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Ranak Martin | |
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রণক মার্টিন | |
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| Born | January 27, 1987 Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Occupation | Photojournalist |
| Years active | 2008–present |
| Known for | Documentary photography, photojournalism |
| Website | ranakmartin |
Ranak Martin (Bengali: রণক মার্টিন; born 1987) is a Bangladeshi documentary photographer and photojournalist based in Washington, D.C. His work has been featured in numerous renowned magazines and newspapers globally.
Early life and education
[edit]Ranak Martin was born in Dhaka, Bangladesh and grew up in Luxmibazar, Old Dhaka. He completed a three-year advanced program in Photography at the Pathshala South Asian Media Institute, a prominent institution for media studies in South Asia. He furthered his education in multimedia journalism through a collaborative program between the University of Oslo (UiO) and Pathshala.
In 2014, Martin was awarded a scholarship by the U.S. Department of State, which allowed him to pursue studies in New Media and Journalism at the Foundation for International Understanding Through Students (FIUTS) in Seattle, Washington.
Ranak continued to develop his skills and earned an advanced diploma in photojournalism from the New York Film Academy in 2015.
Career
[edit]Ranak Martin began his professional career in 2009 as a feature photographer for The Daily Star, one of Bangladesh's leading English-language newspapers. He later moved to The Daily Sun, another prominent English newspaper, where he worked as a staff photographer.
Subsequently, Ranak joined Drik Picture Agency and DrikNEWS, an international photo agency based in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Throughout his career, he has also been a commissioned photographer for a wide range of prestigious organizations. His work has appeared for clients including Human Rights Watch, Sunday Times Magazine, Getty Images, Seattle Globalist, The Guardian, GIZ, UNICEF, WFP, Summit, Swiss Contact, IDE, Riverine People, Anadolu Agency, HYSAWA, CARE, Photo Visura, UCAN News, and FAO.
Publication
[edit]Ranak Martin's photography has been published in several international outlets, including:
- Forbes – September 21, 2022
- Getty Images – May 27, 2013
- The Seattle Globalist – July 17, 2014
- The New Humanitarian – September 1, 2014
- Google Arts & Culture – February 2013
- The Times Spectrum – September 2012
- World Food Programme – May 17, 2019
- The Daily Star – May 22, 2013
- Dhaka Tribune – April 19, 2018
References
[edit]- New Coalition Calls For ‘Ambitious’ Global Plastic Treaty
- Plastic Recycling Workers in Bangladesh
- Homelessness-the level of life
- Hunger & Hard Times
- Hundreds of sex workers evicted after Islamist attack
- Why I’m Passionate About the First 1,000 Days
- An upshot of Cyclone Aila
- The Urban Spring of May 1st
- HUMAN RIGHTS, THEIR SHADOWS AND HEROES
- Risk Supplement to the Vulnerability Sourcebook
- Feeding the future
- Why Bangladeshi universities do poorly in global rankings
- Aligning our food security and environmental goals: The case for greening Asia’s irrigation, October 2018
- Bangladesh floods test disaster response improvements