Nasir Ali Mamun
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নাসির আলী মামুন | |
 Nasir Ali Mamun at Wikimedia meetup (February, 2025) | |
| Born | July 1, 1953 |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Occupation(s) | Portrait Photographer, Writer |
| Known for | Portrait photography |
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| Children | 1 |
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Nasir Ali Mamun (born 1953)[4] is a Bangladeshi portrait photographer and author. He has been awarded the Ekushey Padak, the second highest civilian award in Bangladesh.[5] He is popularly known as Camerar Kobi ("The Poet with the Camera").[6] In 2017, he received the Celebrating Life Lifetime Achievement Award in photography from The Daily Star and Standard Chartered Bank.[7]
In 2016, Mamun released a photo album titled Ananta Jibon Jodi featuring photographs of writer Humayun Ahmed.
Personal Life
[edit]Nasir Ali Mamun was born on July 1, 1953, in the Moulovi Bazar area of Old Dhaka.[8] His father, Mojibar Rahman Khan, was an advocate at the High Court of Bangladesh, and his mother’s name was Rizia Khanom. Mamun is married to Nazmun Nessa. The couple has one son, Nawshad Khan.
Mamun studied in a kindergarden school in Ajimpur, Dhaka. Then he moved to Dhanmondi Government Boyes High School and later admitted to Dhaka College.[9]
Photography Career
[edit]Mamun started photography from his teenage. At that time he did not have any camera of his own, rather he borrowed cameras from nearby photo-studio. He started portrait photography in 1972. At that time portrait photography genre was not that familiar and nature, landscape and city scapes were more popular genre.[8][10]
Awards and recognition
[edit]Over the years, Nasir Ali Mamun has received several awards in recognition of his contributions to photography. Below is a list of some of his most recent and prominent honors:
- Ekushey Padak (2025) – The second-highest civilian award in Bangladesh, awarded by the Government of Bangladesh.
- Bangla Academy Honorary Fellowship (2022) – Awarded for his contributions to photography.
- Shilpakala Padak – Conferred by the Ministry of Cultural Affairs, Government of Bangladesh.
- Celebrating Life Lifetime Achievement Award (2017) – Presented by The Daily Star and Standard Chartered Bank.
- Chobi Mela Lifetime Achievement Award (2017) – Awarded by Drik.
- M. A. Beg Lifetime Achievement Award (2020) – Presented by Begart Institute of Photography.
- Lifetime Achievement Award (2016) – Awarded by Counter Foto.
Bibliography
[edit]- Ahmed Sofar Samay (Era of Ahmed Sofa)
- Charalnama (Story of the Untouchable)
- Mati o Manush (Earth and Human)
References
[edit]- ^ Unb. (27 May 2018). "Seven named for "Shilpakala Padak 2017."". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
- ^ Desk, T. (22 December 2022). "7 honoured with Bangla Academy fellowship". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
- ^ Sarker, S. (3 February 2017). "Chobi Mela IX begins". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
- ^ "Documentary on Nasir Ali Mamun". The Daily Star. 1 February 2009. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
- ^ "Chief Adviser Yunus hands out 2025 Ekushey Padak". Dhaka Tribune. 20 February 2025. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
- ^ "Memories: Nasir Ali Mamun-Photographer". Goethe Institut Bangladesh. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
- ^ "Nasir Ali Mamun". The Daily Star. 21 October 2017. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
- ^ a b "An encounter with 'Poet of Camera' | The Asian Age Online, Bangladesh". The Asian Age. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
- ^ "আলো-ছায়ার মাস্টার নাসির আলী মামুন – Bengal Foundation". Retrieved 21 July 2025.
- ^ "নাসির আলী মামুন ও পোরট্রেট ফটোগ্রাফি". www.ajkerpatrika.com (in Bengali). 3 January 2025. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
External links
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Media related to Nasir Ali Mamun at Wikimedia Commons
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