Earthquake Photo Exhibition by Concern Worldwide

Posted by Kashif Aziz
February 18, 2006

Concern Worldwide is a non-governmental, international, humanitarian organisation dedicated to the reduction of suffering and working towards the ultimate elimination of extreme poverty in the world’s poorest countries

Last year, Concern Worldwide commissioned award-winning Bangladeshi photographer Shahidul Alam to travel to Pakistan to visually capture the struggle faced by local people after the disaster. His pictures depict the sheer enormity of the catastrophe, and the amazing dignity and determination of people as they try to regain some semblance of normality.

Shahidul visited the provinces that bore the brunt of the destruction and loss of life, Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) and North West Frontier Province (NWFP).

Concern are currently moving the exhibition of photographs taken by Bangladeshi Photgrapher, Shahidul Alam into ethnically diverse UK areas / galleries where they will be seen directly by community members. A preview of the images can be seen here

Areas targeted so far: Tooting, Bethnal Green, Bradford, Birmingham. MPs for each of these areas are fully backing the campaign to raise further awareness of the disaster. Final dates and venues to be posted soon.

Concern teams continue to work with the UN and other agencies based in Pakistan to bring relief to areas affected by the earthquake that hit the Indian Sub Continent on Saturday 8th October 2005.

For details contact:

Ash Akhtar
Projects and Events – Concern Worldwide (UK)

Tel: +44 (0)20 7960 4660
Fax: +44 (0)20 7960 4661

Concern Worldwide
Merchant House,
89 Southwark Street,
London
SE1 0HX

www.concern.org.uk

Aftermath, Relief Work

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3 Responses to “Earthquake Photo Exhibition by Concern Worldwide”

  1. 1
    suny Says:
    October 5th, 2006 at 5:12 pm

    Dear sir
    I am islamabad based professional photographer,i have been taken 100s pictures of margala tower(in capital) who have been collapsed in 8th oct earthquake.i want exhibute my pictures worldwide so pls suggest me what can i do for this.i want also sale my pics so pls advise me soon as possible

    Looking for great reply
    Suny

  2. 2
    adnan Says:
    October 7th, 2006 at 10:11 pm

    hello sir i am frm peshawar i want to have an exhibition related to kashmir earthquake on 11th Oct. how can u contribut in that exhibition .becoz iam impressed with ur work.
    waiting for ur good reply!

  3. 3
    Sam Haley Says:
    September 10th, 2009 at 5:45 pm

    Thare are no doubts that Concern Worldwide is a great non-governmental, international, humanitarian organisation. Many people will agree with me that its activity is very useful for society

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