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A man irrigates a field with a solar-powered irrigation pack on his back, with an array of solar-panels in the background.
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A member of staff sprays water onto plants with the help of an irrigation pack with an integrated solar panel, in the remote islands of Gaibandha where agriculture has been started with the help of solar panels called "Solar Irrigation".
City:
Gaibandha
Region:
Rangpur
Country:
Bangladesh
Agency:
Climate Visuals
Creative Commons, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
Mandatory Credit:
Abir Abdullah / Climate Visuals
Abir Abdullah, currently is working as an Independent photographer, Photo editor and Educator. Born in 1971 in Bagerhat in Southern Bangladesh, he holds a Masters in Marketing (M. Com) from Dhaka University. Making a significant career change to become a photographer, he studied at the Bangladesh Photographic Institute in 1993 and then at Pathshala Media Institute, gaining a diploma in photojournalism in 1999. Following this the World Press Photo Foundation- Netherlands supported him on a three-year seminar (Pleasure of Life).
He worked as a staff photographer at Drik PLC (1996 to 2005); was a Founding partner of DrikNews (2006); Principal of Pathshala (2018-2020) and was a Jury Member of the World Press Photo in 2011. Abir’s numerous awards includes the Mother Jones Award 2001 for his work on Freedom Fighters (Veterans of the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971) and the 1st Prize National Disaster category NPPA best of photojournalism award 2008. His work continues to gain recognition and he was the Alexia Foundation Professional grants winner 2013 and the recipient of the Leica Reportage prize in the Vevey International Photography Awards in Switzerland 2013.
Photographer name:
Abir Abdullah
Photographer based in:
Bangladesh
Social media:
www.instagram.com/abir_abdullah_photo
Website:
www.abirabdullah.com
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