Jashim Salam

Jashim Salam is a documentary photographer, photojournalist, photo editor and educator. He has graduated in photography from Pathshala, The South Asian institute of Photography and Media Academy. He has studied a Post Graduate Diploma in Visual Journalism through a scholarship program of World Press Photo at the Konrad Adenauer Asian Center for Journalism (ACFJ) at Ateneo De Manila University in the Philippines.

His career in photography started with DrikNEWS agency. Currently, he represents Zuma Press in the USA and The Rout Gallery of Netherlands. He has also worked for New Age (an English daily of Bangladesh), Drik Picture Agency, Majority World, Nur Photo Agency, and Corbis Images. Jashim Salam is a nominator of World Press Photo 6X6 Global Talent Program.

Jashim Salam’s work has been featured in exhibitions all over the world, including Visa Pour l'Image, in Perpignan; The Photoville Festival in New York; Atrium of the Town Hall, Berlin; Parliament, Germany; Gazebook Festival in Sicily, Italy; The Hague, Netherlands; Foreign Correspondents' Club of Thailand; Maison Familiale Pro Juventute, Geneva; M.K. Ciurlionis National Museum of Art in Kaunas Photo Festival, Lithuania; The National Theatre, China; Folklore Photographic Association (CFPA), Guangzhou ,Abu Dhabi; Foreign Correspondents' Club of Thailand; The Getty Images Gallery, London; Gallery of the French Alliance Foundation, Paris; France. Moreover, Salam’s work has been published in numerous national and international newspapers, magazines and publications alike including The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Sunday Times Magazine, Lens Blog, WIRED, SPIEGEL, Newsweek, Reporters without Borders, The Observer, The Wall Street Journal, New Internationalist, The Guardian, The Telegraph, NPR, The Sun, Reader’s Digest, Himal South Asian, Better Photography, The Climate Crisis, CNN, BBC, DW, Photojournale, National Geographic, Reuters, AP, ZUMA Press, SIPA Press, Corbis, Garuda Indonesia magazine, Forum Magazine, Daily Star, New Age, Prothom Alo, New Nations and many others.

Jashim Salam’s has received prestigious awards such as IPPA Photographer of the Year; Jury’s special award in 6th Humanity Photo Awards in China; Emirates Photography Award in UAE; Ian Parry scholarship in England; Fotovisura Grant in USA; Moscow Photo Award in Russia; YIPPA Photojournalism Award in Korea; FCCT Photojournalism Award in Thailand; IPA Street Photography Award in Singapore; Asian Press Photo Contest in China; the 69th International Photographic Salon of Japan (Ashahi Shimbun) Award; People and Planet Photo Award in Australia; CEDAW Photo Award in the USA; CGAP Microfinance Photo Award; International Year of Biodiversity Award, Europe and Asia; Dialogue of Cultures Photo Award in Russia; Kuanas Photo Contest Award; and the Garuda Indonesia International Photo Award.