Country: Bangladesh 🇧🇩
Mohammad Shahnewaz Khan is a Documentary Photographer, Educator, Founder Director of VOHH Photography Institute, VOHH Foundation & VOHH FOTO FEST in Chittagong, Bangladesh. He took photography as his profession since 2004 & has been working as a freelance photojournalist for more than a decade. He has worked for: Majority World Photo Agency, World Bank-IFC, Washington Post, UNICEF, DRIK, Al Mayadeen TV, Makmende Media, Sputnik, Al Jazeera, Publico, CNN, GAIN, BRAC, DrikNEWS, Sunday Times, FotoEvidence Press, The Global News, Alexia Foundation etc.
Shahnewaz has won 500 international awards in the field of photojournalism & Documentary, like; UNICEF POY, Ian Parry Scholarship, Alexia Grant, IPA, Stenin Press Award, Siena Awards, BIFA, TIFA, Photoshare, Al Mayadeen TV award, Environmental Photographer of the Year, Felix-schoeller, Lucie Scholarship, IPOTY, Sony World Photography Awards, Asian Press Photo Award. Nominated: World Press Photo JSM, Magnum Grant, BJP, UNICEF, RPS. His photos-stories-projects, have been published & featured over 500 International journals in print media & TV shows worldwide, Including; Washington Post, CNN, Sunday Times, Amnesty International, UNICEF, Guardian, National Geography, Al Jazeera, FotoEvidence, BJP, L'Oeil de la Photographie, TIME, Público, RT, Al Mayadeen TV, UN, SPUTNIK, Smithsonian Magazine, PHmuseum, Lensculture, Lucie Foundation, DrikNews, Dhaka Tribune, UNDP, Fair Observer, Business Standard, DailyStar, FAZ, 5Media. Exhibited around 100 countries: Somerset House, House of Lords, Royal Geographical Society, UN HQ, Norma-Aeroporto di Catania, Lumiere brothers center of photography, Addis Foto Fest, Bursa PhotoFest, PHOTOVISA, Luz Austral Foundation, Museo de la Carcova, De la Luz, PARIS PHOTO, ICP, JULA Festival, China Yixian International Photo Festival, Cortona On The Move photo festival. Interviewed: CNN, Sputnik, P3, Korea Educational Broadcasting System, Al Mayadeen TV, Maasranga Tv, ATN News etc.
He was invited to take Portfolio Review at Addis Foto Fest & Bursa Photo Fest, as a reviewer. His reportage, research, stories & long-term projects are regularly used in various studies & research of college-university students, even; intellectuals, PhD researchers, University Professors, Writers & Sociologists are regularly using Shahnawaz's works. Like: Johns Hopkins University, Duke University, East Carolina University, University of Washington, University of Michigan, Population Council - New York, World Health Organization- WHO, LSHTM, London School of Economics and Political Science, IERG, Educational Broadcasting System (EBS), CARE etc. He has photographed 15 countries around the world & covered "Rohingya Issue", "African People", Ethnic Cleansing, Nepal Hydropower Project, Climate Change Issue, Child Labor Issue, Old Age People, Cyclone Fani & Cyclone Sitrang, Chemical blast & fire issues, Ladakh's Geological & Environmental, Rural People & Tribes Life, Teesta River issue, Revolution: mass uprising of students and people in Bangladesh 2024 etc. He has Interviewed: CNN, Talking Pictures, Sputnik, P3, Korea Educational Broadcasting System, Kaler Kantho, EBS, Al Mayadeen TV, Maasranga Television, ATN News etc.
After passing 'Higher Secondary School Certificate' in science, he successfully Completed "Diploma in Photography", "Professional degree course" and also completed dozens of International Mentorship and Masterclass in the field of photojournalism and documentary photography, including; more than 200 workshops. In the year 2015, he received a scholarship from Syracuse University, USA. His work focuses on Social Issues, Minorities, Disadvantaged Communities, Migration, Climate Change and environment etc. Having dreamed in his youth of becoming a writer, photography instead managed to become his muse and mode of expression. In his words: "I always want to know about people, their life, their culture and their fight to survive. I believe photography is such a great option for telling the truth to change the world. I believe that it is important to be a good human being before one can become a good photographer… I never take pictures of people for whom I do not have respect and love in my heart."
