Photography
A poet's camera
Salahuddin's photographs bridging the gap
Elita Karim
A B M Salahuddin has been capturing scenes of nature with his camera since 1972. Recently, on the occasion of the growing friendship between Bangladesh and Vietnam, a celebration took place at the National Museum. Salahuddin captured these moments of friendship to cherish forever.A weeklong photography exhibition at the Shilapakala Academy, which began from July 16, is portraying these pictures. Salahuddin's 'clicks' basically comprise of the Vietnamese group who had come to Bangladesh so as to promote the long friendship. The photograph entitled Peacock Dance shows Vietnamese girls dressed in peacock-green costumes, rendering a dance at the show. Vietnamese beauties, dressed in yellow, are seen dancing in the photograph Apricot Dance. There are many more photographs of the performing Vietnamese artistes, dancing, playing wooden instruments, and singing traditional songs in traditional costumes of blue, red and yellow. These performers are also seen taking tours around the city. Salahuddin snapped them in front of temples, with kids at school, at a museum alongside artifacts and sculptures. They are also seen with other Bangladeshis, having cocktails and celebrating. It is obvious, that Salahuddin emphasises more on the friendship of the two counties and makes an effort to make it stronger. The exhibition is showing photographs by Vietnamese photographers also. There are snaps of the Vietnamese flag fluttering proudly on a fort, a couple of women gathering coffee seeds, plenty of scenes from the Vietnam War and also breathtaking nature scenes from the country itself.
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Apricot Dance: the mesmerising presentation of the Vietnamese artistes in yellow. |