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Indian Photojournalist Raghu Dies At 83

BBC World Service Dhaka 16d16d Impact 5

Indian photojournalist Raghu has passed away at the age of 83. He reportedly embraced digital photography without difficulty during his career. He was noted for his transition from traditional film to digital photography while maintaining high technical standards. He remained passionate about image quality and large-scale prints throughout his career. His work involved meticulous processing similar to traditional negative development. The broadcast highlighted the prolific work of photographer Raghu, noting his body of work in Bangladesh. The late photographer's work included color photography of the Taj Mahal and frequent visits to Kolkata. The photographer's recent work includes a book on Bangladesh titled The Price of Freedom. The journalist was noted for his influential photography of the 1971 Bangladesh conflict.

Indian photojournalist Raghu has passed away at the age of 83. He reportedly embraced digital photography without difficulty during his career. He was noted for his transition from traditional film to digital photography while maintaining high technical standards. He remained passionate about image quality and large-scale prints throughout his career. His work involved meticulous processing similar to traditional negative development. The broadcast highlighted the prolific work of photographer Raghu, noting his body of work in Bangladesh. The late photographer's work included color photography of the Taj Mahal and frequent visits to Kolkata. The photographer's recent work includes a book on Bangladesh titled The Price of Freedom. The journalist was noted for his influential photography of the 1971 Bangladesh conflict. His images of the war were distributed globally and were considered highly impactful for the nation. Renowned Bangladeshi photographer and activist Raghu has died at the age of 83. Colleagues and fellow activists, including Shahid al-Alam, have paid tribute to his legacy and passion for social justice.

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Sources · 7 independent

BBC World Service

“And as anyone who's seen his pictures with. Pretty special. I think you took you into the middle of the image you were there But for me, I think it was also the fact that he was not simply Recording he was witnessing”

BBC World Service

“He took pictures of world famous people, Mother Teresa, the Dalai Lama, and of those whose names have not gone down in history, victims of war, images of everyday life.”

WAMU 88.5 DC

“Renowned Bangladeshi photographer and activist Shahid al-Alam knew him well and joined us earlier. What made Raghu Rai so good?”

BBC World Service

“One of India's great photographers has died at the age of 83. He took pictures of world famous people, Mother Teresa, the Dalai Lama, and of those whose names have not gone down in history.”

WBUR Boston

“Raghu actually gets behind the Prime Minister, photographs her from the back. She's the only one sitting.”

WAMU 88.5 DC

“He was very unusual in the fact that he was the photographer who was equalities with color and black and white and and really the sensitivity with which she approached her work.”

BBC WS backup

“he was a perfectionist in terms of extracting from the medium as much as he could. I mean, it is the case now that virtually everything is pictured.”

BBC World Service

“He was passionate about it. He talked of the quality of the... certainly he took to digital without any problems at all and And he was passionate about it.”

WAMU 88.5 DC

“he was working on his images as one would with a negative. his iPhone by the end? I don't know about the iPhone as such, but certainly he took to digital without any problems at all.”

WBUR Boston

“And a photographer who has that ability to see beyond what is merely in front of your eyes is always a photographer who will stand out, whose images will carry far more meaning.”

BBC World Service

“Kolkata was one of his favorite cities so he would go back and there are wonderful images of Kolkata that Raghu has. His color work about the Taj Mahal is more of a coffee table book”

BBC World Service

“His recent book on Bangladesh, The Price of Freedom and then there is another version of it which I think is very well produced.”

WBUR Boston

“more journalistic work but still stands out and of course I'm not Mother Teresa Indira Gandhi, very special people that he was able to photograph in a way very few other people have done.”

BBC World Service

“So his recent book on Bangladesh, The Price of Freedom and then there is another version of it which I think is very well produced.”

BBC World Service

“His color work about the Taj Mahal is more of a coffee table book then he is more...”

WNYC 93.9 FM

“it suggests people look up Raghu, R-A-G-H-U, R-A-I, Bangladesh, 1971, something like that, and that should take them to his images of that conflict”

WAMU 88.5 DC

“the photographer will not be there and they're recorded for posterity because stands out and of course I'm not sure if it's come out but he was recently working on trees”

WNYC 93.9 FM

“And that was Shahid al-Alam, the Bangladeshi photographer and activist, paying tribute to Raghu.”

WAMU 88.5 DC

“Ragu RAGHU RAI Bangladesh 1971 something like that and that should take him to his images of”

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