Flood

Photographer

Prashanta Hridoy
Prize

1st Place / Main/Conservation
Date of Photograph

June 2022
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Heavy rains and rush of water from upstream in India's northeast have started flooding Habiganj, after Sunamganj and Sylhet have been submerged. Electricity and communication have been cut of the Sunamganj upazilas. Closure of many schools as they have been turned into makeshift flood shelters, and vast areas being inundated, with locals saying the flood is worse than the ones they experienced in 1998 and 2004. Floods of higher magnitude caused by heavy rain upstream in Meghalaya-Cherrapunji‎ have surpassed most records of the past. 40 lakh people stranded in Sylhet, Sunamganj flood 2022.

Biography

Since my childhood, I fell in love with the creative process. This motivates me towards photography and documenting lives around my circumstances. Past ten years I have established a set of poignant life event through my camera. My main passion lies in capturing human condition in unique, challenging situations. My range of subjects is fairly broad, but whether I am photographing daily life, child labor or homeless people my common aim is always the same - to capture the human element. I performed as a Jury member in VOUBS International photo contest 2017 (Bulgaria).