Munir Uz Zaman

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Munir Uz Zaman
মুনির উজ জামান
Born1978 or 1979 (age 45–46)[1]
NationalityBangladeshi
OccupationPhotographer
OrganizationAFP
Known forDocumentary photography

Munir Uz Zaman is a Bangladeshi photographer.

Biography

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Munir Uz Zaman, AFP photographer, taking a photo at the FR Tower fire.

In 2023, he participated in a group exhibition at Drik Gallery in Dhaka to mark the ten year anniversary of the Rana Plaza collapse.[2]

Awards

  • (2009) Pictures of the Year International: honorary mention, spot news[3]
  • (2012) FCCT/OnAsia: first place, spot news[4][5]
  • (2013) Human Rights Press Awards: first prize, feature photojournalism, for pictures of Rohingya refugees[1]
  • (2013) Atlanta Photojournalism Seminar: second place, spot news[6]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named afp15Apr2013
  2. Molla, MA Aslam (9 April 2023). "Exhibition revisits Rana Plaza collapse". New Age.
  3. "Award of Excellence | Spot News". Pictures of the Year International.
  4. "Spot News - First Place: Munir uz Zaman/AFP (Rohingya Muslims)". FCCT/OnAsia. Archived from the original on 31 July 2013.
  5. "A world of hurt". The Nation. 10 April 2013.
  6. "2013 Winners". Atlanta Photojournalism Seminar.