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G.M.B. Akash Photographer - 118 photos online
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Bangladesh. Last login: 2007-10-01 at 09:38:47
Website : http://www.gmb-akash.com
Categories : People, Political Situations / Society, Portraits, Real life: Living conditions, Religions, Reportage

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Photos



Old home

Fishing

Fisher man

Fisherman

Homeless in Germany

Sex workers in Bangladesh

Sex workers in Bangladesh

Sex workers in Bangladesh

Ship breaking yard in Pakistan

street life

Night girs in Nepal

Night girs in Nepal

Drug user

Refujee people in Bangladesh

Street live

Street Children, Glue sniffing

Child labour

Child labour

Violence against women

Flood in Bangladesh

Bomb Victims in Bangladesh

Ship breaking yard in Pakistan

Pakistani refugee in Bangladesh

Ship breaking yard in Pakistan

Passengers without ticket

Child labour

Childdren in Nepal

Living at dumpyard

Child labour

Living at dumpyard

Child labour

Passengers without ticket

Passengers without ticket

Childdren in Nepal

Farmers in Pakistan

A Buddhist Monk

Passengers without ticket

woman at work

Sub way station in Germany

Childdren in Nepal

Homeless in Dhaka

Woman working in a rice mill

Muslim school

Street live

Farmers in Nepal

A Buddhist monk in Nepal

Night life

Snow in Germany

A Buddhist monk in Nepal

Evening light

woman at work

Sitting in a monastery, a young child training to be a Buddhist monk reads

Children at crisis point

Refujee people in Bangladesh

Refugee people in Bangladesh

Refugee people in Bangladesh

A Murong tribal family

A Murong tribal girl

A Murong tribal Children

Murong tribal children

Vegetable seller in Benaras-India's Religious Capital

Varanasi, one of world's oldest living cities. India

Varanasi, one of world's oldest living cities. India

Varanasi, one of world's oldest living cities. India

Varanasi, one of world's oldest living cities. India

Varanasi, one of world's oldest living cities. India

Varanasi, one of world's oldest living cities. India

Child labour

Garments worker in Dhaka

Day labour

Day labour

Beach in Pakistan

Sex workers in Bangladesh

Sex workers in Bangladesh

Sex workers in Bangladesh

Sex workers in Bangladesh

Sex workers in Bangladesh

Homosexuals in Bangladesh

Homosexuals in Bangladesh

Ship breaking yard in Pakistan

Ship breaking yard in Pakistan

Ship breaking yard in Pakistan

Child labour

Children at crisis point

Children at crisis point

Child labour

Sex workers in Bangladesh

Eye Hospital

Body building

Health and Disability

Shower

Cinema Sign

Child labour

Brick Making

Boat Race

Brick Making

Child labour

Poverty

Ship making industry in Dhaka

Festival

Flood in Bangladesh

Daily life in Germany

Daily life in Germany

Daily life in Germany

Daily life in Germany

Daily life in Germany

Daily life in Germany

Daily life in Germany

Daily life in Germany

Daily life in Germany

Daily life in Germany

Circus life

Cinema Sign

Festival

Eye Hospital

Muslim school

Daily life

Living at dumpyard
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Bio


2007 - 2007 Akash’s passion for photography began in 1996. He attended the World Press Photo seminar in Dhaka for 3 years and graduated with a BA in Photojournalism from Pathshala, Dhaka. His work has been featured in over 30 major international publications including: Time, Newsweek, Der Spiegel, Geo, Stern, A Magazine, PDN, View, New Age,Daily Star,Slate,Earth Geo , The Economist, Days Japan, Free Lance, The New Internationalist, Courrier International,Modern Times , Art Asia Pacific, El Mundo, NRC Handelsblad ,Cicero, Insight, Szene Hamburg,Himal -the south Asian, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Westdeutsche Allgemeneine, Berliner Journalisten, Frankfurter Rundschau, Das Parlament, Hinz & Kunzt, China daily, Asia News and Sunday Telegraph of London. In 2002 he became the first Bangladeshi to be selected for the World Press Photo Joop Swart Masterclass in the Netherlands. In 2004 he received the Young Reporters Award from the Scope Photo Festival in Paris, again being the first Bangladeshi to receive the honour. In 2005 he was awarded Best of Show at the Center for Fine Art Photography’s international competition in Colorado, USA. Akash has won dozens of local, regional and international photo awards. In 2006 he was awarded World Press Photo, gold award from Asia Press and released his first book “First Light”. , Bangladesh
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Galleries & agents


2007 - 2007 Panos Pictures, London, United Kingdom
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Contests & awards


2007 , Awards: 1) First Place/ Golden award from Asia Press Photo Contest, China. 2007. 2) Selelected as one of the 30 emerging photographer ( PDN 30) by Photo District News Magazine, USA. 2007 3) Third place from Days Japan international photography Contest, Japan, 2007. 4) Forth and Honorable mention from Photographer's Forum magazine Annual photo contest 2007. USA 5) World Press Photo award 2006.The Netherlands 6) First place from Photographer's Forum magazine Annual photo contest 2006. USA 7) Second place from the Gallery Art and Design annual photo contest. 2006. USA 8) Finalist of Gordon Park annual Photo Contest 2006. USA 9) Akash's Photography book " First Light “ received American Graphic Design award, USA. 2006 10) First place (Total five prizes) from the Friend of the earth photo contest, 2006.The Netherlands 11) Golden Award from Asia Press photo Contest, 2006.China 12) Bronze and Honorable mention Award from China International Press photo contest 2006.China 13) 3rd and 4th place from Photographer’s forum magazine annual contest, USA, 2005. 14) "Best of show" award from the center of fine art photography, Colorado, USA, 2005 15) 1st, 2nd, 4th and 6th place from WHO (World Health Organization) photo contest 2005, Geneva. 16) Silver Medal from China international Press Photo Contest 2005 in their Daily life photo story category. 17) Young reporter Award from Scoop photo festival of photojournalism, Paris, 2004. 18) Awrds from international Asahi Shim bun photo contest, Japan 2004. 19) First and second Place in Photojournalism section from Popular Photography Magazine annual photo contest 2004, USA. 20) Award from World congress Photo contest 2004, Oslo. 21) World Press Photo Joop Swart Master Class 2002, The Netherlands 22) Humanity photo Award, 2002, China. 23) Special award from international Asahi Shimbun photo contest, Japan 2002. 24) Special award from 20th Photo contest in Asia and Pacific cultural center for UNESCO (ACCU) JAPAN. 1997. 25) Prize for Excellence from 23rd Photo contest in Asia and Pacific cultural center for UNESCO (ACCU) JAPAN. 1999. 26) Certificate of Merit from India International Print Circuit ( IIPC) 2000. 27) Photographer of the Year – Aalock Group of Photographers, Dhaka, Bangladesh. 2000. 28) Third place from Press foundation of Asia photo contest, Bangladesh Chapter. 2002. Among this he has also received more than 15 National awards. , Bangladesh
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Quotation & database


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