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“Photography has been a tool to discover stories from people and share it to the world. It is a job with humanity and responsibility.” – Abir Abdullah / EPA Photojournalist
That time is late afternoon, a beautiful light ray fall on the destruction old building in Nepal ! What’s going on here ? Why photojournalist taking pictures in this ruins building ? Where it’s people ? Yes, the answer is still one; An Earthquake ! It registered 7.8 on the richter scale. Recently the whole world becomes speechless to see the destruction of human loss and historical property in Nepal. A 55 seconds quake killed more than 8,0000 people injured ore than 18,000 in different parts of Nepal.
Number of international media was there to cover this horrified destruction of human lives and property. A Bangladeshi noted photojournalist Abir Abdullah one of them to cover it and his bring back to made a solo photography exhibition title “Nepal-Resilience and Reasons held this week ( 5-11 June 2015 ) at Gallery Chitrak in the capital of Dhaka, Bangladesh. About his exhibition Abir said, The quake was felt as far as some places in India and Bangladesh, is important to aware our people to prepare for such calamities in a country like Bangladesh where building are built without confirming to the building codes, erecting unplanned structure and what not. At the same I would like to show solidarity of Bangladeshi people with towards the beautiful people and the country of Nepal.
Abir arrived in Nepal on the second day of the quake to cover the devastation. He witnessed the fear and tear of the people who lost their loved ones,families and neighbors. He travelled major affected areas documenting the catastrophe of nature and the struggle of the surviving people. His eyes and his camera recorded once again how defenseless we humans an against the forces of nature. This documentary evidence shown the resilience of this friendly people of Nepal started rebuilding their lives again.
Biography
Abir Abdullah is an epa photographer based in Bangladesh.
Abir Abdullah was born in 1971. Started photography career in 1996 at Drik Picture Library, Dhaka, Bangladesh. He is currently working for the European Pressphoto Agency (EPA) as Bangladesh correspondent.
Photographs published in Blink, Time, Newsweek, Der Speigel, New Internationalist, Guardian, International Herald Tribune, Asiaweek, Elmundo, Stern, Geo etc.
Abir’s sensitive work on environmental issues is especially notable. His numerous awards include Mother Jones, NPPA, Days Japan, and Islamic Unity-Iran.
He completed the three year seminar ‘Pleasure of Life’ assigned and supported by World Press Photo Foundation Netherlands. His photographs have been exhibited in Europe, South America, Asia and the U.S. His work has been published in the World Press Photo book New Stories and Phaidon Press’ Blink.
Abir Abdullah also jury in China International Press Photo Contest in China in 2008. World Press Photo Contest in Amsterdam in 2011. His web site http://www.abirphoto.com
Exhibition Review by Monirul Alam
Inspiration ! You feel something, to do creative something,Yes, it is important word in my life, I remember it in my own creative vision. I started my photographic journey in 1994 from BPS, Bangladesh Photographic Society with my small camera Pentex ME Super, a short basic photography course afterwords completed my three years Graduation from Pathshala, South Asian Media Institute, my professional drives with Prothom Alo Newspaper as a deputy chief photojournalist.
I always learn in my time, I learn from my mistake, I learn from other works. I think it is a big influence to me for betterment of my own work. I sharing my photography thought with you, it may help yourself towards in your own photographic drives, remember the word ‘Inspiration’ You feel something, to do creative something.
Whenever I go, I always carry on my camera, let you know nowadays every one use smart phone camera with great MP image anyway, it’s my tool to capturing the images, I see in my life that around me and I captured it, I feel from my heart.
A few years ago during my photographic shoot in Old Dhaka on the subject old building wall with beautiful green plant and fallen beautiful light ray, I took it afterwards my friends said, you really mad guy’s, yes I am still mad guy’s about my photography passion and my photographic profession.
I would like one think, I share my photographic experience with you, so that I writing down it and share with you. Here, I am discuss about the Landscape Photography from my practical experience. I think it’s may help you during your photo shoot.
As a professional photographer point of view to takes a better landscape photography, you can only shoot two times. In order to get a good landscape, you shoot early in the morning and evening, so keep in your mind to get planing in your traveling,anyway. The other time is as well as good for documentation or photo-journalistic purpose, but to get ‘Dreamlike Landscape Images’ using those magic times to get an amazing result. Keep in your eye to draw by lines, angles, textures, contrast and light with the right compositions and aesthetics that is very important to takes Dreamlike Landscape Images.
MORNING TIME: About 15 minuets before sunrise and than form 30 minuets afterward.
