14 Jan 2012 Dhaka. Bangladesh -Hindu community enjoys posh Sankranti with different activities as a man blows fire in the evening at old Dhaka Patla Khan Lane . Paush Shankranti’ is the last day of Bengali month Paush. This traditional festival is locally known as ‘Shakhrine’. People of the old Dhaka celebrate Shakhrine with colorful kite flying during the day and fire eating or blowing performances after dark. © Monirul Alam
Highlights of the Year 2011
I celebrated my kids [MEGH] 2nd birthday which is held on 1st July. I am very happy and really enjoy and spend times with my love ones baby.
I uploaded my new works and project on my Web Site http://monirul.photoshelter.com/
I attend a Human Rights workshop which conduct on Drik and Published my Photo Story “ A Deadly Game” http://banglarights.net/a-deadly-game-moniul-alam.html and Exhibition in Drik Gallery, “” in the Drik Gallery
France 24 television channel Observers Published some of my importance multimedia news which I covered http://observers.france24.com/content/20110901-bangladesh-millions-bangladeshis-roads-during-last-day-ramadan-risk-lives-transportation-bus-train-protest-eid
Several times I traveled our district town covered on assignment for our news paper Prothom Alo and my works published.
I experienced to observed a great photographers Pedro Meyer presentation and attend his workshop he is the owner of Zone Zero Which I knows more about digital photography and photographer point of view. This presentation conduct by Pathshala & Drik during the Chobi Mela VI International Festival of Photography in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
I continued my teaching at Pathshala as a lecturer which I really enjoy with met to a new students and I also participated as a guest lectures on a private televishion named Dedh Tv,the programmed name DUR PATH.
I am work with ZUMA PRESS http://www.zumapress.com/ as a contact photographer in this year on the month of September.
I think Two Thousand Twelve year will bring peace, promises, success and happiness to all of us and from the past year which is worst we forget it.
Happy New Year 2012 to all . . . moniurl alam
Social injustices, Political crises, Ignoring the nature are the common topic of our daily life. We are leaving in a civilized world, as a member of this large civilized society. Most of the time we failed to fell the rhythm between the thought, words and act, every where there is a conflict . . . monirul alam
“I am very happy and thanks to all to observed WORLD PHOTOGRAPHY DAY in 19 August………………..monirul alam”
World Photography Day originates from the invention of the Daguerreotype, a photographic processes developed by Louis Daguerre. On January 9, 1839, The French Academy of Sciences announced the daguerreotype process. A few months later, on August 19, 1839, the French government announced the invention as a gift “Free to the World.”
Another photographic processes, the Calotype, was also invented in 1839 by William Fox Talbot (it was announced in 1841). Together, the invention of both the Daguerreotype and Calotype mark 1839 as the year that photography was invented.
If you’re interested in learning more about the history of photography, take a look at the following article on Wikipedia: History of Photography
Note: One of my picture “Bangladesh Mob Beating” published on AP, The Associated Press .Please click on the Image to see the link page.
Recently my work published on The Wall Street Journal. Please click on to see
the link
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304803104576428510105575924.html
Forty-eight hour strike: Police arrest several activists of BNP and its main ally Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami from the city during the Hortal hour. The BNP headquarters at Naya Paltan was cordoned off since Wednesday morning as the BNP-led alliance started enforcing . . .
http://monirul.photoshelter.com/gallery-image/Reportages/G0000VoJ.1Jrzk3o/I00002duT_PGq71k
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