Workshops

If on a Winter’s Night a Traveller

This week-long workshop invites participants to venture into the nocturnal cityscape of Dhaka, to wander its labyrinth of streets and ...

Hidden Frames

In this workshop, participants are invited to choose a short story, political article, family conversation, poem, dream, or a piece ...

The Photobook Blueprint

Contemporary photographers seem to be in a revolutionary moment of communication. Everything is fast, and everyone wants to have visibility. ...

Storytelling with Photography

This storytelling workshop focuses on developing long-term photography projects that go beyond single images to create cohesive, emotionally resonant visual ...

To Die Laughing

It seems impossible to laugh in times of fear and repression, in times of genocide? And yet isn’t it what ...

Craft Master: Making Meaning in the Mess

Craft Master: Making Meaning in the Mess is a four-day intermediate workshop for learners who want to create meaningful, striking ...

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.