Moghal emperor Islam Khan in 1608 established capital in Dhaka. From that period the sweepers have been employed to ensure the municipal facility for the commuters. In the 18th century when the British Government established its new administration, it becomes necessary to employ a huge number of sweepers to clean…
I was born in Amasya in 1974. I live in Ankara, the capital city of Turkey. I began to interested in photography in the year 2014. However, when I met Street photography in 2016, I felt like I finally found that I am searching and fill the emptiness in my…
Street Photography may have been attacked on appreciated from all directions and one would easily come to a conclusion that the length and breadth of this genre have been all but covered, but the raw truth is possibilities and innovations within are infinite. In this post of ours, We wanted…
Kumartuli is known for its traditional potters’ quarters. It is home to several talented potters who toil tirelessly to create clay idols for several generations. I have always wondered how these beautiful idols are sculpted, how long it takes to craft the idol so intricately. So whenever I get an…
Three days of hiking to discover the mountains around Chamonix during the month of August 2020. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, more commonly known as Chamonix, is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. It was the site of the first Winter Olympics in 1924. Situated to the…
SCARLET Red lips are not so red Like stained stones kissed by the dead. Kindness to woo, and revenge on her pure love MATURITY Elder suns: the horizon ripens on the roads. Your mercy is a lark in the mountains. Make me new in the songs of your life! My…
Capturing neighbors and surrounding in Covid time, mainly when the country was applying social distancing. My country (Vietnam) has passed 2 phases of Covid-19 and stop the disease quite well at this time: 50 days for no infection in the community. About Tuấn Lê I am working as a journalist,…
Coronavirus has taken its toll on all of us and has seen hundreds of thousands of weddings either postponed, canceled, or pared back to minimal guest numbers. The stress and disappointment this must have caused to brides and grooms throughout the world is quite unfathomable—and it has also had a…
The winners of the Production Paradise Spotlight Awards 2020 have been released, after months of photographers across the world entering the 15 categories. The shortlists, which were announced last week included the top 10 photographers from each category and gave a peek of the quality of the photography of this…
A young girl writes a poem where she asks a simple question — one which no one can answer. She asks, “Who am I?” Her forefathers were born in India, they immigrated to Pakistan, she was born in Bangladesh. India has given up on them a long time back, Bangladesh…
My name is Friha Abdelmajid, born in 1987 in Morocco, I grew up in A modest neighborhood with My Family and photography was my passion since childhood, I love Black and white photography, I love passion in pictures As I have the attention of the documentary photography. My photos reflect…
We are stuck. Stuck inside our boxes. Deeply disturbed by it. The 4 walls that we used to stare at, are staring back at us. The floor, the microwave, dining table, sofa, vacuum cleaner, shower, ash-tray, they all are sick of us. We were not meant to spend so much…
Yet another effective video tutorial from COOPH about DIY lighting tricks for creative photography. In this video the COOPH photographers show you easy yet effective ways to improve your images with unique lighting sources. They utilize everyday objects like glasses or utensil holders to make their images stand out. Don’t…
My name is Sajid Hasan and I am a self-taught photography practitioner from Bangladesh. My journey with photography started somewhat by chance, but when I look back, it never feels like it was not destined to be. It was not before 2011 that I started to grab a camera consciously,…
Family photography can be so many things: Emotional, powerful, funny, impactful, tender, surprising, meaningful… I could go on and on. Amongst all those things, family photography is art. Art that is captured and composed on the fly—in the briefest of moments—because documentary family photography (which we celebrate at This is…
Serendipitous, unstaged urban and street photography moments captured around the streets of London and around the UK. Using available light to create images that can never be replicated. Using pleasing compositions, juxtapositions, incorporating different layers to the images, and also working with shadows and contrasts to capture these candid moments.…