K M Asad

K M Asad
কে এম আসাদ
Born1983 (age 41–42)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
NationalityBangladeshi
OccupationPhotojournalist
Years active2004–present
AgentZuma Press
Known forDocumentary photography, photojournalism
Awards3rd Prize, Singles, Environment category, World Press Photo, 2021[1]
Websitewww.kmasad.com

Khandaker Muhammad Asad (Bengali: খন্দকার মোহাম্মদ আসাদ; born 1983), known as K M Asad, is a Bangladeshi documentary photographer and photojournalist. He is currently a photojournalist at Zuma Press news agency and contributor photographer for Getty images. [citation needed]

He won a 3rd Prize award at the 2021 World Press Photo for his Climate Crisis Solutions: Collecting Drinking Water in Kalabogi.[1]

Early life

Asad graduated with a degree in photography from Pathshala (The South Asian Media Academy) in 2008.[2]

Career

In 2007, when Cyclone Sidr hit Bangladesh, Asad went to remote places to capture the conditions of local people.[3] He also covered the 7.8 earthquake in Nepal in 2015.[4]

His work has been published by The Guardian,[5] Time, CNN, BBC, New Internationalist, The New York Times, Asia Time, The Telegraph,[6] Days Japan, Paris Match, National Geographic[7] (August 2019 cover picture)[8][9] Discovery Channel magazine, Feature shoot, The Wall Street Journal, Saudi Aramco world magazine, MSNBC and Smithsonian.[10]

Awards

  • 2013, Pictures of the Year International (POYI) News picture story- Freelance/Agency –"First Place"[11]
  • 2014, Sony World Photography Awards professional current affair – Shortlist[12]
  • 2014, Deeper perspective photographer of the year award organized by International Photography Awards (IPA) – Winner[2]
  • 2016, CBRE UPOTY Urban Photographer of the Year – Asia regional winner[13]
  • 2017, "Sente Antu Cup" International Photo Contest by Global Photography – Winner.[14]
  • 2017, Shining a Light: Experiences of Refugee Women International Photography Contest exhibition Organized by Muhammad Ali Center – Winner.[15]
  • 2017, Allard Prize for International Integrity – Winner[16]
  • 2017, UNICEF photo of the year 2017 – "Second Place"[17]
  • 2017–2018, Hamdan International Photography Award (HIPA) 'The Moment' Category winner – 1st Place[18]
  • 2018, International Photography Awards Deeper Perspective – 3rd Place[19]
  • 2018, International Photography Awards Editorial Photo Essay and Feature Story – 1st Place[12]
  • 2018, The Alfred Fried Photography Award - Special Award of the Jury[20]
  • 2018, FOTODOC Center for Documentary Photography Direct Look photo contest The Conflict category – 3rd Place[17]
  • 2018, Siena International Photo AwardsSiena International Photo Awards – "Photographer of the Year 2018"[21]
  • 2021, 3rd Prize, Singles, Environment category, World Press Photo[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Climate Crisis Solutions: Collecting Drinking Water in Kalabogi". www.worldpressphoto.org. Retrieved 2021-07-02.
  2. ^ a b "K M Assad". International Photography Awards - IPA. 21 January 2015. Archived from the original on 11 July 2019. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  3. ^ কষ্টে থাকা শিশুর মুখ: ইউনিসেফ ফটো অফ দ্য ইয়ার অ্যাওয়ার্ড ২০১৭ DW 31.12.2017. Deutsche Welle (in Bengali). Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  4. ^ যে ছবিতে নতুন জীবনের আশা. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 20 January 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  5. ^ Ratcliffe, Rebecca (6 September 2017). "Who are the Rohingya and what is happening in Myanmar?". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  6. ^ "Rohingya Muslims flee ethnic violence in Burma, in pictures". The Daily Telegraph. 5 September 2017. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  7. ^ "Children drown as Rohingya boat sinks off Bangladesh". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  8. ^ "This National Geographic cover photo almost did not see print". gulfnews.com. 2021-02-07. Retrieved 2024-06-28.
  9. ^ "K M Asad | World Press Photo". www.worldpressphoto.org. Retrieved 2024-06-28.
  10. ^ "Photography Exhibition - Kiyosato Museum of Photographic Arts: Young Portfolio Acquisitions 2018". The Eye of Photography Magazine.
  11. ^ "POYi 70 Winner's List'". poy.org. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  12. ^ a b "K. M. Asad, Cost of slavery". World Photography Organisation. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  13. ^ "2016 Winners". CBRE UPOTY. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  14. ^ "Award Ceremony of 2017 "Sente•Antu Cup" International Photo Contest held in Antu - Global Photography". en.g-photography.net. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  15. ^ "Shining a Light Exhibit to Open at Ali Center on International Women's Day, March 8th - Muhammad Ali Center | Be Great :: Do Great Things". alicenter.org. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  16. ^ "Allard Prize Photography Competition 2019". pixcontests.com. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  17. ^ a b "K.M. Asad, 2nd Prize". UNICEF. 21 December 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  18. ^ "Hamdan Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum International Photography Award - Winners". hipa.ae. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  19. ^ "International Photo Awards". photoawards.com. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  20. ^ "Special Award of the Jury - Alfred Fried Photography Award". friedaward.com. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  21. ^ "Home | SIPAContest | Siena International Photography Awards". sipacontest.com. Retrieved 7 September 2019.