honorable mention
Farida Alam bangladeshPhoto © Farida Alam
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Unconscious society ... deprived motherhood
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
A divine blessing can be crucial to live with, and sometimes Motherhood is that blessing. A mother does not stop being a mother ever, no matter what the situation is or, the outcome will be. Motherhood teaches one to constantly worry, pray for one’s child’s prosperity and Azbela is no different from this. Despite being a Bede, living in the lowest scale of poverty and literacy; Azbela celebrates being a mother. She is herself a child of 18 years old, yet she takes care of her two children aged three years and 14 months, and the unborn child in her womb. Azbela does not know the risk of breastfeeding while being pregnant. Her economic condition does not even allow this soul to eat nutritious food. However, Azbela considers herself lucky, as she got to be a mother. Motherhood gives her hard life peace that leaves a trace in her smile.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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