14. History of Photographic Education
Begart Institute of Photography was established in 1960 by
Manzur Alam Beg which is the First Ever Photography
School in Bangladesh.
Manzur Alam Beg founded Rajshahi Photography
Society(RPS) with Farid Akter Porag to create some
professional photographers in Rajshahi in 1984 as it was
his birth place as a movement of photography.
In 1993 Rafiqul Islam established Prism for publishing Books
on Photography and started training on photography.
Pathshala (The South Asian Media Academy and Institute
of Photography) was founded by Shahidul Alam in 1998
which is one of the biggest and famous Institute of
Photographic Education in South Asia.
M.A. Beg Rafiqul Islam
Shahidul Alam Farid Aktar Porag
15. Photographers
of Bangladesh
Founder of
Begart Institute of Photography, 1960
Camera Recreaton Club, 1962
Bangladesh Photographic Society, 1975
Rajshahi Photographic Society, 1984
Alokchitro Acharjo
Manzoor Alam Beg
(1931-1998)
18. Photographers
of Bangladesh
Famous photojournalist and war
photographer of Bangladesh and famous for
his photos during the Liberation War and
Language Movement of Bangladesh
Rashid Talukdar
(1939-2011 )