Abir at the Zoom Photo Festival Saguenay
Renowned Bangladeshi photographer Abir Abdullah's photographic series “The Deadly Cost of Cheap Clothing” has been selected for the prestigious Zoom Photo Festival Saguenay 2014, an international meeting point of photojournalists. The fifth edition of the festival will be held from October 29-November 3 at Chicoutimi in Canada. Abdullah has been invited to attend the opening of the festival.
Fire is a constant threat in the megalopolis Dhaka which houses many garment factories and workshops. Poor working conditions in the factories came to light with the collapse of Rana Plaza in April 2013 that led to over 1,100 deaths. Abdullah highlights the constant danger that loom over four million garment workers. In his series “The Deadly Cost of Cheap Clothing” documenting the Tazreen factory fire, Rana Plaza building collapse and rescue operation, he has captured the daily lives of the survivors.
“It's very important for me as a photographer to show this series to foreign buyers and the public so that they can see and understand how Bangladeshi workers make cheap clothes for them even at the risk of their lives,” said Abdullah.
Abir Abdullah currently works in the European Pressphoto Agency as Bangladesh correspondent. He is also a visiting faculty at Pathshala South Asian Media Institute.
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