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'''Drik Picture Library''' is a picture library based in [[Dhaka]], Bangladesh.
'''Drik Picture Library''' is a photography agency and picture library based in [[Dhaka]], Bangladesh.


==Background==
==Background==
Drik Picture Library was established in 1989 by Bangladeshi writer and photographer [[Shahidul Alam]] and Bangladeshi writer and anthropologist Rahnuma Ahmed.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=DrikNet |url=https://drik.net/ |access-date=2022-06-13 |website=drik.net}}</ref> The name is [[Sanskrit]] for 'vision'.<ref name=":0" /> It was set up to provide a platform for local photographers to publish internationally and provides various media services.
Drik Picture Library was set up by Bangladeshi writer and photographer [[Shahidul Alam]] and Bangladeshi writer and anthropologist Rahnuma Ahmed{{Citation needed|date=September 2014}} that has been awarded a grant by the [[Prince Claus Awards|Prince Claus Fund]].<ref name="claus">"Network partnerships: Drik Picture Library, Dhaka, Bangladesh", Prince Claus Fund. [https://web.archive.org/web/20100704191141/http://www.princeclausfund.org/en/what_we_do/network_partnerships/drik.shtml Archived] by the Wayback Machine on 4 July 2010.</ref> The agency was set up in 1989{{Citation needed|date=September 2014}} to provide a platform for local photographers in the majority world.<ref name="claus" /> ''Drik'' is [[Sanskrit]] for vision.<ref name="claus" /> Drik has gone on to provide media services that include web development, video production, print production and exhibitions. In 1998 it set up [[Pathshala]], the South Asian Institute of Photography, and [[Chobi Mela]], the first festival of photography in Asia. Drik uses new media extensively in its activism and introduced email to Bangladesh in the early nineties. It also set up Banglarights, the Bangladesh Human Rights Network, and DrikNEWS, independent news that extensively uses [[citizen journalism]]. Drik has also set up [[Majority World]], an unprecedented photo library and agency set up to promote the work of photographers from the [[Global South]] and to promote Fair Trade Photography.<ref>[http://www.letsgodigital.org/en/17636/fair-trade-photography Fair Trade Photography] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080621105148/http://www.letsgodigital.org/en/17636/fair-trade-photography |date=21 June 2008 }}</ref> It is headquartered in [[Dhaka]], the capital of [[Bangladesh]], but also has branch offices in India and the UK.


Drik is associated with Alam's other large project: Majority World<ref>{{Cite web |title=About Us – Majority World |url=https://majorityworld.com/about.php |access-date=2022-06-13 |website=majorityworld.com}}</ref> which aims to promote photographers from the global south and ensure fair compensation for their work. Drik is headquartered in [[Dhaka]] and has branch offices in India and the UK.<ref name="claus">"Network partnerships: Drik Picture Library, Dhaka, Bangladesh", Prince Claus Fund. [https://web.archive.org/web/20100704191141/http://www.princeclausfund.org/en/what_we_do/network_partnerships/drik.shtml Archived] by the Wayback Machine on 4 July 2010.</ref>
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==Pathshala South Asian Media Institute==
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'''Pathshala''', the ''South Asian Media Institute'' was set up in 1998 by the [[Bangladesh]] photographer, writer and activist Shahidul Alam, as "Pathshala South Asian Institute of Photography".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thesouthasian.org/archives/2008/ten_years_of_pathshala.html |title=Ten Years of Pathshala |last=Alam |first=Shahidul |date=3 February 2008 |website=The South Asian |type=Blog |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120706112030/http://www.thesouthasian.org/archives/2008/ten_years_of_pathshala.html |archivedate=6 July 2012}}</ref>


