Munir Uz Zaman Explained

Munir Uz Zaman
Native Name:	মুনির উজ জামান
Native Name Lang:	bn
Image Size:	250
Occupation:	Photographer
Organization:	AFP
Nationality:	Bangladeshi
Known For:	Documentary photography

Munir Uz Zaman is a Bangladeshi photographer.

Biography

Munir Uz Zaman works for the Paris-based international news agency Agence France-Presse (AFP). He has received recognition and awards for his works documenting the Rohingya refugee crisis.^[1] He has also published photos depicting daily life in Bangladesh.^[2] His photo of Tashnuva Anan Shishir, Bangladesh's first transgender news anchor, seated in the Boishakhi Television newsroom, flanked by her colleagues, was selected as one of Time's top 100 photos of 2021.^[3]

In 2023, he participated in a group exhibition at Drik Gallery in Dhaka to mark the ten year anniversary of the Rana Plaza collapse.^[4]

Awards

• (2009) Pictures of the Year International: honorary mention, spot news^[5]
• (2012) FCCT/OnAsia: first place, spot news^{[6] [7]}
• (2013) Human Rights Press Awards: first prize, feature photojournalism, for pictures of Rohingya refugees
• (2013) Atlanta Photojournalism Seminar: second place, spot news^[8]

Notes and References

1. Web site: AFP photographer honoured at the Human Rights Press Awards . 15 April 2013 . AFP.
2. Web site: Foto di Munir Uz Zaman . 9 February 2018 . Felicità Pubblica.
3. News: Bangladesh’s first transgender news anchor featured in Time's top 100 photos of 2021 . The Business Standard . 29 November 2021.
4. News: Molla . MA Aslam . Exhibition revisits Rana Plaza collapse . New Age . 9 April 2023.
5. Web site: Award of Excellence Spot News . Pictures of the Year International.
6. Web site: Spot News - First Place: Munir uz Zaman/AFP (Rohingya Muslims) . FCCT/OnAsia . https://web.archive.org/web/20130731051053/http://www.fccthai.com/photo2012/SN1.html . 31 July 2013.
7. News: A world of hurt . The Nation . 10 April 2013.
8. Web site: 2013 Winners . Atlanta Photojournalism Seminar.