Munem Wasif Explained

Munem Wasif
Birth Date:1983 4, df=yes
Birth Place:Dhaka, Bangladesh
Known For:Documentary photography
Occupation:Photographer, teacher, writer

Munem Wasif (bn|মুনেম ওয়াসিফ) (born 11 April 1983) is a photographer from Bangladesh.

Biography

Munem Wasif is a documentary photographer in Bangladesh. He has been represented by Agence Vu since 2008,[1] and is now teaching documentary photography at Pathshala South Asian Media Academy.[2]

He was selected for the World Press Photo Joop Swart Masterclass in 2007. In 2008, he won the City of Perpignan Young Reporter's Award at Visa pour l'image.[3] That year, he also won the International Award for concerned photography, the F25 for under-25's in the Fabrica awards. The following year, he was awarded the Prix Pictet commission for his work on the water crisis of the north-west region of Bangladesh.[4]

His work has been exhibited worldwide, including at the Musée de l'Élysée, and the Fotomuseum Winterthur in Switzerland, the International Photography Biennial of the Islamic World in Iran, Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography in Japan, the Kunsthal Museum and the Noorderlicht festival[5] in the Netherlands, Angkor photo festival in Cambodia, London's Whitechapel Gallery, Palais de Tokyo, Visa pour l'image in France, and at Chobi Mela,[6] Bangladesh.

Wasif's photographs have been published in Le Monde 2, the Sunday Times Magazine, The Guardian,[7] Politiken, Io Donna, Mare, Du, Days Japan, L'espresso, Libération, Courier International, Photo, British Journal of Photography, LensCulture, Photo District News and Zonezero.[8] Wasif began his career as a feature photographer for The Daily Star newspaper, Bangladesh, after graduating from Pathshala.

During his residency he told the Centre for Contemporary Art Singapore about his film "Goom" which literary translates in English to "Forced Disappearance" [9] It says "Prompted by recent shifts in the political climate of his own country, Munem Wasif is currently working on a film project titled Goom (forced disappearance, kidnapping in Bangla.)". The work revolves around the increasing phenomenon of people gone missing, disappearances that often remain unexplained and unaccounted for.

Family

Munem Wasif is the son of Bangladeshi politician Abdul Matin Khasru.[10]

Publications

Books by Wasif

Books with contributions by Wasif

Grants and awards

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Agence VU - Munem Wasif. VU. Agence. www.agencevu.com. 2016-06-30.
  2. Web site: Faculty at Pathshala, South Asian Media Academy, 2012. 16 September 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120127020126/http://www.pathshala.net/controller.php?view=people_photography. 27 January 2012. dead.
  3. http://www.visapourlimage.com/history/2008.do City of Perpignan Young Reporter’s Award, 2008.
  4. http://www.prixpictet.com/portfolios/water-shortlist/munem-wasif/ Prix Pictet Commission.
  5. Web site: Munem Wasif. www.noorderlicht.com. 2016-06-30. https://web.archive.org/web/20160819191003/http://www.noorderlicht.com/en/archive/munem-wasif/#arena. 19 August 2016. dead.
  6. Web site: Salt Water Tears in Chobimela, International festival of photography, 2009. . 16 September 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110407112955/http://chobimela.org/photographers/Munem_Wasif_(Bangladesh)/images.html . 7 April 2011 . dead .
  7. News: Tahmina Anam on the flooded people of South Bangladesh. Anam. Tahmima. 2009-06-19. The Guardian. 2016-06-30.
  8. Web site: Tainted Tea :: Munem Wasif. v1.zonezero.com. 2016-06-30.
  9. Web site: Munem Wasif . NTU Centre for Contemporary Art Singapore.
  10. News: Ex-law minister Abdul Matin Khasru laid to rest . Daily Bangladesh.
  11. Web site: 2019-05-09. Water Commission. www.prixpictet.com.

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