The ‘World Photography Day’ was celebrated worldwide as well as Bangladesh on Saturday.
Dhaka University Visual Anthropology Club and Begart Institute of Photography jointly organised an event with an open discussion among the photographers and the young visual anthropologists marking the day.
A lecture on the history of the World Photography Day by the legendary photographer Imtiaz Alam Beg, also the director of the Begart Institute of Photography, and lecture on rapport building was arranged.
As part of the programmes, a portfolio presentation was shown by one of the finest street photographers Enamul Kabir and other photographers while Question and Answer session was held after a movie screening in the end.
On the other hand, Photography Is My Hobby (PIMH) arranged ‘Photowalk and Get Together’ programme on the occasion at Ramna Park in the morning.
On August 19, 2010, World Photo Day hosted its first global online gallery where almost 270 photographers shared their pictures and people from over 100 countries visited the website.
This marked the first official, globally reaching World Photo Day.
