Posted in art, Artist, Babla, Dhaka, Exhibition, metal, Sculptor on Jan 23rd, 2012
….and screws, washers, nails, bits and pieces of things we might not think twice about – are Babla’s material for his art. Exhibited on 22nd Jan 2012 at Dhaka.
Posted in Black and White, Dhaka, rickshaw, street photography on Jan 7th, 2011
And shooting on the streets again….
A dramatic storm last evening, mighty downpour with lightning so close and bright. Massive bolts. Thunderous crackling. By the time I got the “Roganjosh” gravy ready and put the meat and gravy back on a slow fire to simmer, the storm was abating already. Did manage to catch a few lightning strikes close to the construction [...]
Posted in Bangladesh, Dhaka, Karwan Bazar, WIP on Sep 7th, 2010
Pictures for the sake of pictures, pretty photos, compelling compositions. Meaningless unless they mean something, if you get what I mean! I have done several outings to the markets, bazaars and slums of Dhaka city. In isolation, many of the photographs I took during these visits are really meaningless. so here is an attempt to [...]
Posted in Dhaka, Photography, street photography on Jul 24th, 2010
Melting bitumen to re-pave the street – hot, choking smokey, sticky and acrid. For them, just another day earning a livelihood.
Posted in Bangladesh, Dhaka, Flower on Mar 16th, 2010
We’ve bought these over the years, collected a few, gifted several. Every antique shop in Dhaka used to have them, but these are getting rare [and expensive] now. Where did these come from, what is the painting style called, who were the artists who painstakingly applied their skill to these artful ceramic pieces? Would like to [...]