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==Pathshala South Asian Media Institute==
It is affiliated to [[Sunderland University]] and [[Bolton University]] in the UK; [[Oslo University College]] in Norway; [[Edith Cowan University]] in Australia;<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ecu.edu.au/community-engagement/partnerships/arts/photomedia-summer-school-in-international-photo-journalism-and-documentary-photography |title=Photomedia Summer School in international photo journalism and documentary photography |website=Edith Cowan University |access-date=16 June 2015 }}{{dead link|date=September 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> and The Danish School of Media and Journalism. It provides a Bachelors degree in photography which is, however, not recognised by the University Grants Commission (UGC) or National University<ref>http://www.newagebd.com/2009/sep/14/time.html. {{broken citation|date=September 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=7 August 2009 |title=Pathshala graduates get certificates, chief airs anger |url=http://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2009/08/07/pathshala-graduates-get-certificates-chief-airs-anger |newspaper=bdnews24.com |access-date=16 June 2015}}</ref> Affiliation with the country's oldest university, Dhaka University, is in process.
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'''Pathshala''', the ''South Asian Media Institute,'' was set up in 1998 by the [[Bangladesh|Bangladeshi]] photographer, writer, and activist Shahidul Alam, as "Pathshala South Asian Institute of Photography".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thesouthasian.org/archives/2008/ten_years_of_pathshala.html |title=Ten Years of Pathshala |last=Alam |first=Shahidul |date=3 February 2008 |website=The South Asian |type=Blog |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120706112030/http://www.thesouthasian.org/archives/2008/ten_years_of_pathshala.html |archivedate=6 July 2012}}</ref> It is affiliated with [[Sunderland University]] and [[Bolton University]] in the UK; [[Oslo University College]] in Norway; [[Edith Cowan University]] in Australia;<ref>{{cite magazine |date=4 December 2014 |title=Inside Bangladesh |url=https://www.ecu.edu.au/news/edith-magazine/articles/2014/issue-02/inside-bangladesh |magazine=Edith Magazine |publisher=Edith Cowan University |access-date=28 July 2020}}</ref> and The Danish School of Media and Journalism.
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The school has however received death threats by fundamentalists claiming photography is un-Islamic.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.international.ucla.edu/asia/article/70969 |title=Bangladesh: Photography students receive death threats |last=Shah |first=Angilee |date=29 May 2007 |website=AsiaMedia |publisher=Asia Institute, UCLA}}</ref> Students have been active in social movements<ref>{{cite web |url=http://thechobimelafiles.blogspot.com/2006/11/tuesday-7-november-portfolios-at.html |title=Portfolios at Pathshala |date=7 November 2006 |website=The Chobi Mela Files |type=Blog}}</ref> and have organised exhibitions addressing social concerns at overseas events.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.worldbank.lk/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/COUNTRIES/SOUTHASIAEXT/SRILANKAEXTN/0,,contentMDK:21465611~menuPK:232812~pagePK:2865066~piPK:2865079~theSitePK:233047,00.html |title=Mobile Photography Exhibition Spreads Message in Sri Lanka |website=World Bank Sri Lanka |access-date=4 July 2008 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080616123209/http://www.worldbank.lk/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/COUNTRIES/SOUTHASIAEXT/SRILANKAEXTN/0%2C%2CcontentMDK%3A21465611~menuPK%3A232812~pagePK%3A2865066~piPK%3A2865079~theSitePK%3A233047%2C00.html |archivedate=16 June 2008 |deadurl=yes |df=dmy-all }}</ref>


