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Muhammad Salah Abdulaziz

Muhammad Salah Abdulaziz is a Sudanese photographer and curator based in Berlin. His work explores cities, relationality, and the organisation, ...

Myriam Boulos

Myriam Boulos is a photographer based in Lebanon who began photographing at sixteen to engage more closely with reality. Her ...

Payal Kapadia

Payal Kapadia is a filmmaker based in Mumbai. Her work explores memory, friendship, political unrest, and the textures of everyday ...

Rahima Gambo and Tatsuniya Artist Collective

Rahima Gambo is a visual artist based between London and Abuja. Her work explores the conceptual territories between photography, moving ...

Rena Effendi

Rena Effendi is a filmmaker, writer, and award-winning documentary photographer based in Cairo, Egypt. She is also the author of ...

Ri

Ri is a lens-based visual artist from Myanmar whose practice explores queer identity, intimacy, and belonging. Their work weaves together ...

About Us

Chobi Mela, the first festival of photography in Asia, is one of the most exciting ventures that Drik and Pathshala has initiated. The first Chobi Mela – International Festival of Photography was held in December 2000 – January 2001. It is the most demographically inclusive photo festival in the world and is held every two years in Dhaka.