GMB Akash
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GMB Akash | |
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| জি এম বি আকাশ | |
| Born | GMB Akash 1977 Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Education | Mymensingh Zilla School |
| Occupation | Photojournalist |
| Years active | 1996-present |
| Agent | Panos Pictures |
| Known for | Documentary photography |
| Notable credit(s) | World Press Photo Joop Swart Master Class, The Netherlands. |
| Website | www |
GMB Akash (Template:Lang-bn) is a Bangladeshi documentary photographer.
Life and work
Akash works as a photographer for Panos Pictures, UK,[1] and founded the First Light Institute of Photography in Narayanganj, Bangladesh in August, 2013.[2]
His work has been featured in The Guardian,[3][4] the London Sunday Telegraph,[5] The Fader,[6]
Solo exhibitions
- Solo exhibition / book launch: First Light at the Bengal Gallery of Fine Arts. Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2006[7]
- Survivors at Alliance Française de Dhaka, 2009;[8]
- Lugano Photo Festival, Lugano, Switzerland, 2013[9]
- Soulscapes at the Bengal Gallery of Fine Arts, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2010;[10]
- My Mapless world, Art-Buvette APCd Gallery, Fribourg, Switzerland, 2013[11]
Awards
- 2002, third place, Press Foundation of Asia, Bangladesh Chapter, photo contest[12]
- 2002, World Press Photo Joop Swart Masterclass, the Netherlands[10]
- 2004, Young Reporters Award, The Scope Photo Festival in Paris[8]
- 2005, "Best of Show" award from the Center for Fine Art Photography, Colorado, US[7]
- 2007, UNICEF Photos of the Year, 2nd place.[13]
- 2009, Travel Photographer of the Year winner[3]
- 2010, CIWEM Environmental Photographer of the Year, Quality of Life winner[5]
- 2014, one of ten finalists in Lugano Photo Days contest, Switzerland[14]
References
- ^ "GMB Akash, Panos Pictures. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
- ^ "About me". GMB Akash.
- ^ a b "Travel Photographer of the Year 2009: winner's gallery". The Guardian. 29 January 2010. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
- ^ Pilkington, Ed (18 August 2010). "Half the Sky: how the trafficking of women today is on a par with genocide". The Guardian.
- ^ a b "CIWEM Environmental Photographer of the Year 2010 award winners", The Telegraph Accessed 6 April 2015.
- ^ "No kids: GMB Akash exposes the dependence and negligence of Bangladesh's child labor force". The Fader. 1 October 2010. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015 – via HighBeam Research.
- ^ a b "First Light in Akash's World". The Dhaka Courier. 5 May 2006 – via Infotrac Newsstand.
- ^ a b "Akash's solo photo exhibition on Friday". United News of Bangladesh. Dhaka. 12 August 2009. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015 – via HighBeam Research.
- ^ "Exhibition: Survivors by GMB Akash". Lugano Photo Days. Archived from the original on 23 October 2013.
- ^ a b "Year in Culture". The Daily Star. 31 December 2010. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
- ^ "Photography - Voyage Collection". IMPress (Press release). International Press Association. 15 April 2013.
- ^ "Photojournalism plays key role in enriching newspapers". The Independent. Bangladesh: FDCH e-media. 6 February 2003. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 16 June 2015 – via HighBeam Research.
- ^ "Photo Gallery: UNICEF Photos of the Year 2007". Der Spiegel. 18 December 2007.
- ^ "Contest 2014 Photo Gallery Finalists". Lugano Photo Days.
