Drik Picture Library

"Pathshala" redirects here. For other uses, see Pathshala (disambiguation).

Drik Picture Library is a photography agency and picture library based in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Drik Picture Library

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Type	Private
Headquarters	Dhaka, Bangladesh
Fields	Photography
Owner	Shahidul Alam
Website	drik.net

Background

Drik Picture Library was established in 1989 by Bangladeshi writer and photographer Shahidul Alam and Bangladeshi writer and anthropologist Rahnuma Ahmed.^[1] The name is Sanskrit for 'vision'.^[1] It was set up to provide a platform for local photographers to publish internationally and provides various media services.

Drik is associated with Alam's other large project: Majority World^[2] which aims to promote photographers from the global south and ensure fair compensation for their work. Drik is headquartered in Dhaka and has branch offices in India and the UK.^[3]

Pathshala South Asian Media Institute

"Pathshala" redirects here. For other uses, see Pathshala (disambiguation).

Pathshala, the South Asian Media Institute, was set up in 1998 by the Bangladeshi photographer, writer, and activist Shahidul Alam, as "Pathshala South Asian Institute of Photography".^[4] It is affiliated with Sunderland University and Bolton University in the UK; Oslo University College in Norway; Edith Cowan University in Australia;^[5] and The Danish School of Media and Journalism.

In 2019, Pathshala introduced a four-year Bachelor of Social Science in photography program in affiliation with the University of Dhaka.^[6] Prior to that, the certificates awarded by Pathshala for completion of its educational programs were not recognized by Bangladeshi universities.^[7] Its students engage in social movements with their work.^[8][9] The school has received death threats in response to their work.^[10]

Students

Student awards have included first prize in World Press Photo Contest, The National Geographic All Roads Awards, and the Prix Pictet. Several students have made it to the Photo District News' 'PDN's 30 2008'^[11] Alumna Taslima Akhter has won several awards, including the Best Photographer Award from the 5th Dali International Photography Exhibition in China.^[12]

Other alumni include: GMB Akash, Munem Wasif, Andrew Biraj, Prito Reza, Sarker Protick, Saiful Huq Omi, Khaled Hasan, Saiful Huq Omi and.^{[13][14][15][16]}

References

1. "DrikNet". drik.net. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
2. "About Us – Majority World". majorityworld.com. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
3. "Network partnerships: Drik Picture Library, Dhaka, Bangladesh", Prince Claus Fund. Archived by the Wayback Machine on 4 July 2010.
4. Alam, Shahidul (3 February 2008). "Ten Years of Pathshala". The South Asian (Blog). Archived from the original on 6 July 2012.
5. "Inside Bangladesh". Edith Magazine. Edith Cowan University. 4 December 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
6. Samaddar, Ashley Shoptorshi (6 December 2019). "Pathshala introduces their first bachelor's degree". The Daily Star.
7. "Pathshala graduates get certificates, chief airs anger". bdnews24.com. 7 August 2009. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
8. "Portfolios at Pathshala". The Chobi Mela Files (Blog). 7 November 2006.
9. "Mobile Photography Exhibition Spreads Message in Sri Lanka". World Bank Sri Lanka. Archived from the original on 16 June 2008. Retrieved 4 July 2008.
10. Shah, Angilee (29 May 2007). "Bangladesh: Photography students receive death threats". AsiaMedia. Asia Institute, UCLA.
11. "PDN's 30 Archived 22 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine"
12. "Taslima Akhter". World Press Photo. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
13. "Students revel in exposure to fragile world". Canon. December 2007. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
14. "CPN at the World Press Photo Awards Days". Canon. May 2010. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
15. "Andrew Biraj". World Press Photo. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
16. "Year in Culture". The Daily Star. 31 December 2010. Retrieved 16 June 2015.

Further reading

• Gerhard Haupt and Pat Binder, "Drik: Images for change", Nafas.
• "Drik Picture Library", Images against war, Galerie Lichtblick.
• Saad Hammadi, "Drik turns 18", New Age Xtra, 7–13 September 2007. Archived by the Wayback Machine on 18 December 2010.
• "Drik Picture Library Ltd", photography-now.com. Archived by the Wayback Machine on 10 February 2012.
• Indira Ravindran and Laila Duggan, "Case study 1: Drik: Out of focus"; in Jane Foster and Kumi Naidoo, eds, Young people at the centre: Participation and social change (London: Commonwealth Secretariat, 2001; ISBN 0-85092-681-5).
• "Drik/Pathsala – Bangladesh", International Photographers and Researchers Network. Archived by the Wayback Machine on 1 July 2007. "Noscript text reads: UK to Bangladesh Host for Arabella Plouviez and Associate Partner / DRIK and Pathshala are the primary educational and managing agencies for photographic education and photo journalism in Bangladesh and SE Asia. Their programme is delivered in Dhaka and consists of an affiliated course to the University of Sunderland. The organisations design and deliver the major SE Asian photography celebration Chobi Mela to a wide range of international photographers and institutions. They have a long track record of producing exhibitions and projects that provide a wider view of the political and economic realities of Bangladesh."
• "New from the Network – 12 September 2007: Events and training: Drik celebrates 18th birthday with new exhibition – Bangladesh Now", Creative Exchange. Archived by the Wayback Machine on 24 March 2008.

External links

• Drik website
• Drik News