GMB Akash’s solo photo exhibition at Bengal Gallery

Akash (2nd from left) at a press conference held at Bengal Gallery yesterday.

Internationally renowned Bangladeshi photographer GMB Akash's solo exhibition “Soulscapes” begins today at the Bengal Gallery of Fine Arts, Dhanmondi in Dhaka.
Ambassador of Switzerland to Bangladesh Dr. Urs Herren is expected to inaugurate the ten-day exhibition as chief guest. Litterateur Hasnat Abdul Hai will attend the opening as special guest.
The exhibition will feature 42 recent photographs -- divided into six stories -- by Akash. The photographs were taken between 2007 and 2010. The exhibition will continue till June 10 and will remain everyday from 12 to 8 pm.
GMB Akash was born in 1977. He graduated in photography from Pathshala -- the South Asian Media Academy (then Photography Institute). In 2002, he was the first Bangladeshi to be selected for the World Press Photo Joop Swart Masterclass. Akash received the prestigious World Press Photo Award in 2006. He has bagged 40 international awards.
So far, Akash's photographs were published in over 50 international newspapers and magazines including Time, Sunday Times, Newsweek, The Economist, The Guardian and Sunday Telegraph.