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In 2019, Pathshala introduced a four-year [[Bachelor of Social Science]] in photography program in affiliation with the [[University of Dhaka]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Samaddar |first1=Ashley Shoptorshi |date=6 December 2019 |title=Pathshala introduces their first bachelor's degree |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/star-youth/news/pathshala-introduces-their-first-bachelors-degree-1836535 |work=The Daily Star}}</ref> Prior to that, the certificates awarded by Pathshala for completion of its educational programs were not recognized by Bangladeshi universities.<ref>{{cite news |date=7 August 2009 |title=Pathshala graduates get certificates, chief airs anger |url=http://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2009/08/07/pathshala-graduates-get-certificates-chief-airs-anger |newspaper=bdnews24.com |access-date=16 June 2015}}</ref> Its students engage in social movements with their work.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://thechobimelafiles.blogspot.com/2006/11/tuesday-7-november-portfolios-at.html |title=Portfolios at Pathshala |date=7 November 2006 |website=The Chobi Mela Files |type=Blog}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.worldbank.lk/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/COUNTRIES/SOUTHASIAEXT/SRILANKAEXTN/0,,contentMDK:21465611~menuPK:232812~pagePK:2865066~piPK:2865079~theSitePK:233047,00.html |title=Mobile Photography Exhibition Spreads Message in Sri Lanka |website=World Bank Sri Lanka |access-date=4 July 2008 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080616123209/http://www.worldbank.lk/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/COUNTRIES/SOUTHASIAEXT/SRILANKAEXTN/0%2C%2CcontentMDK%3A21465611~menuPK%3A232812~pagePK%3A2865066~piPK%3A2865079~theSitePK%3A233047%2C00.html |archivedate=16 June 2008 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> The school has received death threats in response to their work.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.international.ucla.edu/asia/article/70969 |title=Bangladesh: Photography students receive death threats |last=Shah |first=Angilee |date=29 May 2007 |website=AsiaMedia |publisher=Asia Institute, UCLA}}</ref>
Pathshala, after consultations with international and local experts and local stakeholders, has now been set up as a media academy, to help strengthen other fields of media.


===Students===
===Students===
Student awards have included first prize in [[World Press Photo]] Contest, The National Geographic All Roads Awards, and the [[Prix Pictet]]. Several students have made it to the [[Photo District News]]' 'PDN's 30 2008'<ref>"[http://www.pdngallery.com/gallery/pdns30/2008/ PDN's 30] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150422065447/http://www.pdngallery.com/gallery/pdns30/2008/ |date=22 April 2015 }}"</ref> Alumna [[Taslima Akhter]] has won several awards, including the Best Photographer Award from the 5th Dali International Photography Exhibition in China.<ref name="WPP">{{cite web|url=http://www.worldpressphoto.org/people/taslima-akhter |title=Taslima Akhter |publisher=World Press Photo |date= |accessdate=4 November 2016}}</ref>
Student awards have included first prize in [[World Press Photo]] Contest, The National Geographic All Roads Awards, and the [[Prix Pictet]]. Several students have made it to the [[Photo District News]]' 'PDN's 30 2008'<ref>"[http://www.pdngallery.com/gallery/pdns30/2008/ PDN's 30] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150422065447/http://www.pdngallery.com/gallery/pdns30/2008/ |date=22 April 2015 }}"</ref> Alumna [[Taslima Akhter]] has won several awards, including the Best Photographer Award from the 5th Dali International Photography Exhibition in China.<ref name="WPP">{{cite web|url=http://www.worldpressphoto.org/people/taslima-akhter |title=Taslima Akhter |publisher=World Press Photo |date= |access-date=4 November 2016}}</ref>


