SoFoBoMo Day-11
Jamal Ahmed - Artist.

An absolutely fantastic day! I had thought we'd do a fast paced one or an hour and half session at his studio. It turned out that Jamal sets his own pace and it will take its course. Not that he is «slow paced» - he is a highly energetic person. So we started out by talking about various stuff... a friend dropped in. Turns out he is a professional photographer. Turns out a great experience - we both start photographing.  I get a few tips from Taher. Especially a critique regarding too low a shooting angle I had chosen. I correct it.

We head off the the University of Fine Arts. Jamal is also a Art Professor there. Met his students. Photographed them at work. We go back to Jamal's studio and then we sit down to a home-cooked lavish Bengali meal. Delicious!

Jamal then tells me he has a special treat for me. One of Jamal's regular model is going to be coming back to his studio and Jamal is going to sketch him while I photograph. Wow!

Turns out to be Pagla Baba!

Pagla is seated on the floor and is asked to place his head in the crook of his arms. And then Jamal goes to work - full of energy, it looks like a movie being run at double speed!

Further images will be in the book, once it is done.