Mohammad Rakibul Hasan

Mohammad Rakibul Hasan
Native name	মোহাম্মাদ রকিবুল হাসান
Born	(1977-09-29) September 29, 1977 Dhaka, Bangladesh
Residence	Bangladesh
Nationality	Bangladeshi
Alma mater	University of Oxford Ateneo de Manila University The University of Sydney
Occupation	Photojournalist
Years active	2002–present
Known for	Documentary Photography Photojournalism & Visual Art
Notable credit(s)	Joop Swart Masterclass, UNICEF photo of the year
Home town	Dhaka, Bangladesh
Website	www.mrhasanphotos.com

Mohammad Rakibul Hasan (Bengali: মোহাম্মাদ রকিবুল হাসান), also known as M R Hasan is a Bangladeshi photographer, well known for his black & white photographs of several issues such as climate change, political violence and Rohingya refugee crisis, later he practiced fine art photography and digital art.^[1]

Early life and education

Hasan was born in a small town in Sherpur, Bangladesh; he was the fifth of five children. Hasan was brought up in a middle class Muslim family. He had a rich book library in his home where he spent longtime reading literature and the world of art. He had a great passion about painting from his early childhood and practiced writing Bengali poetry. Hasan was first introduced to photography while he was studying Film & Video Production at UBS Film School (Sydney Film School) at the University of Sydney, Australia in 2003. His interest in photography leaded him to become a professional photographer when he returned to his home country, Bangladesh. Hasan was granted a full scholarship from the World Press Photo (WPP), the Netherlands to study a Postgraduate Diploma in Photojournalism at Ateneo de Manila University, Philippines during 2011-12. The passion for art and learning about art had taken Hasan to the University of Oxford where he studied a Certificate of Higher Education in History of Art as a part time student since 2015 to 2017. He was inspired by watching artworks of David Hockney, Gerhard Richter, Andreas Gursky, Thomas Demand, Thomas Ruff, Jeff Wall, Cindy Sherman and Man Ray.^[2]

Hasan contributes to the Daily Star and he was represented by Melbourne based Falcon Photo Agency, later he joined New York based Redux Pictures. Hasan was a jury for World Bank’s ventures CGAP Microfinance Photo Contest 2013, at Washington DC.^[3]

Recognition and publication

Hasan was commissioned by many distinguishing organization such as Asian Development Bank,^[4] FAO of the United Nations, International Committee for the Red Cross, Helen Keller Foundation, Save the Children, Save an Orphan and many other organizations.

His works have been published in several forms of mediums such as newspapers, magazines, online media, and books. Such as Asian Geographic Magazine, BBC,^[5] The Ecologist, The Sunday Times, The Invisible Photographer Asia,The Daily Star,Lenscratch, CFYE Magazine, Fluster Magazine .

Photo Stories

Park Life ^[1][6]

Salt ^[7][8]

Wave

I am Rohingya ^[9][10]

Awards

Hasan has been nominated for many prestigious awards in the field of photography and also received a number of accolades.

2017

• 2nd Prize in Fine Art and 2 Honorable Mentions in Documentary Series Categories, The 4th Global Student Photography Contest 2017, China^[11]
• Award of Excellence, United Nations Information Center (UNIC) and Sophia University, Japan 2017^[12]
• 2nd Runner-up, International Photo Competition on Sustainable Lifestyle 2017, CIDSE Together for Global Justice,^[13]
• Bronze Prize under Single Image Daily life Category, Life Press Photo Award 2017, Ukraine ^[14]
• Honorable Mention – Categories: 2 Digitally Enhanced, 1 Editorial Politics, 1 Editorial Environment - International Photo Awards (IPA) 2017, USA^[15]
• Finalist – Everyday Heroine, Youmanity Photography Award 2017, UK^[16]

2016

• Grand Prize Winner, L.B. Brown Memorial Prize 2015, APAN, Japan ^[17]

