Bishwa Ijtema is and annual global Islamic Congregation held at Tongi, Bangladesh by the river Turag. It lasts three days and is attended by over five million Muslims, making it one of the largest congregations after the Hajj to Mecca and the gathering of Muslims in Karbala, Iraq. Devotees from…
Empty Roads to Silent Doors, Hidden Wars to Graffiti Walls. In the name of Allah, Stop it. People ask us what is our dream? We say a “HOME” said one of the refugee I met in Israel. Life is difficult, sometimes we only wish to be alive and nothing more…
The disappearance of the travelling cinema in the outskirts of our cities can be alluded to several factors – the least of which is not the real estate boom because vacant land is swiftly being built upon. But, seen along with the rise of the multiplex, it also suggests the…
In 2003, a group called the Durbar MahilaSamanwaya Committee started a residential home for kids from various brothel colonies at Baruipur, a small town near Kolkata. The group, long active in advocating for the rights of brothel workers in Kolkata, felt the need to do something for the children of…
Director Gerald Fox’s documentary Leaving Home Coming Home: A Portrait of Robert Frank features intimate interviews with the filmmaker and photographer. The artist discusses his feelings about how his adopted hometown of New York City has changed over the course of his 50 years living there. The director showcases Frank’s…
In Bengal, Gajan and Charak stand unique in the scenario of Bengal festivals and in today’s modern age. Hindus celebrate the festival mainly on the last two days of the month of Chaitra, just before Bengali New Year. Basically this falls around mid-April. Although it is celebrated mostly in rural…
Such elegance in choosing the right words with huge inspiration from the Man, the Inspirer. This is Saud A Faisal for us hailing from Dhaka, Bangladesh. Fantastic Portfolio, full of life and scintillating emotions showing the pure life of Bangladesh. Saud loves is a documentary photographer who likes to show…
In Bengal, beyond the urbanscape, there are rural pockets where the glamour and glitz of Bollywood has not yet penetrated, where Jatra Pala still rules the roost. The literal meaning of the Bangla word Jatra is ‘Journey’. The Jatra Pala is a little different from the more commercialised Jatra but…
Alzheimer’s is a chronic neurodegenerative disease that usually starts slowly and gets worse over time. The most common early symptom is difficulty in remembering recent events (short-term memory loss). As the disease advances, symptoms can include: problems with language, disorientation (including easily getting lost), mood swings, loss of motivation, not…
The duality of my life’s trajectory makes my visual identity a fluid one. My formative years were spent in Greece, but for all of my adulthood I’ve lived in the United States, Pennsylvania, New York, and Ohio. Because of my hybrid background I view the world and my surrounding environs…
Sonepur, a small town near Patna, India on the convergence of river Ganges and Gandak is known worldwide for having Asia’s largest cattle fair. Malegaon Mela, also known as Harihar Kshetra Mela which was started by Chandragupta Maurya (340 BC – 298 BC) at Hajipur and was shifted to Sonepur…
Here we have put together a collection of 10 Inspiring Photo Stories in Lens Culture. Please click on the image to view full story and information about particular photographer. You have any photography story with you? Please share with us, we will feature your work in this blog. Thanks in…
This is the rehabilitation treatment of a young woman who suffered a stroke after giving birth. It nearly took her life, she was trapped in her body, denying her the right to live her experience as mother. In few moments, seconds, minutes…. No memory. Her life was passing from light into…
Legendary director and the pioneer of Indian cinema Satyajit Ray speaks about Master photographer Henri Cartier Bresson, how he influenced on him in his first film Pather Panchali. Ray speaks about each and every frame which brought such great understanding for him to go about film making and photography. Such great talents and…
An inspiring talk by Alison Wright in National Geographic Live. Alison Wright confronting her own mortality in a near-fatal bus crash, she dedicates her career to capturing the human spirit through her photographs and writing. Alison Wright, a New York based documentary photographer, has spent a career capturing the universal…
Bahurupi is a Bengali word, closest English word should be chameleon; meaning – something which changes its colors/textures often. It’s a dying art in West Bengal and only a handful of family still practices it and earns living out of it. they dress up as a Hindu God/Goddess look-alike and…