Fishing Festival
Polo Bawa is a century-old traditional fishing festival in Pabna, Bangladesh. Participants use boats, bamboo-made fish-catching traps and multi colour nets called "polo" in knee-deep water, creating a festive atmosphere.
Fishing Festival
Polo Bawa is a century-old traditional fishing festival in Pabna, Bangladesh. Participants use boats, bamboo-made fish-catching traps and multi colour nets called "polo" in knee-deep water, creating a festive atmosphere.
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World Photo Annual
2024Honorable Mention
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Fishing Festival
Polo Bawa is a century-old traditional fishing festival in Pabna, Bangladesh. Participants use boats, bamboo-made fish-catching traps and multi colour nets called "polo" in knee-deep water, creating a festive atmosphere.
About Artist
Muhammad Amdad Hossain
Muhammad Amdad Hossain is a Bangladesh-born visual artist. Whose curiosity has led him to an utter passion for photography. “Due to natural calamities, many problems have been revealed in the lives of the people in my photographs. They should be evolved by the government to permanently remove their problems “ As a photographer, his essential aim is to capture the moments of life and give them significance by making them static in time. Amdad loves to travel and meet different places and new people. He enjoys the experience that photography offers, which is to capture Earth's beautiful and awe-inspiring moments. He also loves to experiment with his photography. Muhammad’s work has taken part in many International Photography contests, and to date, he has won more than 150+ international photography awards. His photographs were published in more than 100 well-known international newspapers & magazines, including The Guardian(London), Chiiz Magazine(India), Insider, Forbes, Ze.TT(Germany), National Geographic, Elespectador, and BBC Science Focus Magazine among others.
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