Amdad Hossain
Muhammad Amdad Hossain is an Award-Winning Travel And Documentary Photographer who has already received more than 100 awards. He is currently working as a PHOTOJOURNALIST/PHOTOGRAPHER/CONTRIBUTOR with Zuma Press(USA), NurPhoto Agency(ITALY), Getty images(US), Majority World Photo Agency (UK) and Solent news and photo agency(UK).
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Biography
Ever since he was a child growing up in Chittagong, Bangladesh, Muhammad Amdad Hossain has been fascinated by photography. Lacking access to a proper camera, he started out taking pictures with his mobile phone, but soon realised he needed to upgrade. It was in 2016, with a loan from a rural NGO and the support of his parents, that he finally managed to purchase a DSLR camera and his photographic journey truly commenced. ‘Travel and documentary photography are the areas of his interest and his have a fascination for portrait photography,’ he says. ‘Travel and photography go hand in hand and I have been travelling near and far to depict interesting human stories for the last few years. His passion is to explore the different aspects of human life and document them.’
Now 22 years old and just completed political science course at Chittagong College under National University of Bangladesh, his work has gone from strength to strength, winning more than 100 awards and being featured in magazines and newspapers around the world. For Amdad, it’s important to capture both the beauty he sees before him and the many socio-economic problems he encounters in his home country. It’s something he views as a responsibility, not just an interest.
‘As a documentary photographer, it is my responsibility to showcase the socio-economic issues, as well as the impact on human life,’ he says. ‘I strongly believe in the power of photography in changing people’s perspective towards social changes and issues.’ But, he’s keen to emphasise that hope often shines through. ‘My photographic journey is not only to capture the social, political and financial issues and conflicts, but also to portray the artistic beauty and enduring power of the human spirit.’,
Inspiration
Honestly, my inspiration comes from seeing other award-winning photographers in Bangladesh, with the support of my family and winning the awards.
Purpose
The purpose of photography is to communicate and document moments in time. When you take a photograph and share it with others, you’re showing a moment that was frozen through a picture. This moment can tell someone many things, from the environment to what people are doing.
Publication
My photographs published in national and international Newspapers and magazines, the few names of Newspapers and magazines given below: ledauphine (France), Daily Observer, TBS News, New Age,Daily sun, The Independent,The Guardian(London), Chiiz Magazine(India), 121 .com (India), Insider, Then24, Wikipedia, Peta Pixel, Forbes,Ze.TT(Germany), Geographical, Life Gate,The Irish Sun,PNA Hoboctn,National Geographic,Spider's Web, The objective,Watson(Switzerland), RND,UP Magazine,TV 2, P'UBLLCO (Portugal), Protagon.GR, Agrofy News, Forbes Portugal, Youthled,Wanderlust Magazine, Whalbone magazine(USA), Icaruscomplex Magazines, Flora Fiction Literary Magazine(USA), AP Magazine (UK), News UNROLLED, RT News, FA News, Hiindia, Newstral, Amazon Amazonia, Caraa News, detikNews(Indonesia), CGTN(China), Huffpost (UK), Deccan Herald (Delhi), The National News, FirstPost, MSN, Esquire, Sputnik France, Detiklnet, detikFinance (Indonesia), Sputnik News, Yahoo (UK), x99News, FirstPost, United Nations Brazil, Todayuknews, NewsoTime, Hcabarbieri News, Ria Russia, Guncelkal, The Daily Star (BD), MSN, HeadTopics, Elespectador, BBC Science Focus Magazine, GreenMe Magazine, MoneyControl, DiyPhotography Magazine, Design You Trust, loveExploring Magazine, 2oceansvibe, SuccesslifeLounge Magazine, Greenme Magazine, xatakafoto, DWrong Magazine, Geographical Magazine Uk, Iglo news (Indonesia)
Award
(International)
- Won the 3rd Prize and Honorable Mention in [KIABPHOTO] 2022 Busan Architecture & Urban
Photo Competition, Korea.
- Winner Of The Heidelberger Fotopreis 2022,Germany.
- Won the 2nd place for the 'Drone Still Photography' category of the 5th Jeju International Drone
Film Festival 2022 in South korea.
- Winner of the “Youth Mental Health and Wellness” category in Youth Excel’s photo contest
2022,USA.
- Won first place in the "Portrait a Hero of Our Time" - Single category and Jury Honorable
Mention in the Top News Single & My Planet Series category at "The Andrei Stenin International Press Photo Contest- 2022" in Russia.
- Won 1st Place of the " Value Chains, Post-Harvest Trade and the Creative Capture" category
and 2nd Place of the Nourishing Nations category in "SSF Hub’s IYAFA 2022 International photo contest, Spain."
- 1st Place winner of the international Picture Award 2022,Germany.
- Awarded two Honorable Mention in the 2022 edition of the International Photography
Awards(IPA),USA
- Won Travel category winner / Gold Award and Two Silver Award, Two Bronze Award in Better
Photography Magazine Photo of the Year Award 2022
- First Prize Winner Of The 2022 International Photo Competition “Flow of Beauty:
Interconnecting Folks and Living Creatures”,Thailand.
- My Photograph Has Won The Jury Choice Award under the category “Authentic Vision”
Glostars Contest 2022, Finland.
- Special Mention in the Second Edition of the Esperanza Pertusa International Photography
Award 2022,Spain.
