beautiful concept, when I visit the gallery and to see the exhibition remember my childhood, I read a holly Qoran using a (Rahel a stand for the Qoran) bookstand.
Dhaka, Art Center September 2010. Book's U can read by Wakilur Rahman.Copy Right:Monirul Alam
In this series represent a visible sign of Islam. Wakil bhai’s other works is really thinkable and conceptual,I really appreciate his Art.
Hear i say one things as an photojournalist Art/Picture never make it, a truth Art it self born like new born babies.
Dhaka Art center organized a week long solo Art exhibition title Book’s U Can Read byartist’s Germany residents Wakilur Rahman.
Dhaka Buriganga River September 2010. Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority BIWTA demolish illegal shop on their land at Shoarighat near the bank of Buriganga river. More than seventy structures demolish lead by Dhaka District Magistrate Mohammad Kamruzaman with fire service, RAB and Police.Copy Right:Monirul Alam
Dhaka, 2005. A garment worker climb into the roof of launch at the Sadarghat launch terminal, every year the situation is almost same home bound people are gather on the launch, bas and train station and taking risky journey ahead of Eid festival. The Eid-Ul-Fitr is the biggest festive event of Muslim, the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan. Copy Right: Monirul Alam
Dhaka August 2010. Bangladeshi Muslim devotees wait for Iftar, the meal that breaks the day long fast during holy Ramadan. Every day more then thousand of Muslims attend at Baitul Mukarram mosque at Dhaka for Iftar party. The Islamic foundation organized this programmed during the Ramadan month . Copy Right:Moirul Alam
Actually I documented past five years under theme of “climate refugee of Bangladesh”. For my project I went to the north part of Bangladesh located Kurigram district, Musullir Char near Dharla River which is link with the Bank of River Jamuna. People are commonly known Monga area. I documented their lifestyle and struggling position, my observation is that, they are already migrant and displace their original root.
Finally I get down that area, huge number of people around me and looking my camera they are very curious about my camera specially children. May be first time they see this kind of camera. I spent more time and listen their problem. An old age man Rafiqul said, “We only depend on Allah. You are the first visitor to arrive this area, No one can visit our area but we survive, we struggle very inhuman life.”
Rising sea levels and the growing number of natural disasters forced by climate change are already driving migration and displacement. What I am doing for them. I think through my photo stories to make awareness the world’s people who are doing something for them. This is one of my selected photos which I use my blog. October 2005, Kurigrame, Bangladesh
“Good photojournalists are always moving. First identify your subjects then point your camera to find a dramatic angles, otherwise your photos like a blah pictures.” I recorded many times as an eyewitness. My main interest lies in documentary storytelling focusing on global issues . . .
Photo: Anisur Rahman
Monirul Alam born in Old Dhaka 1975. He took up photography in 1994. After completing his Bachelors in Accounting from the National University, he went on to graduate from Pathshala, the South Asian Institute Media Academy.
Monirul currently works as a deputy chief photojournalist in The Daily PROTHAM ALO newspaper.
His main interest lies in depth PHOTOJOURNALISM- works as a front lines photojournalist with concerning global issues. He passionate with writing like POEM, JOURNAL,FEATURE . . .
His work has been published in prestigious national and international publications, such as National Geographic On Line Version,The Guardian, Time Magazine,Time Light Box, TIME Lens Blog, Newsweek,Wall Street Journal, MSNBC, New Internationalist, Saudi Aramco World,The Daily Prothom Alo, DrikNews,The Daily Star,The Observers France 24,100 Eyes Magazine,Private Magazine,ZUMA PRESS,Majority World,AP, AFP, EPA,Photojournale, Corbis Images, The Click,Icone Films ( Animal Planet Channel), Wostok Press,Bangla Rights etc.
He is the recipient of several awards in a number of photography competitions such as Asahi Shimbun,Young Portfolio Japan K*MoPA,, Nikon Photo Contest and India Print Circuit IIPC, National and Club Level Photography Contest.
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