MOHAMMAD RAKIBUL HASAN
How the Other Half Sleeps

In the 21st century, we are living in a busy pace. We don’t have time to look back at who are sitting next to us in a comfort zone or sleeping on rocks. Have we ever thought of how the other half sleeps and lives under a drastic condition adjacent to our multi-storied buildings? These forgotten people, forgotten faces are who we encounter every time in a broad day light, but we have nothing to do about them as it’s the responsibility of the government to take care of these street people. These people are not from Mars; they reside in the same cities where resides the other half, the rich, the financially solvent, at least the ones who have a place to sleep. But these unfortunate street people of Bangladesh don’t have a place to sleep except for the pavement under the open sky.

Author
Mohammad Rakibul Hasan is a Dhaka, Bangladesh-based documentary photographer, filmmaker, visual artist, and art educator. His work explores human rights, social development, politics, the environment, and spirituality. Hasan was nominated for many international awards and won hundreds of photographic competitions worldwide, including the Lucie Award, Human Rights Press Award, and Allard Prize.
He pursued a One-Year Certificate in Creative Practices at the ICP – International Center of Photography, USA. Hasan holds a Postgraduate Certificate in Photography from Falmouth University and an Undergraduate Certificate in Art History and Philosophy from Oxford University. He also pursued a Postgraduate Diploma in Photojournalism from Ateneo de Manila University and graduated in Film & Video Production from UBS Film School at the University of Sydney. Hasan works as a visual journalist for the ZUMA Press, Redux Pictures, and Thomson Reuters Foundation.

Website
http://mrhasanphotos.com/

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