Probal Rashid

Probal Rashid (Bengali: প্রবাল রশিদ; born 1979) is a Bangladeshi documentary photographer and photojournalist based in Washington, D.C. He is a contributor photographer at Getty images. His work has appeared in several magazines and newspapers.

Probal Rashid
প্রবাল রশিদ
Born (1979-07-01) July 1, 1979
Gazipur, Bangladesh
NationalityBangladeshi
OccupationPhotojournalist
Years active2004–present
AgentGetty images Zuma Press
Known forDocumentary photography, photojournalism
Websiteprobalrashid.com

Early life and education

Rashid was born in Gazipur, Bangladesh, in 1979, and grew up there as the rural area urbanized and industrialized.[1] He completed secondary school and a Bachelor's in Business Administration there. His middle-class parents wanted him to get a corporate job, so he moved to Dhaka, earned a Master of Business Administration and started an internship with a financial aid company. He quit his job and in 2007 enrolled in two-year course at Pathshala, a school of photography.[2]

Rashid completed a post Graduation Diploma in photojournalism 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.

Career

For four years Rashid worked as a photographer at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University.[2] In 2014, he co-founded Absurd Photos, a co-operative photo agency in Dhaka.[3] He is represented by American agency Zuma Press.[4]

His work has been included in newspapers, magazines and websites: Burn Magazine,[5] Forbes,[6] The Guardian,[7] The Wall Street Journal,[8][9] Daily Mirror,[10] and HuffPost.[11]

Probal is the recipient of numerous awards for his work including the Pictures Of the Year International (POYi), Days Japan Photojournalism Award, China International Press Photo Award (CHIPP), NPPA’s Best of Photojournalism Awards, Yonhap International Press Photo Awards, KL International Photo award, FCCT/OnAsia Photojournalism Award, “Zoom-in on Poverty” Global Photo Award, CGAP microfinance photo award, WPGA Annual Pollux Awards in U.K., International Year of Biodiversity Award and the Atlanta Photojournalism Seminar Contest.

Awards
  • Public Prize from the Days Japan International Photojournalism Award 2012.[12]
  • Awards of Excellence from the NPPA's the Best of Photojournalism Awards 2013, USA.[13]
  • 2nd prize in the Feature Story category of the 2015 Atlanta Photojournalism Seminar Contest[14]
  • 2nd prize in Editorial- Photo Essay and Feature Story category of the International Photography Awards (IPA).[15]
  • First place in 7th annual FCCT / LightRocket Asia-Pacific Photojournalism Contest in feature photography 2015, Philippines.[16]
  • Award of Excellence, World Health Division, 72nd Pictures of the Year International (POYi) 2015, USA[17]
  • Honourable Mention in Portrait category of the NPPA's the Best of Photojournalism Awards 2015, USA.[18]
  • Honourable Mention in Pictorial category of the NPPA's the Best of Photojournalism Awards 2015, USA.[19]
  • The FCCT-LightRocket Asia-Pacific Photojournalism Contest.[20][21]
  • Gold Prize in Daily Life Category of the 4th Asian Press Photo Contest, China[22]

References
  1. Mallonee, Laura (14 October 2015). "Dire Glimpses of What Pollution Is Doing in Bangladesh". Wired.
  2. Basher, Naziba (31 July 2015). "Chasing Dreams". The Daily Star.
  3. "About Absurd". Absurd Photos.
  4. "Biography". Probal Rashid.
  5. "Probal Rashid – Climate Crisis in Bangladesh". Burnmagazine.com. 16 October 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  6. "Comments From FORBES ASIA's Readers". Forbes. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  7. "This page has been removed". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  8. "The Wall Street Journal & Breaking News, Business, Financial and Economic News, World News and Video". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  9. "Photos of the Day: Feb. 11". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  10. Glaze, Ben (12 January 2014). "The miracle baby of Bangladesh who survived collapse of factory that killed his father". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  11. "Haunting Photos Show Effects Of Climate Change In Bangladesh". HuffPost. 28 January 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  12. "Public Prize 'Pollution in Bangladesh' by Probal RASHID/OnAsia Images". Days International. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
  13. "BOP 2013 / STP / FEA / AE4". Nppa.org. 23 April 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  14. "2015 Feature Picture Story/Essay · Atlanta Photojournalism Seminar". Photojournalism.org. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  15. "IPA 2015 Winner / TB Silent Killer / Probal Rashid". Photoawards.com. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  16. "Contest Information". Lightrocket.com. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  17. "Award of Excellence - Spot News". Poyi.org. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  18. "NPPA: Best of Photojournalism 2014 Still Photography Winners". National Press Photographers Association. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016.
  19. "NPPA: Best of Photojournalism 2014 Still Photography Winners". National Press Photographers Association. Archived from the original on 23 September 2016.
  20. "2014 Feature Single Image - First Place". Lightrocket.com. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  21. "Street protests light up photo contest". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  22. "View Detail Photo". Asianewsphoto.com. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
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