Shahnewaz has won 500 international awards in the field of photojournalism & Documentary, like; UNICEF POY, Ian Parry Scholarship, Alexia Grant, IPA, Stenin Press Award, Siena Awards, BIFA, TIFA, Photoshare, Al Mayadeen TV award, Environmental Photographer of the Year, Felix-schoeller, Lucie Scholarship, IPOTY, Sony World Photography Awards, Asian Press Photo Award. Nominated: World Press Photo JSM, Magnum Grant, BJP, UNICEF, RPS. His photos-stories-projects, have been published & featured over 500 International journals in print media & TV shows worldwide, Including; Washington Post, CNN, Sunday Times, Amnesty International, UNICEF, Guardian, National Geography, Al Jazeera, FotoEvidence, BJP, L'Oeil de la Photographie, TIME, Público, RT, Al Mayadeen TV, UN, SPUTNIK, Smithsonian Magazine, PHmuseum, Lensculture, Lucie Foundation, DrikNews, Dhaka Tribune, UNDP, Fair Observer, Business Standard, DailyStar, FAZ, 5Media. Exhibited around 100 countries: Somerset House, House of Lords, Royal Geographical Society, UN HQ, Norma-Aeroporto di Catania, Lumiere brothers center of photography, Addis Foto Fest, Bursa PhotoFest, PHOTOVISA, Luz Austral Foundation, Museo de la Carcova, De la Luz, PARIS PHOTO, ICP, JULA Festival, China Yixian International Photo Festival, Cortona On The Move photo festival. Interviewed: CNN, Sputnik, P3, Korea Educational Broadcasting System, Al Mayadeen TV, Maasranga Tv, ATN News etc.
He was invited to take Portfolio Review at Addis Foto Fest & Bursa Photo Fest, as a reviewer. His reportage, research, stories & long-term projects are regularly used in various studies & research of college-university students, even; intellectuals, PhD researchers, University Professors, Writers & Sociologists are regularly using Shahnawaz's works. Like: Johns Hopkins University, Duke University, East Carolina University, University of Washington, University of Michigan, Population Council - New York, World Health Organization- WHO, LSHTM, London School of Economics and Political Science, IERG, Educational Broadcasting System (EBS), CARE etc. He has photographed 15 countries around the world & covered "Rohingya Issue", "African People", Ethnic Cleansing, Nepal Hydropower Project, Climate Change Issue, Child Labor Issue, Old Age People, Cyclone Fani & Cyclone Sitrang, Chemical blast & fire issues, Ladakh's Geological & Environmental, Rural People & Tribes Life, Teesta River issue, Revolution: mass uprising of students and people in Bangladesh 2024 etc. He has Interviewed: CNN, Talking Pictures, Sputnik, P3, Korea Educational Broadcasting System, Kaler Kantho, EBS, Al Mayadeen TV, Maasranga Television, ATN News etc.
After passing 'Higher Secondary School Certificate' in science, he successfully Completed "Diploma in Photography", "Professional degree course" and also completed dozens of International Mentorship and Masterclass in the field of photojournalism and documentary photography, including; more than 200 workshops. In the year 2015, he received a scholarship from Syracuse University, USA. His work focuses on Social Issues, Minorities, Disadvantaged Communities, Migration, Climate Change and environment etc. Having dreamed in his youth of becoming a writer, photography instead managed to become his muse and mode of expression. In his words: "I always want to know about people, their life, their culture and their fight to survive. I believe photography is such a great option for telling the truth to change the world. I believe that it is important to be a good human being before one can become a good photographer… I never take pictures of people for whom I do not have respect and love in my heart."