Survivors
By: [photographs by] GMB Akash
Publisher: Akash Images
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Dhaka [Bangladesh]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 124
ISBN-13: 9789843350251
Subjects: Documentary photography; Survival; Poor; Portrait photography; Survival in art
Work titles: Photographs
Notes: "My project 'Survivors' spans a 10-year-period and stretches across Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Philippines, Pakistan, and Bhutan. It depicts the invincibility of the human spirit to survive against all odds. 'Survivors' focuses on the people at the bottom of societies -- those who must struggle on a daily-basis, simply to survive. People who live on the margins of society have had a big impact on me and have served as an inspiration for the photographic work I do. ... I have engaged in specific projects for certain groups: targeting one slum or a brothel or a particular community and providing help for their long-term improvement. With this goal in mind, 25 percent of each book price collected will go directly to help run these ongoing projects"--Page [3].