K M Asad

K M Asad
কে এম আসাদ
Born1983 (age 42–43)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
OccupationPhotojournalist
Years active2004–present
AgentZuma Press
Known forDocumentary photography, photojournalism
Awards3rd Prize, Singles, Environment category, World Press Photo, 2021
Websitewww.kmasad.com

Khandaker Muhammad Asad (Bengali: খন্দকার মোহাম্মদ আসাদ; born 1983), known as K M Asad, is a Bangladeshi documentary photographer and photojournalist. He works a photojournalist at Zuma Press news agency and contributor photographer for Getty images. He won a 3rd Prize award at the 2021 World Press Photo for his Climate Crisis Solutions: Collecting Drinking Water in Kalabogi.

Early life

Asad graduated with a degree in photography from Pathshala (The South Asian Media Academy) in 2008.

Career

In 2007, when Cyclone Sidr hit Bangladesh, Asad went to remote places to capture the conditions of local people. He also covered the 7.8 earthquake in Nepal in 2015.

His work has been published by The Guardian, Time, CNN, BBC, New Internationalist, The New York Times, Asia Time, The Telegraph, Days Japan, Paris Match, National Geographic (August 2019 cover picture) Discovery Channel magazine, Feature shoot, The Wall Street Journal, Saudi Aramco world magazine, MSNBC and Smithsonian.

He also works independently as a photojournalist at Zuma Press news agency and contributor photographer for Getty images.

Awards

References

  1. 1 2 "Climate Crisis Solutions: Collecting Drinking Water in Kalabogi". www.worldpressphoto.org. Retrieved 2021-07-02.
  2. 1 2 "K M Assad". International Photography Awards - IPA. 21 January 2015. Archived from the original on 11 July 2019. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  3. ↑ কষ্টে থাকা শিশুর মুখ: ইউনিসেফ ফটো অফ দ্য ইয়ার অ্যাওয়ার্ড ২০১৭ DW 31.12.2017. Deutsche Welle (in Bengali). Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  4. ↑ যে ছবিতে নতুন জীবনের আশা. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 20 January 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  5. ↑ Ratcliffe, Rebecca (6 September 2017). "Who are the Rohingya and what is happening in Myanmar?". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  6. ↑ "Rohingya Muslims flee ethnic violence in Burma, in pictures". The Daily Telegraph. 29 September 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2026.
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  8. ↑ "This National Geographic cover photo almost did not see print". gulfnews.com. 2021-02-07. Retrieved 2024-06-28.
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  10. ↑ "Photography Exhibition - Kiyosato Museum of Photographic Arts: Young Portfolio Acquisitions 2018". The Eye of Photography Magazine.
  11. ↑ "POYi 70 Winner's List'". poy.org. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  12. 1 2 "K. M. Asad, Cost of slavery". World Photography Organisation. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  13. ↑ "2016 Winners". CBRE UPOTY. Archived from the original on 11 July 2019. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  14. ↑ "Award Ceremony of 2017 "Sente•Antu Cup" International Photo Contest held in Antu - Global Photography". en.g-photography.net. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  15. ↑ "Shining a Light Exhibit to Open at Ali Center on International Women's Day, March 8th - Muhammad Ali Center | Be Great :: Do Great Things". alicenter.org. Archived from the original on 16 April 2019. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  16. ↑ "Allard Prize Photography Competition 2019". pixcontests.com. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  17. 1 2 "K.M. Asad, 2nd Prize". UNICEF. 21 December 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  18. ↑ "Hamdan Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum International Photography Award - Winners". hipa.ae. Archived from the original on 6 September 2019. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  19. ↑ "International Photo Awards". photoawards.com. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  20. ↑ "Special Award of the Jury - Alfred Fried Photography Award". friedaward.com. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  21. ↑ "Home | SIPAContest | Siena International Photography Awards". sipacontest.com. Retrieved 7 September 2019.