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Andrew Biraj is a Bangladeshi photojournalist and documentary photographer. He was born in 1982 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. He is best known for his work in the documentary photography genre, focusing on social issues in Bangladesh. Biraj has been a professional photographer since 2003, and has worked for various international publications, including The New York Times, The Guardian, and The Wall Street Journal. He has also worked for the United Nations, the World Bank, and the International Red Cross. Biraj has won numerous awards for his work, including the World Press Photo Award in 2008, the National Geographic All Roads Photography Award in 2009, and the Prix Pictet Award in 2011. He has also been featured in exhibitions around the world, including the International Center of Photography in New York, the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, and the National Museum of Modern Art in Tokyo. Biraj is currently based in Dhaka, Bangladesh, and continues to work on documentary projects in the region.

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2017

Biraj has been invited to nominate candidates from more than 65 countries of Asia and Africa for the 2017 Prince Claus Fund Awards in The Netherlands. He was also a nominator of 2017 UNICEF Photographer of the Year competition and a professional portfolio reviewer for the graduate student in Corcoran School of the Arts and Design in George Washington University in Washington DC. He has also been in the jury panel in numerous photography competitions and exhibitions in Bangladesh arranged by Dhaka University Photography Society, BUET Photography Society, Bangladesh in Frames by Through The Lens Bangladesh, Rabi Telecom and many others. Biraj is the co founder and a lifetime member of Counter Foto Photography Department in Bangladesh, which was established in 2012. Biraj is a co-editor and co-author of the book Under the Banyon Tree! He self-published his first book INSIGHT in 2011. Counter Foto published his second book Bonded Stitches & Struggle; Testimony Of Life In Bangladesh’s Garment Industry (Bengali Version) in April, 2014.

2014

Andrew Biraj is a Bangladeshi photojournalist currently based in Washington DC. Biraj has worked for the international news agencies Reuters, AFP, The New York Times, Sipa Press and Getty Images. He holds an advanced diploma in photography from Pathshala, the South Asian Institute Media Academy in Bangladesh, and a B.A (Honors) in Photography & Video from The University of Bolton, UK. Biraj is a winner of the prestigious 2008 World Press Photo Joop Swart Masterclass grant. He has won numerous national and international awards including Best Portfolio (in 2013) and a second prize (in 2013) in The Atlanta Photojournalism Seminar Contest in USA, an Honorable Mention (in 2013) in the National Geographic Photo Contest, a third prize (in 2011) World Press Photo award in The Netherlands, a second prize (in 2013) in Pictures of the Year International by Missouri School of Journalism, a third prize (in 2010) and a first prize (in 2008) in the National Press Photographers Association of America's Best of Photojournalism awards; a Gold award (in 2013) a silver award (in 2011) and a bronze (in 2007) in the China International Press Photo Contest; the 2010 Award of Excellence in Feature Photography, from the Society of Publishers in Asia, and the 2010 South Asian Journalists Association award for an outstanding photograph about South Asia. Biraj has been published in National Geographic Magazine, Time Magazine, The New York Times, International Herald Tribune, Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Time, The Guardian, The Observer Magazine, The Times, Paris Photo, Le Monde, Sydney Morning Herald, Newsweek, Stern, Asian Geo, Hindustan Times and in many other international publications. His work has been featured in exhibitions and screenings worldwide, including Visa Pour l'Image, in Perpignan, France, the Angkor Photo Festival in Cambodia, Yangon Photo Festival in Myanmar, the International Photography Biennial of the Islamic World in Iran, Noorderlicht Photo Festival in The Netherlands, the Kiyosato Museum of Photographic Arts in Japan, the Church of Santa Maria della Pietà in Venice,Italy, the National Art Gallery in Malaysia, Drik Gallery and in The University of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Biraj exhibited his long term project “Bonded Stitches & Struggle; Testimony Of Life In Bangladesh’s Garment Industry,” on the one year anniversary of the collapse of Rana Plaza, which has been attended by more than 10,000 visitors in Bangladesh. The exhibition took place from April 22- May 1, 2014, simultaneously in three different venues including an open-air show near the collapsed building site in Savar, Bangladesh.

1982

Andrew Biraj (এন্ড্রু বিরাজ; born 1982) is a Bangladeshi photojournalist.