Born in :
1977
Language
spoken : Bangla, English, Hindi, Urdu,
Akash’s
passion for photography began in 1996. He attended
the World Press Photo seminar in Dhaka for 3 years
and graduated with a BA in Photojournalism from
Pathshala, Dhaka. His work has been featured in over
45 major international publications including: Time,
Sunday Times,
Newsweek, Geo, Stern, Der Spiegel, The Guardian,
Marie Claire, The Economist, The New
Internationalist, Kontinente, Amnesty Journal,
Courier International, PDN, Die Zeit, Days Japan,and
Sunday Telegraph of London.
In 2002 he
became the first Bangladeshi to be selected for the
World Press Photo Joop Swart Masterclass in the
Netherlands. In 2004 he received the Young Reporters
Award from the Scope Photo Festival in Paris, again
being the first Bangladeshi to receive the honour.
In 2005 he was awarded Best of Show at the Center
for Fine Art Photography’s international competition
in Colorado, USA. In 2006 he was awarded World Press
Photo award and released his first book “First
Light”.
In
2007 again he became the first Bangladeshi to be
selected for the 30 Emerging Photographers (PDN 30)
by Photo District News Magazine, USA.
In addition to assignment
work, Akash teaches his techniques and approach to
"Street
Photography"
through
online photography courses
at The Compelling Image.
Awards:
1)
Kindernothilfe Media Award, Germany. 2008
2)
Honorable mention from 19th annual Gordon Parks
Photography Competition, USA. 2008
3)
Honorable mention from Photographer’s Forum annual
photo competition, USA. 2008
4)
Second place from the Gallery Art and Design annual
photo competition, USA. 2008
5) Bronze award in
Economic, Science & Technology News Stories from
China International Press photo Competition.2008
6) First
place in the 19th annual Gordon Parks Photography
Competition, USA. 2007
7) Second
place in UNICEF Photo of the Year competition,
Germany. 2007
8) First
Place/Golden award from Asia Press Photo
Competition, China. 2007
9) Selected
as one of the 30 Emerging Photographers (PDN 30) by
Photo District News Magazine, USA. 2007
10) Third
place from Days Japan international photography
competition, Japan. 2007
11) World
Press Photo Award, The Netherlands. 2006
12) First
place from Photographer’s Forum annual photo
competition, USA. 2006
13) Second
place from the Gallery of Art and Design annual
photo competition, USA. 2006
14) Akash’s
photography book, “First Light”, receives both
American Graphic Design, and Creativity 36 design
awards, USA. 2006
15) First
place (Total five awards) from the Friend of the
Earth photo competition, The Netherlands. 2006
16) First
Place/Golden Award from Asia Press photo
competition, China. 2006
17) Bronze
and Honorable mention from the China International
Press photo competition, China. 2006
18) “Best of
show” from the Center of Fine Art Photography,
Colorado, USA. 2005
19) Young
reporter Award from Scoop Photo Festival of
Photojournalism, Paris. 2004
20) First and
second place in Photojournalism from Popular
Photography’s annual photo competition USA, 2004
21) World
Press Photo Joop Swart Master Class, The
Netherlands. 2002
22) Humanity
photo award, China. 2002
Exhibitions:
1. Solo
Exhibition/Book Launch: “First Light” at the Bengal
Gallery of Fine Arts. Dhaka, Bangladesh. 16.04.06
2. Photo
presentation in FREELENS annual meetings 2007 at the
Museum for Work. Hamburg, Germany. 20.04.2007
3. Solo
exhibition “Living on the Edge of Society”; the
gallery Kunstraum. Potsdam, Berlin, Germany.
27.4.2007
4. Solo
exhibition “Made in Bangladesh” in the regional
court building, Baden Baden. In collaboration with
the Justice Ministry, Germany. 03.05.2007
5. Photo
presentation "Living on the Edge" in the auditorium
of the Bonn University. In collaboration with Orient
Asia. Bonn, Germany. 21.05.2007
6. Photo
presentation "Dangerous Photos" in the auditorium of
the Gruner+Jahr publishing house. In collaboration
with GEO and STERN Magazines. Germany. 24.05.2007
7. Photo
presentation "Bangladesh” on the Cap San Diego ship.
In collaboration with Amnesty International.
Hamburg, Germany. 26. 05.2007
8. Exhibition
in the Press House of the Government. Berlin,
Germany. 13.06.2007
9. Solo
exhibition “Made in Bangladesh" in the gallery of
"Anti war House" in Sievershausen, Germany.
16.09.2007
10. Solo
Exhibition “Living on the Fringe ” at the Der Spigel
magazine gallery. Hamburg, Germany. 01.10.2007
11 Solo
exhibitions “The Children from the Edge of the
World” at the Hanes-office. Brussels, Belgium.
25.10.2007
12. Solo
Exhibition “The people from the edge of the world”
at the Town Hall Gallery. Castrop-Rauxel, Germany.
04.11.2007
13. Solo
exhibition "Dhaka- Hamburg" at the Town Hall
Gallery. Hamburg, Germay. 09.12.2007
14. Solo
exhibition “My Country, My People” at the
Evangelische Stadtkirche Offenburg organized by
Evangelische Stadtkirchengemeinde, Pfarrer Peter
Scherhans. Offenburg, Germany. 16.12.2007
Jury:
1. Second
annual Friends of the Earth International Photo
Competition. The Netherlands 2007
2. Third
annual Friends of the Earth International Photo
Competition. The Netherlands 2008