In the 16th century, after the genocide of Magh pirates, the first generation of sweepers was established to clear the dead bodies. After the partition of Bengal in the year 1905, the importance of sweepers was highly noted. During that time, cheap cleaners were brought from Madras, Kanpur, and Nagpur.…
Being a Photographer has some fantastic merits, the happiness in creating something which you haven’t experienced anytime in the past. The sudden praises you receive, the questions on how do you achieve this and that. On the other side, spending more on gear, new lenses and costly equipments. And all…
Welcome to the world of the 50mm lens. This lens replicates the field of vision of the human eye, which is why it is called a normal lens. Due to this unassuming quality, it was a favorite for a number of legendary photographers like Henri Cartier-Bresson and Ralph Gibson. While…
Dipabrata Sur (Madhyamgram, India) is a doctor by profession but photography runs through his veins & arteries. His main knack is towards Travel Photography and he aims to bring out the essence, culture & various aspects of the places where he generally travels to. While doing so he tries to…
Shakrain Festival (Bengali: সাকরাইন; also known as Kite festival and Ghuri Utsob) is an annual celebration in Dhaka, Bangladesh, observed with the flying of kites. It occurs at the end of Poush, the ninth month of the Bengali calendar (January 14 or 15 in Gregorian calendar). This day is known…
Creativity is vibrant, vital, and ever changing. It’s contagious and unquantifiable. You can’t even really define it. Wikipedia says, “Unlike many phenomena in science, there is no single, authoritative perspective or definition of creativity.” Like water, creativity is something that fuels our growth. It’s something that we always need. The…
To most difficult thing for me is a portrait. You have to try and put your camera between the skin of a person and his shirt. – Henri Cartier-Bresson If you don’t like people, portrait photography is not a wise choice for your photographic career. Unlike several other areas of…
Hello, I am Gourab Saha from Bangladesh and continue my Undergraduate study at Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet. I choose photography as my passion to show others how I see the world and it broadens the opportunities of exploring places and moments from my point of view. My…
Photo Credits: Steve McCurry / National Geographic This is a story about Steve McCurry’s photograph. You can check more info below. Sharbat Gula (born ca. 1972) is an Afghan woman who was the subject of a famous photograph by journalist Steve McCurry. Gula was living in a refugee camp in…
Candid Photography is nothing but “catch people in the act of being themselves“. The goal of candid photography is not to grab pictures surreptitiously, with your subjects completely unaware that their picture is being taken. The best candid pictures result when the subjects know exactly what is going on –…
Every artist entitled to be the creator should definitely understand the concept behind the term publishing. Not many of our wonderful artists today appreciate or follow this term which eventually leads to a downfall to them & their creations. Trying to break the term – “Publishing” do not interpret it…
My name is Daniele Zarri, I was born in a small town on the east side of Italy, I now live in an even smaller town on the sea not far from where I was born. Photography allowed me to escape a little, when I can take the time to…
Looking to his own art for inspiration, Abbas Kiarostami reflects on the power of landscape, which combines views of the Iranian auteur’s austere black-and-white photographs with poetic observations, engaging music and a politically provocative finale. In this short experimental film, which Kiarostami made en passant as it were, it looks…
Developing photography skills goes beyond just using a camera and related software. No matter how comfortable you are technically, you will become a complete photographer only when your own personal style and artistic perspective is reflected in your work. As you learn to appreciate others’ work, your own style will…
Nature is a greatest inspiration for photography. Finding the patterns in nature means opening yourself up to nature’s design. The repetition of shape and pattern in the natural world can be surprising and worthy of hours of creative investigation. Whether the uniform pattern of a flower or a leaf, or…
Beda Liliia – a young photographer from Donetsk, Ukraine. According to Sony World Photography Awards’18, she is among the top 50 photographers in the Portraiture category. Also, she was included in the TOP 100 Photographers by version 35AWARDS’17’18’19. Her works have taken part in exhibitions in Paris, Warsaw, London. For…