Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Artist: GMB Akash



For years, GMB Akash has been traveling the world, capturing social issues faced by the people whom society seems to forget.  He focuses on capturing and exposing the problem of the lesser known people of the world, mostly in his home country of Bangladesh.  Through his photographs, Akash has shown countless stories of the socially isolated groups, making him known around the world as one of the leaders in documentary photography. 

Over his years of work, Akash has received over 60 awards international awards from all around the world.  His work has been in over 50 major international publications including: National Geographic, Vogue, Time, Sunday Times, Newsweek, Geo, Stern, Der Spiegal, The Fader, Brand Ein, The Guardian, Marie Claire, Colors, The Economist, The New Internationalist, Kontinente, Amnesty Journal, Courier International, PDR, Die Zeit, Days Japan, Hello, and Sunday Telegraph of London.  

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