Since 2002, Pathshala alumni [[GMB Akash]], [[Munem Wasif]], [[Andrew Biraj]], [[Prito Reza]], Sarker Protick and Saiful Huq Omi have been selected for the Joop Swart Masterclass run by World Press Photo.<ref>{{cite news |date=31 December 2010 |title=Year in Culture |url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/suppliments/2010/12/HNY2011/7.htm |newspaper=The Daily Star |access-date=16 June 2015}}<!-- Akash 2002 --></ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://cpn.canon-europe.com/content/news/exposure_fragile_world.do |title=Students revel in exposure to fragile world |date=December 2007 |website=Canon |access-date=16 June 2015}}<!-- Wasif 2007 --></ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.worldpressphoto.org/people/andrew-biraj |title=Andrew Biraj |website=World Press Photo |access-date=16 June 2015}}<!-- Biraj 2008 --></ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://cpn.canon-europe.com/content/news/wpph_awards_2010.do |title=CPN at the World Press Photo Awards Days |date=May 2010 |website=Canon |access-date=16 June 2015}}<!-- Omi 2010 --></ref> Pathshala alumni Khaled Hasan and Saiful Huq Omi have won the National Geographic All Roads Awards, while alumni Munem Wasif received the Prix Pictet Commission on "Water".
Other alumni include: [[GMB Akash]], [[Munem Wasif]], [[Andrew Biraj]], Prito Reza, Sarker Protick, Saiful Huq Omi, Khaled Hasan, Saiful Huq Omi and.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://cpn.canon-europe.com/content/news/exposure_fragile_world.do |title=Students revel in exposure to fragile world |date=December 2007 |website=Canon |access-date=16 June 2015}}<!-- Wasif 2007 --></ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://cpn.canon-europe.com/content/news/wpph_awards_2010.do |title=CPN at the World Press Photo Awards Days |date=May 2010 |website=Canon |access-date=16 June 2015}}<!-- Omi 2010 --></ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.worldpressphoto.org/people/andrew-biraj |title=Andrew Biraj |website=World Press Photo |access-date=16 June 2015}}<!-- Biraj 2008 --></ref><ref>{{cite news |date=31 December 2010 |title=Year in Culture |url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/suppliments/2010/12/HNY2011/7.htm |newspaper=The Daily Star |access-date=16 June 2015}}<!-- Akash 2002 --></ref>


==References==
==References==
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==Further reading==
==Further reading==
*Gerhard Haupt and Pat Binder, "[http://universes-in-universe.org/eng/nafas/articles/2003/drik Drik: Images for change]", Nafas.
*Gerhard Haupt and Pat Binder, "[https://web.archive.org/web/20101230021810/http://universes-in-universe.org/eng/nafas/articles/2003/drik Drik: Images for change]", Nafas.
*"[http://www.imagesagainstwar.com/491.html Drik Picture Library]", Images against war, Galerie Lichtblick.
*"[http://www.imagesagainstwar.com/491.html Drik Picture Library]", Images against war, Galerie Lichtblick.
*Saad Hammadi, "Drik turns 18", ''New Age Xtra'', 7–13 September 2007. [https://web.archive.org/web/20101218142034/http://www.newagebd.com/2007/sep/07/sep07/xtra_inner4.html Archived] by the Wayback Machine on 18 December 2010.
*Saad Hammadi, "Drik turns 18", ''New Age Xtra'', 7–13 September 2007. [https://web.archive.org/web/20101218142034/http://www.newagebd.com/2007/sep/07/sep07/xtra_inner4.html Archived] by the Wayback Machine on 18 December 2010.
*"Drik Picture Library Ltd", photography-now.com. [https://web.archive.org/web/20120210074022/http://www.photography-now.com/institutions/veran_I7478453.html Archived] by the Wayback Machine on 10 February 2012.
*"Drik Picture Library Ltd", photography-now.com. [https://web.archive.org/web/20120210074022/http://www.photography-now.com/institutions/veran_I7478453.html Archived] by the Wayback Machine on 10 February 2012.
*Indira Ravindran and Laila Duggan, "[https://books.google.com/books?id=c27vD2aoYWQC&pg=PA33&lpg=PA33&source=web&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false Case study 1: Drik: Out of focus]"; in Jane Foster and Kumi Naidoo, eds, ''Young people at the centre: Participation and social change'' (London: Commonwealth Secretariat, 2001; {{ISBN|0-85092-681-5}}).
*Indira Ravindran and Laila Duggan, "[https://books.google.com/books?id=c27vD2aoYWQC&pg=PA33 Case study 1: Drik: Out of focus]"; in Jane Foster and Kumi Naidoo, eds, ''Young people at the centre: Participation and social change'' (London: Commonwealth Secretariat, 2001; {{ISBN|0-85092-681-5}}).
*"Drik/Pathsala – Bangladesh", International Photographers and Researchers Network. [https://web.archive.org/web/20070701033833/http://www.theiprn.org/index.php?go=institute,631 Archived] by the Wayback Machine on 1 July 2007. "[[HTML element#Other block elements|Noscript]] text reads: ''UK to Bangladesh Host for Arabella Plouviez and Associate Partner / DRIK and Pathshala are the primary educational and managing agencies for photographic education and photo journalism in Bangladesh and SE Asia. Their programme is delivered in Dhaka and consists of an affiliated course to the University of Sunderland. The organsiations [sic] design and deliver the major SE Asian photography celebration Chobi Mela to a wide range of international photographers and institutions. They have a long track record of producing exhibitions and projects that provide a wider view of the political and economic realities of Bangladesh.''"
*"Drik/Pathsala – Bangladesh", International Photographers and Researchers Network. [https://web.archive.org/web/20070701033833/http://www.theiprn.org/index.php?go=institute,631 Archived] by the Wayback Machine on 1 July 2007. "[[HTML element#Other block elements|Noscript]] text reads: ''UK to Bangladesh Host for Arabella Plouviez and Associate Partner / DRIK and Pathshala are the primary educational and managing agencies for photographic education and photo journalism in Bangladesh and SE Asia. Their programme is delivered in Dhaka and consists of an affiliated course to the University of Sunderland. The organisations design and deliver the major SE Asian photography celebration Chobi Mela to a wide range of international photographers and institutions. They have a long track record of producing exhibitions and projects that provide a wider view of the political and economic realities of Bangladesh.''"
*"New from the Network – 12 September 2007: Events and training: Drik celebrates 18th birthday with new exhibition – Bangladesh Now", Creative Exchange. [https://web.archive.org/web/20080324084724/http://www.creativexchange.org/node/752 Archived] by the Wayback Machine on 24 March 2008.
*"New from the Network – 12 September 2007: Events and training: Drik celebrates 18th birthday with new exhibition – Bangladesh Now", Creative Exchange. [https://web.archive.org/web/20080324084724/http://www.creativexchange.org/node/752 Archived] by the Wayback Machine on 24 March 2008.


