Bangladeshi photographer gets featured on VICE Asia
Amid the hustle-bustle of the Sadarghat area, a woman stands there helplessly to save lots of herself from the deadly virus and polluting of the environment by wearing a gas mask.
This is a black and white photography from the series, "The Epidemic" by Bangladeshi photographer, musician and a marketing professional AvishekBhattacharjee.
On April 29, the picture series got featured on VICE Asia. Avishek published the album on his Facebook profile towards the finish of February. The album started making rounds on the social media platform instantly.
Avishek took the photos before Coronavirus had hit the united states and there is no shutdown in those days.
Avishek said, "The idea found my mind in 2018 for the air pollution that exists in our city, especially because of the on-going construction works of the metro rail over the city. I possibly could not find the perfect mask I needed for this photoshoot back then."
The series includes a final number of 16 photos. When Avishek was asked how VICE Asia found the album, he replied, "The album went viral on social media and a VICE Asia staff messaged me. After speaking with me for permission they published the picture story in a few days."
The gas or oxygen mask is a crucial prop that is used in the photo story. "It had been little difficult to find the proper mask. Finally, this past year, in November I came across the mask online randomly and I purchased it," recalled Avishek.
"Right after obtaining the mask I felt like 60% of might work was done," he added.
"When the pandemic broke out in lots of countries on the planet but hadn't hit Dhaka yet, all I possibly could think about when this pandemic would hit this highly polluted city, what would eventually us? I tried to depict that reality through my image story."
"Finally, by the end of February, I called my pal Nayeema spontaneously and two of us roamed around various places of Dhaka city including Ramna Park, TSC, Karwan Bazaar, Buriganga River, Old Dhaka and Nilkhet in one day and took those photos."
