Overview participating exhibitions
Metropolis
2011
Metropolis
Rasel Chowdhury
DESPERATE URBANIZATION (Bangladesh, 2011)
For centuries the Buriganga river has been the most important waterway in the city of Dhaka, which now has over a million inhabitants. Many of them use the Buriganga to transport goods, or as a quick way of reaching the hinterland. But with the city's uncontrolled growth this vital artery is increasingly constricted. Pollution from homes, ships and chemical factories undermines the river's function. Once the Buriganga was a blessing for Dhaka; now Dhaka has become a curse for the Buriganga.
Biography
Rasel Chowdhury (Bangladesh, 1988) is one of a group of rising young photographers from Bangladesh. He studied photojournalism at the South Asian Media Academy and addresses social issues in his documentary photography, from Tibetan refugees to the difficult lives of workers in brick fields.