Drik hosts regional photo contest in partnership with World Press Photo

The World Press Photo Foundation and Bangladesh's Drik Picture Library are jointly organising a regional photography contests in Asia. A press conference for the announcement took place on July 3 at 4 PM at DrikPath Bhaban.

The founder of Drik and ex-jury board chair for the World Press Photo contest Shahidul Alam spoke at the conference and shared the press release.

"We should feel proud of ourselves because we made a huge change in the photography world through our visual language," Alam added.

Drik's Curator and General Manager ASM Rezaur Rahman explained the modality of the partnership.

Joumana El Zein Khoury, Executive Director of World Press Photo Foundation during her speech said, "We are grateful to have the opportunity to work together with Drik, the leading photography institute in the region, to learn from them and share their knowledge, expertise, and network activities to connect the local photography community in the region. By combining our activities, we can ensure that we will clearly see the stories and hear the voices of the region."

Cornelis Stouten, First Secretary, Political Affairs and Human Rights of the Royal Netherlands Embassy in Bangladesh congratulated Drik on its selection and wished for the programme's success going forward.

The event also featured jury members and past World Press Photo Contest winners from Bangladesh. Tanzim Wahab, the chair of the regional jury for Asia, gave the audience his perspective on why this year's winners were chosen.