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Humanitarian visual communication and documentary photography in the London International Documentary Festival

Posted on 26/04/2010 by spanishinmotion

For the first time, the London International Documentary Festival will include this year (26 April-8 May) documentary photography in its program. Together with two 5-day intensive Documentary Photography workshops organized in collaboration with Magnum Photos, the Festival is organizing two photography exhibitions and a talk on new approaches to humanitarian visual communication in association with [...]

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In Silence – maternal mortality in India

Posted on 21/04/2010 by buddhasbreakfast

Human Rights Watch and Magnum combine to produce ‘In Silence‘, an insight into the death of Kiran Yadav after giving birth to her son in Uttar Pradesh. The project looks to highlight the high number of preventable deaths of women in child birth, particularly in India. The multimedia is nominated for an AOL Webby.

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Death threats as ‘Crossfire’ exhibition remains closed

Posted on 31/03/2010 by buddhasbreakfast

According to reports from the Drik photo agency, last Saturday a young man stormed into their gallery in Dhaka and made death threats against Shahidul Alam, creator of the controversial ‘Crossfire’ exhibition. The incident was reported to the local police. For a transcript of the conversation between the man making the threats and the gallery [...]

Filed under: Photography, Video | Tagged: Asia, Bangladesh, censorship, exhibition, extra-judicial executions, photo agency, South Asia | 1 Comment »

Access to Life – Magnum Photos & The Global Fund

Posted on 21/03/2010 by buddhasbreakfast

In a similar vein to the ‘Disposable People’ project comes ‘Access to Life‘. Once again we see Magnum Photos partnered with an NGO – this time The Global Fund – presenting the work of eight photographers. The subject is how anti-retroviral treatment transforms the lives of those with AIDS. The photographers document the lives of [...]

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Crossfire – Shahidul Alam’s new exhibition on extra-judicial executions in Bangladesh

Posted on 16/03/2010 by buddhasbreakfast

I was originally going to write this post as a contribution to the protection, through public exposure, of Shahidul Alam from the predicted government backlash that his new exhibition, ‘Crossfire‘, will likely provoke. That all still stands. However, the fact is I love the approach Shahidul has taken with this piece of work and it [...]

Filed under: Photography, Video | Tagged: Asia, Bangladesh, exhibition, extra-judicial executions, photo agency, South Asia | 6 Comments »

Magnum – new courses in photography & human rights

Posted on 08/03/2010 by buddhasbreakfast

These look tastier than cheese on toast with HP Sauce! The Magnum Foundation and the Department of Photography & Imaging at New York University’s Tisch School of Arts are offering four courses in photography and human rights. Not sure how much it costs though? But some lucky pups are going to have a great summer [...]

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China censors beyond its borders – Drik exhibition on Tibet banned

Posted on 01/11/2009 by buddhasbreakfast

If the Chinese government spouts one line consistently it is that other states should not interfere in its internal affairs. However, this obviously is a case of ‘do as I say not as I do‘. For at least the second time this year the Chinese government has tried to stop the showing of visual art [...]

Filed under: Photography | Tagged: Asia, Bangladesh, censorship, China, exhibition, photo agency | 4 Comments »

Happy Birthday Drik!

Posted on 07/09/2009 by buddhasbreakfast

The independent photo agency Drik is 20 years old. Congratulations to them for not only surviving in a world dominated by ‘mega mart’ photo agencies but being an innovator and champion of photographers from the Majority World. May they live long and prosper!

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Photography Exhibition on Fair Trade by Drik India‏

Posted on 08/05/2009 by buddhasbreakfast

A week long series of events starting on 9 May (Fari Trade Day) will be organised in Kolkata by Drik India as a part of Fredskorpset (Norway) Indian Partners’ Network in association with SASHA/ Fair Trade Forum India.

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Drik – challenging social inequalities through photo activism

Posted on 04/05/2009 by buddhasbreakfast

My journey to the head office of Drik in Dhaka at times felt like a secular pilgrimage. In part this was due to the convoluted and protracted overland route I opted to take from Kathmandu using train, bus and ferry lasting three days. At one point resembling a rite of passage when as the sun set through the smog of the rural brick kilns a puncture brought us to a stand still an hour from our final destination.

Filed under: Article, Photography | Tagged: Asia, Bangladesh, photo agency, representation, South Asia | 1 Comment »

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