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*[http://www.driknews.com Drik News]
*[http://www.driknews.com Drik News]


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Latest revision as of 16:24, 28 July 2024

"Pathshala" redirects here. For other uses, see Pathshala (disambiguation).

Drik Picture Library
দৃক
TypePrivate
HeadquartersDhaka, Bangladesh
FieldsPhotography
OwnerShahidul Alam
Websitedrik.net

Drik Picture Library is a photography agency and picture library based in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Background

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Drik Picture Library was established in 1989 by Bangladeshi writer and photographer Shahidul Alam and Bangladeshi writer and anthropologist Rahnuma Ahmed.[1] The name is Sanskrit for 'vision'.[1] It was set up to provide a platform for local photographers to publish internationally and provides various media services.

Drik is associated with Alam's other large project: Majority World[2] which aims to promote photographers from the global south and ensure fair compensation for their work. Drik is headquartered in Dhaka and has branch offices in India and the UK.[3]

Pathshala South Asian Media Institute

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"Pathshala" redirects here. For other uses, see Pathshala (disambiguation).

Pathshala, the South Asian Media Institute, was set up in 1998 by the Bangladeshi photographer, writer, and activist Shahidul Alam, as "Pathshala South Asian Institute of Photography".[4] It is affiliated with Sunderland University and Bolton University in the UK; Oslo University College in Norway; Edith Cowan University in Australia;[5] and The Danish School of Media and Journalism.

