Currently working as freelance camera crew for BBC World, Asia Today programme, Bangladesh portion. Previously, I was executing my work as a producer of documentary films and photojournalist at Drik Picture Library Ltd. Worked in Norway as photographer, videographer and for digitally archiving pictures for the online picture library Majorityworld. Organized and given classes on Bangladesh’s first workshop on laptop editing and transferring video files via laptop. Has given classes on experimental photography to ‘Out of Focus’ group, http://www.drik.net/focus/outoffocus.htm.

Recent digital image work showcase
I was official photographer of ‘Images of Asia’, the biggest cultural festival in the world of the year 2003. The festival was held in different places of Denmark and more than 200 online digital image that I have taken are showcased on the internet in the link given below:
http://www.images.org/images/ioa.nsf/doc/bilddag

Education
Bachelor of Arts, Photography, (major: photojournalism),Pathshala–South Asian Institute of Photography
Bachelor of Science, Statistics, National University Bangladesh

Internet activism
Moderator of e-mail group called ‘infosouth’ which possess a network of filmmakers in India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh.

Photography
Long-term projects:
1.Shakharibazaar – ongoing project
(Hindu street in Dhaka where no Muslim family lives and the densest populated in the world. Shakhari’s the conch shell bangle makers are living in that same place for the past 450 years. It’s a place where artists born and die like tree leaves without getting noticed. I am portraying their daily life, family and religious values and the tensions behind leaving this family inherited art).
2.Colors of Realisation
3.The imperfect children of Nature
4. Youth of Dhaka

Audio Visuals
Tv commercials: Produced two tv commercials for ‘Arendal Hospital’, Norway and ‘Milkvita Liquid Milk’, Bangladesh
1. Currently working as freelance camera crew for local BBC World Service.
2.Worked for the camera of HBO network on Camel Jockeys in Bangladesh, which was done in U.A.E, Pakistan and Bangladesh
3.‘The porcelain scam’ – a documentary that has been produced for NRK
4.Worked with the production team of ‘Much Music’ (famous Canadian Music television) in Bangladesh on Feberuary 2004.
’Shakharibazaar’ – ongoing project
5.By the Banks of Brahmaputra – video editor
6.What the People Say – director and editor, a documentary for Bangladesh Water Board and Canadian International Development Agency
7.Bangladeshi Silk – Nature at it’s purest – director and editor, a documentary for Bangladesh Silk Foundation and The World Bank
8.In Search of the Shade of Banyan Tree –video editor (Shown in ‘Futuresonic’ – a alternative music festival that is held in Manchester)
9.Documentray on Out of Focus – director and video editing
10.Documentary presentation for Media South Asia – director and editor
11. Monthly programme on ‘Photography’ – Bangladesh Television –photography and editing
12.Bangla – worked on 8 documentaries that is produced by NRK (Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation)
Exhibitions and shows
1.‘Pleasure of Life’ – joint photography exhibition in Amsterdam, organized by World Press Photo
2.‘Water’ – joint photography exhibition in UK organized by Arts Council UK
3.Photography exhibition in ‘Chobimela’ – 1st photography festival in Asia, Bangladesh
4.Different other national exhibitions in Bangladesh
5.‘In Search of the Shade of Banyan Tree’ – video editor, presented in Manchester University, Organized by Futuresonic
6.Three documentaries on street children made by Out of Focus group of Drik – coordinator and technical support, presented in Bruxxells and Oberhausen, Belgium.
7. Documentary video presentation on media in Bangladesh – director and editor, Savar, Bangladesh organized by Media South Asia.
8.’What the People Say’ – director and editor - documentary film for CIDA presented in Hotel Pan Pacific Sonargaon and used as educational material in Canadian Schools
9.’Bangladeshi Silk – Nature at it’s purest’ – director and editor – for World Bank.

Publications
World Press Photo, Saudi Aramco, New Internationalist, Norwegian Peoples Aid, Norad, Save the Children UK, International websites, Bistandaktuelt, Bangladeshi Newspapers and magazines.Employment
2003- 10th July 2004 Producer – Audio Visuals, Drik Picture Library Ltd.
Responsible for Drik Audio Visuals, partly for South Asia photo bank (section of Drik Picture Library), Majorityworld and Drik Multimedia.
2002-2003 Photo, Multimedia and Videojournalist, Sørvis Kommunikasjon A/S (Was working in Norway for a year as Fredskorpser) Responsible for pictures (both photojournalistic and general client), DVD presentation production, Majorityworld online photo bank and partly for websites.
2001-2002 Producer – Audio Visuals, Drik Picture Library Ltd. Responsible for producing documentary films.
1999-2001 Executive (Multimedia), Drik Picture Library Ltd.Worked as photographer, video editor and website designer.
1999-2003 Freelance photojournalist
Working as freelance photojournalist especially on assignment basis for national and international Newspapers and magazines. Working on self assigned long term documentary photography both on stills and video.

Digital Photo Equipment literacy
Nikon D1
Nikon D100
Fuji S2 Pro
Canon XL-1 (MiniDV digital video camera)
Panasonic NV-MX300EG (MiniDV digital video camera)
Beta D-35
Sony PD-170 and VX-2100

Computer Literacy
Comfrotable with both Macintosh G4 and PC laptop
Foto Station Pro (Digital image management and IPTC software for captions and other information)
Adobe Photoshop (Digital image correction software)
Adobe Premiere (Digital video editing software)
Macromedia Dreamweaver (Website designing software)
Macromedia Fireworks (Website designing software)
Final Cut Pro (Digital video editing software)
Microsoft Word