ABOUT

Md Fazla Rabbi Fatiq (b. 1995) is a Bangladeshi photographer currently based in Dhaka. His practice addresses issues of social, geographical, and political. In 2017 he completed BSc in Multimedia and Creative Technology. While studying multimedia, he became acquainted with photography, which later made him more interested in this medium. He also completed his graduation in photography from Pathshala South Asian Media Institute. His works have brought him a few accolades including British Journal of Photography Ones to Watch 2021, Grand Prize Winner of Vantage Point Sharjah 10, Winner of Samdani Art Award 2023, and Recipient of Angkor Photo Festival Creation Grant 2021.

AWARDS

2023   Samdani Art Award Winner – Samdani Art Foundation, Dhaka, Bangladesh
2022   Grand Prize Winner – Vantage Point Sharjah 10, Sharjah Art Foundation, UAE
2021   The British Journal of Photography “Ones to Watch” – London, UK

EXHIBITIONS

2024   Hard Graft: Work, Health and Rights – Wellcome Collection Museum, London, UK
2023   Rencontres d’Arles, France
2023   Format International Photography Festival, Derby, UK
2023   Dhaka Art Summit, Bangladesh
2023   Lishui Photography Festival – Zhejiang, China
2023   The Villa Pérochon, CACP – Pour I’instant, Niort, France
2022   Vantage Point Sharjah 10 – Sharjah Art Foundation, Sharjah, UAE
2021   Chobi Mela International Festival of Photography, Dhaka, Bangladesh

RESIDENCIES

2023   Delfina Foundation – London, UK
2023   Encounters of Young International Photography with Joan Fontcuberta – Niort, France

GRANTS & SCHOLARSHIPS

2023   Generator Co-operative Art Production Fund – Experimenter, India
2021   Creation Grant – Angkor Photo Festival & Workshop, Cambodia
2021   DAAD Student Scholarship, Germany
2020   SAM BANKS Scholarship – Pathshala South Asian Media Institute, Bangladesh

PUBLICATIONS

2021   The British Journal of Photography
2023   Numéro Magazine
2023   Libération