martedì 15 giugno 2010

SALT WATER TEARS: LIVES LEFT BEHIND IN SATKHIRA, BANGLADESH

Munem Wasif è nato in Bangladesh nel 1983. Le sue foto sono apparse nella stampa nazionale e internazionale inclusi Le Monde, Himal Southasian, Asian Geographic e Photo District News. Nel 2007 è stato selezionato per la World Press Photo Masterclass, Rotterdam, Olanda. Ha vinto la “Honorable Mention” nell’ambito del programma All Roads Photography indetto dal National Geographic per ill lavoro svolto sulla vecchia Dhaka. Ha esposto in Cambogia, in Iran, in Australia, in Giappone e in Inghilterra. Nel 2008 ha vinto il premio della città di Perpignan per il miglior giovane fotoreporter durante il festival Visa pour l’Image. Sempre nel 2008 si è aggiudicato il premio PrixPictet con un progetto sull’acqua in Bangladesh.

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A quest for water
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Young children make themselves 'useful' by looking for small fish in mud. Shrimp farms dry up in winter and open the way for these children to be indulged by grabbing whatever they can get
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People sell shrimp in the local market
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Shajhan Siraj and his brothers push boats through low tide into the sea. These boats are filled with fresh water, which they have collected from different places. It takes them two to three hours to commute between these places daily
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Aiyub Ali (65) gets up very early for his morning prayers to start his day. Getting up early assures a longer day to load the boat with Golpata
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A shrimp farm in the morning. Export of Shrimp brings huge amount of foreign currency to Bangladesh. But increased salinity due to shrimp farming deprives the locals from their very basic requisite of fresh water for drinking

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