honorable mention
Farida Alam bangladesh
title
Inner soul
THE SOUL IS THE SPIRITUAL NATURE OF HUMANKIND WHEN THE MIND IS ONE’S CONSCIOUSNESS THAT STARTS FROM BRAIN. OUR MINDS DECIDE OUR ACTION.
IT IS SAID THAT HUMAN BEING ARE BORN FREE. BUT I GUESS THE STATEMENT DOES NOT END THERE. THE HUMAN BEING ARE FREE AS LONG AS IT CAN FOOL ITS MIND IN A WAY THAT IT IS FREE. SO MANY TIMES, I TRIED TO MAKE MYSELF BELIEVE THAT I AM FREE, BUT SO MANY QUESTIONS HAUNTED ME; CAN I DO THINGS THAT I WANT TO? CAN I BE IN THE PLACES WHERE I WANT TO BE? I FOUND AN ANSWER WITH “NO”. I GOT SURPRISED! HOW CAN I SAY THAT I AM FREE! THE REALITY IS I AM NOT! I AM FREE ONLY IN MY MIND. BUT THE REALITY STATES SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT!!
THE HUMAN MIND IS THE MOST POWERFUL PART OF OUR EXISTENCE WHEREAS OUR SOUL IS THE MOST SENSITIVE ONE. OUR SOUL REPRESENTS OUR EXISTENCE WHEREAS OUR MIND CONTROLS OUR BODY. WHEN BOTH OF THEM ARE UNITED, THEY HAVE THE POWER TO DO ANYTHING, BUT WHEN THE MIND FALLS APART FROM THE SOUL IT JUST LOSES ITS HARMONY.
SOMETIMES MY MIND CANNOT SUPPORT MY SOUL DUE TO SOCIAL BARRIER. MY SURROUNDING DOES NOT SUPPORT THE DESIRES OF MY SOUL. BUT EVENTUALLY, THE INNER SOUL OUT BURTS AND SCREAMS WITH EXPRESSION OF PAIN AND ANGER. EVEN THESE SCREAMS CANNOT REACH TO ANYONE ELSE. CAUSE THE ONLY SOUND THAT A SOUL CAN MAKE IS IN THE FORM OF SILENCE!!
I TRIED TO PORTRAY THE CONFLICTS AND PAIN OF MY SOUL AND MIND THROUGH SERIES OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS CALLED "INNER SOUL".
I believe in immersion photography and spend months listening, observing and talking with my subjects over the course of a project. Photography has become a part of my identity - a force that makes me think, feel and understand human being and the human condition.
Currently, I am working with different social groups that are deprived of basic human needs. However, at the same time, I am exploring their traditional lifestyle and learning from it.
I have completed basic and foundation courses from “Pathshala South Asian Media Institute “. Later on, I also participated in a documentary photography course of Counter Photo, another renowned photography institute of Bangladesh. Currently, I am pursuing Diploma in photography from Alliance Francaise de Dhaka. I am a lifetime member of “Bangladesh Photographic Society (BPS)” and also a member of PSA (Photographic Society of America.
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entry description
MIND AND SOUL ARE TWO CONCEPTS THAT ARE CLOSELY RELATED YET VERY DISTINCT FROM ONE ANOTHER. THEY BOTH COME FROM THE INNER PART OF A HUMAN BEING.THE SOUL IS THE SPIRITUAL NATURE OF HUMANKIND WHEN THE MIND IS ONE’S CONSCIOUSNESS THAT STARTS FROM BRAIN. OUR MINDS DECIDE OUR ACTION.
IT IS SAID THAT HUMAN BEING ARE BORN FREE. BUT I GUESS THE STATEMENT DOES NOT END THERE. THE HUMAN BEING ARE FREE AS LONG AS IT CAN FOOL ITS MIND IN A WAY THAT IT IS FREE. SO MANY TIMES, I TRIED TO MAKE MYSELF BELIEVE THAT I AM FREE, BUT SO MANY QUESTIONS HAUNTED ME; CAN I DO THINGS THAT I WANT TO? CAN I BE IN THE PLACES WHERE I WANT TO BE? I FOUND AN ANSWER WITH “NO”. I GOT SURPRISED! HOW CAN I SAY THAT I AM FREE! THE REALITY IS I AM NOT! I AM FREE ONLY IN MY MIND. BUT THE REALITY STATES SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT!!
THE HUMAN MIND IS THE MOST POWERFUL PART OF OUR EXISTENCE WHEREAS OUR SOUL IS THE MOST SENSITIVE ONE. OUR SOUL REPRESENTS OUR EXISTENCE WHEREAS OUR MIND CONTROLS OUR BODY. WHEN BOTH OF THEM ARE UNITED, THEY HAVE THE POWER TO DO ANYTHING, BUT WHEN THE MIND FALLS APART FROM THE SOUL IT JUST LOSES ITS HARMONY.
SOMETIMES MY MIND CANNOT SUPPORT MY SOUL DUE TO SOCIAL BARRIER. MY SURROUNDING DOES NOT SUPPORT THE DESIRES OF MY SOUL. BUT EVENTUALLY, THE INNER SOUL OUT BURTS AND SCREAMS WITH EXPRESSION OF PAIN AND ANGER. EVEN THESE SCREAMS CANNOT REACH TO ANYONE ELSE. CAUSE THE ONLY SOUND THAT A SOUL CAN MAKE IS IN THE FORM OF SILENCE!!
I TRIED TO PORTRAY THE CONFLICTS AND PAIN OF MY SOUL AND MIND THROUGH SERIES OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS CALLED "INNER SOUL".
about the photographer
My inspiration for photography comes from the people and my surroundings. I love to experience other cultures, meet different people from diverse communities.I believe in immersion photography and spend months listening, observing and talking with my subjects over the course of a project. Photography has become a part of my identity - a force that makes me think, feel and understand human being and the human condition.
Currently, I am working with different social groups that are deprived of basic human needs. However, at the same time, I am exploring their traditional lifestyle and learning from it.
I have completed basic and foundation courses from “Pathshala South Asian Media Institute “. Later on, I also participated in a documentary photography course of Counter Photo, another renowned photography institute of Bangladesh. Currently, I am pursuing Diploma in photography from Alliance Francaise de Dhaka. I am a lifetime member of “Bangladesh Photographic Society (BPS)” and also a member of PSA (Photographic Society of America.
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