Amanul Haque (c. 1925 – 3 April 2013) was a Bangladeshi photographer.[1] He was awarded Ekushey Padak in 2011 by the Government of Bangladesh.[2]
Amanul Haque | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1925 |
| Died | (aged 88) Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Occupation | Photographer |
Career
editHaque joined Dhaka Medical College as an artist-photographer. He used to sketch human organs for medical students.[1] During Bengali Language Movement in 1952, he took photographs of events with his camera which include the photograph of bullet-riddled body of activist Rafiq Uddin Ahmed.[1]
Haque worked with Indian filmmaker Satyajit Ray as still photographer in the film Pather Panchali (1955).[1] He published a photo album titled Prosongo Satyajit which features images of Ray shot by him.[3]
Haque was never married.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "Photography legend Amanul Huq dies". The Daily Star. April 3, 2013. Retrieved February 25, 2016.
- ^ "13 named for Ekushey Padak". bdnews24.com. February 14, 2011. Retrieved February 24, 2016.
- ^ Takir Hossain (June 30, 2011). "Satyajit Ray through the lens of Amanul Haq". The Daily Star. Retrieved February 25, 2016.