EVENING TIME: About 30 minuets before sunset and than form 15 minuets afterward.
WHY: Because it’s the only time you get the soft, warm light and shadows, that’s given you professional quality lighting for landscape photography. Professional Landscape Photographers shoot at those two time of day. It’s a golden rule of landscape photography.
CAMERA SETTING & OTHER THINGS: Aperture Priority (AV), Manual (M), Program (P) and Landscape mode is better for shooting time. Must shoot in RAW mode for viewing purpose to shoot in JPG mode. ISO setting is to set up 100 up to 800 it’s depend on level of light. Set up your camera into Auto White Balance for avoiding other compilation. Lenses are use Normal, Standard Zoom, Telephoto and Wide-angle lenses, it’s depend on your lenses accessibility, try to get maximum f-stop (Depth-Of-Field, DOF) keep in your Flash to use it if necessary for fill-light and must use in your Tripod.
Before shoot landscape must see the Muster Landscape photographers works through the Web and than not to copy their works to see for experience.
Note: Landscape Photography TIPS discussion written by Monirul Alam Photojournalist. Fell free to contact withnessphoto@gmail.com
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14 April 2015 Dhaka, Bangladesh. The nation began celebrating Pahela Baishakh the first day of Bangla month 1422, with various programs since the early morning on 14 April 2015 Dhaka Bangladesh. Cultural organization Chhayanat welcomed the new year with Tagore’s songs and traditional music at Ramna Batamul, attended by tens of thousands of people attired with traditional attires on the occasion. Cultural activists, artists and students of Faculty of Fine Arts held the Mongol Shova Jatra, the mass rally, with the theme ‘Onek Alo Jalte Hobe Moner Ghore Let’s light thousand lights in the darkness of our heart’ in downtown Dhaka, Bangladesh.It’s day for friends and family,wearing colorful dress and having traditional food. Photo by Monirul Alam
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Every Day Life 14 April 2015 The nation began celebrating Pahela Baishakh the first day of Bangla month 1422, with various programs since the early morning on 14 April 2015 Bangladesh. Cultural organization Chhayanat welcomed the new year with Tagore’s songs and traditional music at Ramna Batamul, attended by tens of thousands of people attired with traditional attires on the occasion. Cultural activists, artists and students of Faculty of Fine Arts held the Mongol Shova Jatra, the mass rally, with the theme ‘Onek Alo Jalte Hobe Moner Ghore Let’s light thousand lights in the darkness of our heart’ in downtown Dhaka, Bangladesh. Photo by Monirul Alam @meghmonir
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Every Day Life 12 April 2015 Students of Dhaka University’s Institute of Fine Arts on Sunday prepare to celebrate Pahela Boishakh, the first day of Bangla calendar, on Apr 14. Mughal Emperor Jalaluddin Muhammad Akbar, the renowned grandson of Zahiruddin Muhammad Babur, the 3rd Mughal Emperor, introduced the Bangali Calender. For relatively easier tax collection, Akbar changed the practice of agricultural tax collection according to the Hijri calendar. He ordered an improvement because the Hijri calendar, being lunar, did not agree with the harvest sessions and eventually the farmers faced severe difficulties in paying taxes out of season.Photo by Monirul Alam @meghmonir
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Every Day Life 05 April, 2015 Bangladeshi ( BGB ) Border Guard Bangladesh member stand guard outside a special court where a trial against former Bangladeshi prime minister and Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leader Khaleda Zia is taking place in Dhaka. Bangladesh opposition leader Khaleda Zia left her office April 5, 2015 for the first time in three months in a sign of easing tensions after deadly protests had plunged the country into a political crisis. Zia, 69, was taken by car to a court where she surrendered and secured bail in two graft cases against her. Security was tight with hundreds of police and border guards surrounding the court. Photo by Monirul Alam @meghmonir
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Every Day Life 02 April, 2015 A dog jump from the ground next to the group of couple sits and chat in the afternoon at the historical place of the Suhardawary Udyan. Suhrawardy Udyan formerly known as Ramna Race Course ground is a national memorial located in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Photo by Monirul Alam @meghmonir
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Daily Life @ 11 March, 2015 A woman sites on the bench with her x-ray report, She is waiting and consult with the Doctor towards The National Medical Hospital in Old Part of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Photo by Monirul Alam @meghmonir
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Daily Life @ 10 March, 2015 A man rides his motorcycle returning home along with his daughter after finished her school in Old part of Dhaka, Bangladesh photo by Monirul Alam @meghmonir
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