In 2019, Pathshala introduced a four-year Bachelor of Social Science in photography program in affiliation with the University of Dhaka.[6] Prior to that, the certificates awarded by Pathshala for completion of its educational programs were not recognized by Bangladeshi universities.[7] Its students engage in social movements with their work.[8][9] The school has received death threats in response to their work.[10]

Students

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Student awards have included first prize in World Press Photo Contest, The National Geographic All Roads Awards, and the Prix Pictet. Several students have made it to the Photo District News' 'PDN's 30 2008'[11] Alumna Taslima Akhter has won several awards, including the Best Photographer Award from the 5th Dali International Photography Exhibition in China.[12]

Other alumni include: GMB Akash, Munem Wasif, Andrew Biraj, Prito Reza, Sarker Protick, Saiful Huq Omi, Khaled Hasan, Saiful Huq Omi and.[13][14][15][16]

References

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  1. ^ a b "DrikNet". drik.net. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  2. ^ "About Us – Majority World". majorityworld.com. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  3. ^ "Network partnerships: Drik Picture Library, Dhaka, Bangladesh", Prince Claus Fund. Archived by the Wayback Machine on 4 July 2010.
  4. ^ Alam, Shahidul (3 February 2008). "Ten Years of Pathshala". The South Asian (Blog). Archived from the original on 6 July 2012.
  5. ^ "Inside Bangladesh". Edith Magazine. Edith Cowan University. 4 December 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  6. ^ Samaddar, Ashley Shoptorshi (6 December 2019). "Pathshala introduces their first bachelor's degree". The Daily Star.
  7. ^ "Pathshala graduates get certificates, chief airs anger". bdnews24.com. 7 August 2009. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  8. ^ "Portfolios at Pathshala". The Chobi Mela Files (Blog). 7 November 2006.
  9. ^ "Mobile Photography Exhibition Spreads Message in Sri Lanka". World Bank Sri Lanka. Archived from the original on 16 June 2008. Retrieved 4 July 2008.
  10. ^ Shah, Angilee (29 May 2007). "Bangladesh: Photography students receive death threats". AsiaMedia. Asia Institute, UCLA.
  11. ^ "PDN's 30 Archived 22 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine"
  12. ^ "Taslima Akhter". World Press Photo. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  13. ^ "Students revel in exposure to fragile world". Canon. December 2007. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  14. ^ "CPN at the World Press Photo Awards Days". Canon. May 2010. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  15. ^ "Andrew Biraj". World Press Photo. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  16. ^ "Year in Culture". The Daily Star. 31 December 2010. Retrieved 16 June 2015.

Further reading

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  • Gerhard Haupt and Pat Binder, "Drik: Images for change", Nafas.
  • "Drik Picture Library", Images against war, Galerie Lichtblick.
  • Saad Hammadi, "Drik turns 18", New Age Xtra, 7–13 September 2007. Archived by the Wayback Machine on 18 December 2010.
  • "Drik Picture Library Ltd", photography-now.com. Archived by the Wayback Machine on 10 February 2012.
  • Indira Ravindran and Laila Duggan, "Case study 1: Drik: Out of focus"; in Jane Foster and Kumi Naidoo, eds, Young people at the centre: Participation and social change (London: Commonwealth Secretariat, 2001; ISBN 0-85092-681-5).
  • "Drik/Pathsala – Bangladesh", International Photographers and Researchers Network. Archived by the Wayback Machine on 1 July 2007. "Noscript text reads: UK to Bangladesh Host for Arabella Plouviez and Associate Partner / DRIK and Pathshala are the primary educational and managing agencies for photographic education and photo journalism in Bangladesh and SE Asia. Their programme is delivered in Dhaka and consists of an affiliated course to the University of Sunderland. The organisations design and deliver the major SE Asian photography celebration Chobi Mela to a wide range of international photographers and institutions. They have a long track record of producing exhibitions and projects that provide a wider view of the political and economic realities of Bangladesh."
  • "New from the Network – 12 September 2007: Events and training: Drik celebrates 18th birthday with new exhibition – Bangladesh Now", Creative Exchange. Archived by the Wayback Machine on 24 March 2008.
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