2015

• Winner, Power of Sports Value Photo Contest 2015, UNESCO France
• Highly Commended, 2014 Theo Westenberger Art & Environment Photo Contest, USA
• Silver Prize, 7th World Water Forum Photo Contest 2014, South Korea
• Diploma Award, under General News (Series) Category, Life Press Photo Contest 2015, Ukraine
• Honorable Mention, under Editorial (Series) Environment Category, International Photo Awards (IPA) 2015, USA
• 2nd Prize, under Editorial Daily Life Category, and two Honorable Mention in Environmental and Culture Category ND International Photo Awards 2015

2014

• Finalist under Photography Category, Contemporary Talents Competition 2014, Foundation Francois Schneider, France
• Critic Choice Award - Water & Energy Photo Contest 2014 on the World Water Day - UN Water
• Honorable Mention - Photoshare Photo Contest 2013, USA
• Winner for 2014 Global Vision Institute Photo Contest Grant in the Global Visionary Category, USA

2013

• Short Listed (Professional/Lifestyle Category) – Sony World Photography Awards 2013, England
• Photo of the Day – National Geographic Magazine, Your Shot 2013, USA
• Winner in Professional Category – Protect the Human Photo Competition for Human Rights, Amnesty International Bangladesh 2013
• Finalist – Ocean in Focus Photo Contest 2013, England
• Honorable Mention – 11th National Photo Contest 2012, Bangladesh Photographic Society (BPS), Bangladesh
• 1st Honorable Mention – JP’s Prize for Contemporary Photography in Bangladesh 2013, Ars Cultura/Alliance Francaise de Dhaka/Ambassade de France au Bangladesh
• Grand Prize, Work for Youth International Photo Contest 2013, ILO, Switzerland
• 1st Prize Transport Photography Competition 2013, Society of International Travel & Tourism Photographers (SITTP), UK
• 1st, 2nd and 3rd Prize (Documentary & Photojournalism Category), Hope Photo Contest 2013, Trigan, Canada
• 1st Prize under Sports Category at Black & White Spider Awards 2013, USA

2012

• 1st Prize – Strength in Numbers Design Contest 2012 – Mini Space, Mini Motorcar Company, Germany
• Finalist – Documentary Photography Grant 2012 – Dawns Digest (Development and Aid World News Service), USA
• 2nd Prize – Creative Award for Photography 2012 – CARE Bangladesh
• Special Prize of PKN UNICEF at 8th International Biennial Exhibition of Art Photography CHILD, Poland
• Winner – Peace is, peace is not Photo Contest 2012, World without Wars & Violence, Greece
• Short Listed – The Inquisitive Photography Prize 2012/2013 – www.autodefemag.com

2011

• Nominated – Joop Swart Masterclass, World Press Photo 2011 – The Netherlands
• Short Listed – Ian Parry Photography Scholarship 2011 – England
• Merit Prize – Yonhap International Press Photo Awards YIPPA 2011 – USA/Korea
• Semi Finalist – “A Snapshot of Democracy” Photo Contest 2011 – The World Youth Movement for Democracy, USA
• 1st Prize – CGAP Microfinance Photography Contest 2010 – CGAP, World Bank, USA
• Honorable Mention – Focal Press Monthly Photo Contest 2011
• Honorable Mention – Environment Photography Competition 2011 Silicon Beach Training, England
• Honorable Mention – 6th Black & White Spider Award 2010
• 1st Prize – Dignity Photo Contest 2011 – Amnesty International, Human Rights Centre and Photographic Society of Essex University, England
• Honorable Mention – Convozine April Challenge Photo Contest 2011
• Nominated – UNICEF Photo of the Year 2011, Germany
• 2nd Place – Stifung EVZ Photo Contest 2011, Germany
• Finalist – Jeevika Habitat Photo Contest 2011, India

