Anwar Hossain

Anwar Hossain

1948-10-06 in Dacca, East Pakistan [now in Dhaka, Bangladesh] - 2018-12-01

 

Anwar Hossain

1948-10-06 in Dacca, East Pakistan [now in Dhaka, Bangladesh] - 2018-12-01

 

Department: Camera

Anwar Hossain's work arrived at a time when Bangladeshi photography was divided into two camps. The salon school produced formulaic images designed to win contests. Most press photographers, content to play second fiddle to the writers, provided images that filled the empty box above a pre-determined caption. Neither group saw themselves as authors. Photography itself had low esteem and was perceived as a basic craft. The photographers played to someone... see more

Department: Camera

Anwar Hossain's work arrived at a time when Bangladeshi photography was divided into two camps. The salon school produced formulaic images designed to win contests. Most press photographers, content to play second fiddle to the writers, provided images that filled the empty box above a pre-determined caption. Neither group saw themselves as authors. Photography itself had low esteem and was perceived as a basic craft. The photographers played to someone... see more
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