Adib Chowdhury

A photojournalist and writer currently based in London, previously living around the Middle East for years. He was raised between England and Bangladesh.

He has documented the forced migration of the Syrian war for years, reporting from the fringes of the conflict and following refugees as they made their way through the Balkans. In 2017 he documented and took witness statements of survivors of the ethnic cleansing of the Rohingya occurring in Myanmar for Agence France Presse with work appearing in the New York Times and Economist. 

His photography focuses on forced migration, identity, and human and environmental issues.

His written and photographic work has taken him across the Middle East, Europe, and South Asia, and has been featured in Guardian, BBC World service, Al Jazeera, Financial Times, The Independent, WIRED, Le Monde, and more.

He has an Msc in the field of Political Science from the London school of Economics and is a full member of Diversify Photo, as well as SOPA Images.

Contact:

E-mail: adib_125@hotmail.co.uk

Instagram: adibchow

Awards:

- Shortlisted for British Royal Photographic Society Intl. Photo. Exhibition Award, 2018

- Finalist for Rebecca Vassie Trust Grant, 2018

- Tokyo International Foto Award: Silver Award Winner, 2018

- Shortlist Lucie Foundation: Emerging Talent Scholarship, 2017

- Nikon- Noor Workshop, 2017

- PDN Annual 2016 Winner

- Marty Forscher Fellowship Fund Winner for humanistic photography,  2016

Exhibitions:

- Godrej Culture Lab- Mumbai, 2019

- ICA Gallery- Tokyo, 2018

- Save the Children: Rohingya awareness campaign, Archway Market, London, 2018

-The Brick Lane Gallery- London, 2018

- Tribeca Rooftop- New York, 2016

- Mother Gallery- ' Ian Parry Scholarship Exhibition', London, 2016