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Beg, MA (1931-1998) photographer, born in 1931 in the
district of rajshahi.
He received photographic training at the Technical Training Centre of
the Pakistan Air Force in Karachi (1949), UNESCO training on microfilming
in Karachi (1957-1958), British government training on document reproduction
at Hatfield College of Technology in UK (1968), Kodak Colour Film course
at Kodak Photographic School at Harrow in London (1968), diploma in photography
from the British Institute of Reprographic Technology (1976), course on
Xerox ppc at Rank Xerox Training Centre at New Port Pagnell in UK (1978),
and training course for information centre managers organised jointly
by UNESCO and the Government of India in New Delhi (1980-1981).
Manzurul Alam Beg worked in the Pakistan Air Force (1949-1955),
United States Information Services (USIS) (1955-1957), PANSDOC
(Pakistan National Scientific Documentation Centre), Karachi (1957-1960),
Roxy Photographic Store in Dhaka (1960-1963) and as Head of Reprographics
Division of Bangladesh National Scientific Documentation Centre
- bansdoc
(1963-1988).
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He worked as a resource person at the Audio-Visual Training
Institute of the Government Teachers Training College (1963-1966), as
teacher of photography and graphic arts at the Department of Architecture
of bangladesh
university of engineering and technology (1977-1979), and as
medical photo consultant at Bangladesh Diabetic Hospital (birdem).
In 1960 MA Beg founded the first photographic training
centre known as Beg Art Institute of Photography which is still in operation.
He was convenor of the bangladesh
photographic society (BPS). He devoted himself to promoting
and popularising photography as an art medium. He wrote a number of books
on photography. Among them Adhunik Photography, Photography
Formula, Photography Digest, Rangin Photo Printing (Colour
Photo Printing), Darkroom Solution are well-known.
He received the Cento Photo Contest Prize (Bronze), Ankara
(1968); ACCU UNESCO Prize, Japan (1976); ACCU Rotary Prize, Japan (1977);
Hon Diploma, USSR (1977); two Hon Mention Prizes, Canada (1977); Top Prize
Photokina, Germany (1978); Fuji Prize, Pentax/Yathrib, UK (1986); first
prize World & I, USA (1986 & 1987). He was honoured as ESFIAP at the FIAP
(Federation International de L' Art Photographique) 19th Congress in Germany
(1987); Hon FPAD (the highest honour in photography) at the first International
Conference held in calcutta
(1982) and was considered one of the eleven best photographers in the
world for that year; honorary life membership of WIF (Worldview International
Foundations) in 1982; Hon FBPS (the highest honour of the Bangladesh Photographic
Society) in 1983. Awarded ASIIPC by the India International Photographic
Council (1991); Photography Charcha (Photography Practice) honour
at Calcutta Book Fair '97; FSIPC by the India International Photographic
Council (1997) and Alokchitracharjo (Chancellor of Photography)
by the Bangladesh Photographic Society (BPS) and the National Federation
of Photographers (1998).
This renowned photographer died on 26 July 1998 in Dhaka.
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