MAJED CHOWDHURY

Advisor, Planning & Development

SPECIALIZATION           

- Photography for Documentary

- Aviation

- Disaster

- Industrial

- Art of Nature

- Portrait

- Product

- Film & Drama

- Modeling & Advertising

- IEC Materials Design & Development

EXPERIENCE IN ABROAD

Photography Visit under different assignments in favor of international organizations several times. Singapore, Malaysia, China, Bangkok, Bhutan, Nepal, India (Sikkim, Kashmir, Agra, Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai, Joypur, Darjeeling, Mumbai, Shimla)

EXPERIENCE IN BANGLADESH

Senior Photo Journalist

DAILY AZADI (1998 - 2002)

Chief Photographer

TOITOMBOOR (2004 to till date)

Documentation Coordinator

DRISHTI JATRA under CSF (2006 to till date)

Creative Consultant & Photographer

Regent Airways (2013 - 2015)

Freelance Photographer

Different National Daily's, Weekly's and Electronics Media

Designer

National and International organizations since 1991

MAJOR CLIENTS

- UNDP

- Action-Aid

- Orbis

- Save the Children

- Care Bangladesh

- Caritas (Australia, UK)

- Cafod UK.

- Child Sight Foundation (CSF)

- Bangladesh Red Crescent Society

- Andheri Hilfe (Germany)

- World Vision Bangladesh

- Altex

- BICC

- COATS Bangladesh

- ASD (Assistance for Slum Dwellers)

- RRRC

- Mother House (Japan)

- BOC

- SMA

- Cairnhill

- Gilbarco

- Sea Mark

- KAFCO

- Sango Gas

- SHELL Lubricants

- Padma Oil Company Ltd.

- Jamuna Oil Company Ltd.

- Mobil Lubricants

- PHP Group

- Bashundhara Group

- S. Alam Group

- PARTEX Group

- MASCO Group

- KDS Group

- QC Group (Singapore, Malaysia)

- Habib Group, Well Group

- Unilever

- PRAN RFL

- Berger Paints

- Elite Paints

- Polar Ice Cream

- US Bangla Leather

- Regent Airways

- AKHTER Furniture

- HATIL Furniture

- BROTHERS Furniture

- Chaity Composite Ltd.

- Sanmar Properties

- Ventura Properties

- Amann Bangladesh

- Chittagong Club Ltd.

- Meenhar Sea Food

- Masud Fish Ltd.

- Union Chemicals

- Cambrian College

- Imperial College

- Trust College

- Eastern Medical College & Hospital

- HURDCO Intl. School

- Human Medical System (HMS)

- Working with Grey, DTC, Asiatic, Unitrend, Adcom Xposar Communication & more....

EDUCATION

- BA & Diploma in Graphic Arts.

- Diploma in Photography from Art and Media Centre (AMC), Delhi, India

TRAINING ON PHOTOGRAPHY

- Sattyajit Roy Film & Television Institute (SRFTI), Kolkata, India

- Exclusive Workshop on Photo-Journalism from BCDJC.

ENGAGEMENT               

President

Bangladesh Friendship Foundation (BFF)

Member

Bangladesh Photographic Society (BPS)

Life Member

Chattagram Photographic Society (CPS)

MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS

Published a Photo Documentation on monthly Advertising Newspaper (2018)

Title: "10th Flying Eye Hospital Program" from Orbis Bangladesh

Published a report Photo Album (2008)

Title: "Livelihoods & Local Government of Bangladesh" from Action Aid Bangladesh

Published a Pictorial Album (2012)

Title: "The Journey of Happy Home" from Assistance for Slum Dwellers (ASD) Bangladesh

Published a report Photo Album (2012)

Title: "Adaptation to Drought for Lives and Livelihoods" from CARITAS Bangladesh

CAFOD UK. published a cover story Photograph on Climate Change

in Daily The Observer UK & The Guardian.

- Mancha Award 2000 for Best Photographer in 2000.

- From Japan under Mother House in 2008 covering all selected photos taken by me.

- Contributed to publishing a Magazine for British Airways through photography & Designing.

- Designed various festoons for EYE hospitals over the years.

- Designed World Sight Day Poster earlier for consecutive 6/7 years.

- Sold Photographs for international Calendars, Posters & Cover Designs.

- Completed Assignments for more than 150 government and private companies.

- Photos being selected by National & International Companies for Billboards, Brochures.

- Company Portfolios & other Publications all over the World.

HOBBIES

Music, Singing, Writing songs and playing instruments, Travelling.