Jashim Salam

Jashim Salam (born 1978) is a Bangladeshi documentary photographer and photojournalist.

Jashim Salam
Born
Chittagong, Bangladesh
NationalityBangladeshi
EducationAteneo de Manila University Pathshala, South Asian Media Academy
OccupationPhotojournalist
Years active2004- present
Known forDocumentary photography
Websitejashimsalam.com

Biography

Salam graduated in photography from Pathshala the south Asian institute of photography and media academy. He has studied a post Graduation Diploma in Visual Journalism through a scholarship program of World Press Photo at the Konrad Adenauer Asian Center for Journalism (ACFJ) at Ateneo de Manila University in the Philippines. He has been teaching, mentoring photography in workshops and seminars for aspiring young photographers regularly and has also been on the jury boards of numerous photography contests in Bangladesh. Social photo-documentary, portraits are among his interests. He started his photographic career with DrikNEWS agency. He worked for New Age an English daily of Bangladesh, Drik picture agency, Majority world, Nur photo agency, and Corbis images.

His work has been featured in the exhibitions and screening worldwide, including Visa Pour l'Image, in Perpignan, The Photoville festival in New York, Berlin Parliament in Germany, Atrium of the Town Hall, The Hague, Netherlands, Maison familiale Pro Juventute, Geneva, The Getty Images Gallery, London, Gallery of the French Alliance Foundation Paris, France.

Awards
  • 2nd spotlight fotovisura grant, 2013 [1]
  • 1st prize Gold, 3rd Asian Press Photo contest, 2012 [2]
  • 1st prize in Emirates photography award, 2011 [3]
  • Ian Parry scholarship (Commended), 2011 [4][5]
  • OpenWalls Arles 2020 Winner [6][7]

References
  1. Fotovisura, USA (5 July 2013). "The FotoVisura Grant Results!".
  2. Asianewsphoto (2012-09-20). "The 3rd Asia Press Photo Contest announced in Beijing". Archived from the original on 2017-10-01. Retrieved 2014-11-01.
  3. Emirates Photography Competition 2012, UAE (26 July 2012). "6th Session 2011". Archived from the original on 28 February 2014. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  4. Ian Parry, England. "Water World".
  5. Ian Parry Scholarship, England (2011). "Alumni". Archived from the original on 2019-02-01. Retrieved 2014-11-01.
  6. British Journal of Photography, England (2020-09-03). "Inês d'Orey, OpenWalls Arles 2020 Winner (View Gallery- page no. 6 of 19)".
  7. The Eye of Photography (the ultimate digital magazine), French. "Arles 2020 : Open Walls : Some Portraits".
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