2010

• Highly Commended – Professional Photographer of the Year 2010 (PPOTY) –Professional Photographer Magazine, UK
• Finalist – GEF Biodiversity Photo Contest 2010 – Global environmental Facility (GEF), USA
• Winner – Gender Equality in Education Photo Contest 2010 – UNICEF, Bangkok
• Highly Commended – CIWEM’s Environmental Photographer of the Year 2010, Chartered Institute of Water and Environmental Management (CIWEM), UK
• Finalist (Two Photos) – People & Planet International Photo Contest 2010, People and Planet, Australia
• Finalist – The Art of Building Photography Competition 2010, Charted Institute of Building (CIOB), UK
• 2nd Prize – (Category: Refugee Camp Life) – Ummid Photo Contest 2010, Al Falah, Bangladesh
• 10th Place (Category: Acting in solidarity) – Friends of the Earth (FoEi) International Photo Contest 2010, The Netherlands
• Highly Commended – Snowden International Photo Contest 2010, Snowden Group, Australia
• 2nd Prize – People & Water International Photo Contest 2010, China
• Award of Excellence – WFP Photography Award 2010, World Food Programme (WFP), Bangladesh
• Winner – Third ARNEC Photo Contest 2010, Asia Pacific Regional Network for Early Childhood (ARNEC), Bangkok
• Winner – I am an Entrepreneur Photo Contest 2010, Seven Fund, USA
• Honorable Mention – Celebrating Life Photography Contest 2010, The Daily Star & Standard Chartered Bank, Bangladesh

2009

• Finalist – Garuda International Photo Contest 2009, Garuda Airlines Company, Indonesia
• Winner – Almanac Photo Contest 2009, the New Internationalist, UK
• 13th Place – Photo for Peace and Photo for Tolerance Contest 2009, Italy
• Grand Prize – Development Gateway Foundation Photo Contest 2009, USA
• Winner – Changing the Face of the Earth Photo Contest 2009, UNESCO, France
• Finalist – Humanizing Development Photo Contest 2009, UNDP – IPCIG, Brazil
• Winner (3 Photos) – Microfinance Insights Annual Photo Contest 2009, India
• Honorable Mention – 3rd International Photo Competition 2009: The Human Rights – ACAF, Italy
• Winner (2 Photos) – ARNEC Photo Contest 2009, UNESCO, Bangkok
• 2nd Place (Professional Category) – Women Rights is Human Rights Photo Contest 2009 – CEDAW, United Nations (UN)
• Nominated (Category: People) – Black & White Spider Award 2009, USA
• Nominated (Photo Story: A Tale of Little Angels) – UNICEF Photo of The Year 2009, Germany
• Finalist – Your Changing Asia Photo Contest 2009, Asia Foundation, USA
• Finalist – CSIS Global Health Photo Contest 2009, Smart Global Health, USA
• 3rd Prize – Microfinance Photography Contest 2009, CGAP, USA

2008

• 6th Place (Two photos tied) – Friends of the Earth International Photo Contest 2008, The Netherlands
• 9th Place – Friends of the Earth International Photo Contest 2008, The Netherlands
• 10th Place – Friends of the Earth International Photo Contest 2008, The Netherlands
• 3rd Prize – AKVA International Photo Contest 2008, Norway
• Honorable Mention – AKVA International Photo Contest 2008, Norway
• 2nd Prize – Shoot Experience Monthly Photo Contest 2008, England
• 2nd Prize – Fair Trade Photo Contest 2008, Finland
• 2nd Prize – BID Network Photo Contest 2008, The Netherlands
• Honorable Mention – BID Network Photo Contest 2008, The Netherlands
• 1st Prize (Category: Digital Art) – WHO Photo Contest 2008, Switzerland
• Honorable Mention (Category: Color Photography) – WHO Photo Contest 2008, Switzerland
• Semifinalist – Hasselblad Master Award 2008, Sweden
• Honorable Mention (2 photos) – Microfinance Insights Annual Photo Contest 2008, India
• Honorable Mention – OMSI Kendall Planetarium Astronomy Photo Contest 2008, USA
• Exhibition Prize – International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) Photo Contest 2008, Nepal
• Finalist – Development Gateway Foundation Photo Contest 2008, USA
• Honorable Mention (3 photos) – Microfinance Photography Contest 2008, CGAP, USA

2007

• 1st Prize (Category: Tobacco) – World Lung Foundation (WLF) 2007, USA
• Honorable Mention – Microfinance Photography Contest 2007, CGAP, USA
• Honorable Mention – NYIP Photo Contest 2007, New York Institute of Photography, USA
• 1st Prize (Category: Public Health Condition) – Venice International Photo Contest (VIPC) 2007, Italy

Bangladeshi Photographers (BP)

He is the admin of Bangladeshi Photographers (BP) photography community, which he created in 2005.^[18]

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