Exhibition focuses on history of photography in Khulna

An exhibition titled ‘Leafing through History: Photography Practice in Khulna’ (Khulnar Alokchitra Charcha: Itihasher Path Beye) will begin today at Drik Gallery, Panthapath in the capital.

The inaugural ceremony of the week-long exhibition will be held today at 6:00 pm on the gallery premises. Noted photojournalist and founder of Drik Picture Library, Shahidul Alam will be present at the opening ceremony of the exhibition.

The exhibition focuses on the evolution of photography in Khulna between 1930 and 2000.

Along with that, 170 photographs dating back half a century were selected from the personal collections of veteran photographers like Tushar Kanti Roy Chowdhury, Md Nurul Haque Lablu, Bimol Kumar Dey, Abdul Badi Tulu, and many others.

Photographs from the collections of Retina and Abhisar Studios are also on display at the show.

The oldest photo at the exhibition is taken by Tushar Kanti Roy Chowdhury when he, along with his friends, went to Premkanan at Jora Gate of the city in 1960. It has been learned from the Facebook post of Shahidul Alam that Tushar Roy Chowdhury passed away recently.

Apart from it, many pictures of during 1962, 1965, 1970, the Liberation War, and later have been placed in the show.

The exhibition will remain open to all every day from 3:00 pm to 8:00 pm till March 19.