Locally called ‘Chatal’ and these rice mills thrive on the labor of the females. Thus they are often termed ‘Chatal Konnya’ or the daughter of rice mills. At least 12,000 such ‘daughters’ toil night and day for a mere daily wage of Tk 15-16, working on a 12-hour shift round…
Red is the symbol of war and love. We can’t think of a day without the symbol of red. It is linked to our every way of life. Where ever we keep our eyes we find some sort of red particles. Red is a color which attracts us most than…
On a heavy rainy day during lockdown when it was almost impossible to stay locked at home anymore, I took my car out n started driving in almost zero visibility. As the tiny sparkly raindrops started bouncing on my car windscreen n mirrors, my world turned to a fairyland. Where…
“To those who are enthralled by Mountains they are wonders beyond all disputes.” – Willem Dafoe. My Photostory is just for them. A road to Gangtok: From riverine country Bangladesh, Sikkim is just 628 km away from Dhaka. In 2019 Sikkim was opened for Bangladeshi people for the first time.…
The Jamuna River is one of the three main rivers of Bangladesh. It is the lower stream of the Brahmaputra River, which originates in Tibet as the Yarlung Tsangpo, before flowing into India and then southwest into Bangladesh. The Jamuna flows south and joins the Padma River, near Goalundo Ghat,…
Kazi Md. Jahirul Islam was very enthusiastic about photography and capturing photos from his childhood. Gradually it becomes his hobby to a passion. His images represent the life of the average human being. He explores their identity, happiness, dreams, and longings to raise curiosity and questions. He actually tries to…
I put a lot of effort into planning every single photograph especially for my series in Black and White that I take up as Personal Projects. This is the series of Black and White Photographs which has been shot in my own town, Shimla in Himachal Pradesh, India. Shimla, which…
In the distance with color. The horizon is big. The picture is also big. At the bottom of the horizon is the human figure, where the gaze is lost. As if to be afraid to approach. I keep my distance, distancing myself from the moment. From the frame itself. I…
Kalinarayanpur Junction, the most peaceful railway station of Sealdah main division of the Indian Railway. The serenity and calmness of this place have made it so unique. This railway station is situated at Kalinarayanpur village, my birthplace and residence about 75km far from the mega-city Kolkata. The daily workers and…
Cyclone Yass (the name given by Oman) struck the coastal area of West Bengal and Odisha on 28th May 2021. The landfall causes a very severe cyclonic storm, Yaas began at 9 am on Wednesday near the Dhamra port in Odisha’s Bhadrak district. The wind speed during landfall was at…
It was just another day in my hectic, lusterless life till my cellphone rang and it left my heart trembling and eyes moist. It was the time when I started believing that this cynical pandemic could never ever get any worse. The COVID situation here in West Bengal and some…
Iranian living room in London is a documentary photography project that aimed to study cultural aspects of the Iranian lifestyle in London. Iranian who migrated to the United Kingdom during the last half a century brought their very unique culture and lifestyle with themself to this country. About Hassan Nezamian…
Jute is one of the most important crops of West Bengal as per its usage and necessity. Not only that, West Bengal has taken the first position in cultivating jute in India. The most required feature in this cultivation is having a large water body for rotting the cultivated jute…
Tusu Festival is a folk festival held on the last day of the Bengali month of Poush, i.e., Makar Sankranti, so also known as Makar Parav (meaning Makar festival) in local languages. It is a unifying form of local common faith and the joy of the harvest. associated with harvesting.…
The date May 20, 2020 has been one of the most terrifying dates for the residents of West Bengal, Odisha, and Bangladesh. This was the day when super-cyclone ‘‘Amphan’’ tore through eastern India and left remnants of terror and moaning for a long time since. The powerful cyclone made its…
The second wave of Coronavirus in India has fallen so heavily that it exceeded the daily infection and total infection rate of the first wave in the year 2020 and so far the highest in the world. The spread of the Coronavirus this time is very high in few States…