Jashim Salam

Jashim Salam born in 1978 - Chaktai, Chittagong, Bangladesh.
He is a documentary photographer, now working as a photojournalist for DrikNEWS international news photo agency.
He achieved Jury ’s Special Awards in 6th Humanity Photo Awards 2009 Contest, which is jointly sponsored by the China Folklore Photographic Association (CFPA), the Guangzhou Asian Games Organizing Committee (GAGOC) and the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
He achieved awards in 69th International Photographic Salon of Japan (Asahi Shimbun)
held in 2008, organized by THE ALL-JAPAN ASSOCIATION OF PHOTOGRAPHIC
SOCITIES (AJAPS).
1st prize at professional category in CEDAW photo contest organized by United Nation, Thailand, 2010.
Honorable mention in Legatum Center Photo contest USA,2009.
Special award in People and Planet photo contest 2009 in Australia.
Finalist of the Europe and Asia - dialogue of cultures Photo Contest 2009 in Russia.
Finalist of Kaunas photo star contest 2010 in Lithuania.
Awarded “Honorable Mention” in photo contest ”Fighting corruption a collective responsibility” organized by UNDP and DRIK Dhaka in December 2007.
Awarded 3rd prize in photo contest “working people developing country” Organized by Maati Imaging Bangladesh in Dhaka May 2009.
Awarded 2nd prize in “Ummid” Photo contest organized by Al Falah Bangladesh in Dhaka, May 2010.
Awarded International Year Of Biodiversity Award,June 2010.

Workshops :
Participated workshop by Roman Bezjak on Representing Establishment in Bangladesh.
February 2009.
Participated workshop on photojournalism conducted by Per Anders Rosenkvist of Oslo University,
March 2009.
Participated portfolio review workshop by Magnum photographer Raghu Rai in Dhaka,
September 2009.
Workshop on “Chittagong City Portrait” conducted by German photographer Norbert Enker,
October 2009.
Workshop on “Reportage Project” conducted by Photographer Stuart Freedman, January 2010.
Workshop by German photographer Norbert Enker entitled “Recycled” , April 2010.

Publications:
His photographs published widely in national dailies.
Photo published in ‘Unseen Asia’ category of The Reader’s Digest Asia, September 2007.
Photographs published in Himal Southasian.
Photo published at “Better Photography” magazine, June and July 2008 edition
Photo story “Towards Last Prayer” published at “Better Photography” magazine, August 2008 edition.
Photo published at “The Climate Crisis” a guide to climate change in 2010.

His photographs exhibited in Bangladesh, China, Japan, Thailand, Russia and USA.