- First Prize Winner from UNEP ONLY ONE EARTH Photography Contest 2022,Kenya.
- First Prize Winner from International Mobile Photography Contest (Student Category)
2022,USA
- Finalist in the Media Award 2022,US
- Nominee in the 2nd Kioxia ExceLENS Awards 2022, Etihad Museum, Jumeirah, Dubai
- 'First Prize' Winner of The Click A Smile – Akshaya Patra’s Annual photography
ContestContest 2021.India
- FIAP and CEF Honourable Mention from 13th ASISA Foundation International Photography
Competition - ASISAFoto 2021,Spain.
- First Prize Winner from Child Photo Competition 2021.
- Joint Winner of the Young Amateur Photographer of the Year 2021, UK.
- Got Excellence Award in World Photography Awards 2021 by The North American Nature
Photography Association (NAPA).
- Honourable Mentions in the our positive impact on the planet Photography Competition
2021,UK.
- Winner in the Public Choice Category of American Photography Open Competition 2021.
- Finalist in the Royal Meteorological Society’s Weather Photographer of the Year 2021
competition, in association with AccuWeather,UK.
- I got 3rd place in "Portrait. A Hero of Our Time - Single" category in "The Andrei Stenin
International Press Photo Contest- 2021"Russia.
- Expert 1st Place Winner in Travel Photography Round of Young Amateur Photographer of the
Year 2021,London.
- Won Seven Place Prize in the photo competition Life in a Pandemic 2021 organised by
Khowab, Australia.
- Expert 3rd and 4th Place Winner in Portrait Photography Round of Young Amateur
Photographer of the Year 2021,London.
- Honourable Mentions in the 2021 Px3 Paris Photography Prize.
- 2nd place winner of 1-year Anniversary Media competition on “When will there be a harvest for
the world?” 2021 - US.
- 3rd Prize Winner From 4th SRYD Photography Competition 2021, China.
- Finalist at the Siena Drone Photo Awards 2021.
- 1st place winner of 1-year Anniversary Be Still Media competition on “The hardest thing on
earth is choosing what matters.” 2021, US
- Top 15 Winner of Malta international photo award 20-21.
- Won an honorable mention in the International Year of Plant Health (IYPH) photo contest,2021
- Rome.
- Expert 1st and 2nd Place Winner in Home Photography Round of Young Amateur
Photographer of the Year 2021,London.
- Winner Of International photography competition "Rebirth" 2021, Greece.
- First Prize Winner Of Child Photo Competition 2021.
- My photo was an honorable mention (Joy category) in the Whalebone Magazine Photo
Contest 2021.
- Expert 1st,3rd And 6th Place Winner in Black And White Photography Round of Young
Amateur Photographer of the Year 2021,London.
- Second Prize Winner In The ‘Dreams of Travel’ Photo Contest 2021.USA
- Won Team Choice Award under the category “Wow! Factor” for the All About Women Photo
Contest, 2021. Finland
- Second Prize under Environment Category at SKYPIXEL 6TH ANNIVERSARY AERIAL
PHOTO & VIDEO CONTEST 2021,US
- Finalist Of 2021 CEFF INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL PHOTOGRAPHY 2021.
- I have won 2 Honorable mentions from Mobile Photo Award (MPA) 2020.
- First Prize Winner from Black-And-White Photo Competition 2021.
- Won 1st Prize in the CULTURE AMATEUR Category and Honorable Mention in the PORTRAIT
AMATEUR Category from CHROMATIC AWARDS 2020.
- I have won 1 Gold Award And 1 Honorable mentions from Smile World international
Photography Award 2020,China.
- Winner of Travel Photography Competition 2020,UK
- 1st Place Winner in Portrait Category from 2nd ANNUAL LIFE IN ANOTHER LIGHT PHOTO
CONTEST 2020,USA
- won Special mention and bronze Prize winner of "Let's DMZ 2020 Peace and Environment
International Photo Awards".South Korea.
- Runner up in the Public Choice Category of American Photography Open 2020.
- Won Remarkable Awards from Siena International Photography Awards 2020, Italy.
- Winner And 3rd Prize Winner(Eaith Category) in RIPA - ROMA INTERNATIONAL PHOTO
AWARD,2020-ITALY.
- Winner Of The Sahayatra Photography Contest 2020,India.
- Winner in the first Banality of Evil in our Daily Lives Art Prize for Photography
Category,Germany.2020
- Got Honorable Mention in The Prix de la Photographie, Paris (PX3) 2020.
- Winner of 'The Madiha Aijaz' prize in 'ROSL Photography Competition 2019'London.
- Finalist of the Ciwem environmental photographer of the year 2019,New York.
- 1st Place Winner of 'Youthled Changemaker Photo Contest' 2019, Washington.
- Winner of International Photo Contest on "greener healthcare waste management" 2019,
Africa
- Runner Up has become Duggal's 2019 Capture the Moment Photo Contest,New York.
- Winner Of ' Wiki Spirit' Photo Contest 2019, Ecuador.
(domestic)
- Grand Prize Winner in "A BETTER Tomorrow: Photography Competition on Climate Change"
2021 ,Bangladesh.
- Winner of actionaid photography competition 2018.
- 1st Prize Winner From TravelogueBD Photo Contest 2021.
- Winner of Quantum Foundation's World Meditation Day Photography Contest 2022.
