Festival Director Shahidul Alam talks about the challenges and expectations one faces when running a festival such as Chobi Mela and points out the festival’s uniqueness and beauty.…
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What is about Chobi Mela that makes it special and important? So what makes me come back to Chobi Mela, this pioneering festival for photography in Asia? It is the…
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I guess I was always enthralled every time photography unfolded its mystery before me. I can clearly recall the day I first watched a slide projector working it’s charisma onto…
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I met Shahidul just over 20 years ago, when Chobi Mela was just a twinkle in his Bangladeshi eye. It was another 7 years before it was to become the…
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When Shahidul invited me to exhibit some of my work at the festival I started by browsing and sifting through my past work to see what would fit best for…
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The piles of photos I made for this project were taken under many different circumstances. I started photographing China because I was an architect and I received a fellowship to…
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The sign on the whiteboard said “Buy chips”. I couldn’t quite work out why this was so significant in the task list for the festival. Our Slovenian volunteer Barbara explained.…
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Chobi Mela, the first festival of photography in Asia, is one of the most exciting ventures that Drik has initiated. The first Chobi Mela – International Festival of Photography was…
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Until March 1st, Brest welcomes the 9th edition of the Pluie d’Images festival. With not less than 30 exhibitions organized around the theme of Transit, five professional photographers will be…
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This is the coldest winter in Bangladesh since 1971. At The Chobi Mela Buriganga party, most are shrouded in blankets,and wander around the deck with an early morning coffee in…
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