Nasir Ali Mamun
Nasir Ali Mamun (born 1 July 1953) is a Bangladeshi portrait photographer and author. He has been awarded the Ekushey Padak, the second highest civilian award in Bangladesh. He is popularly known as Camerar Kobi ("The Poet with the Camera").
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- Name
- Nasir Ali Mamun
- Born
- 1 July 1953
- Birthplace
- Dhaka, East Bengal, Dominion of Pakistan
- Known for
- Portrait photography
- Occupation
- Portrait Photographer, Writer
- Spouse
- * Nazmun Nessa (married 1984–present)
- Awards
- * Ekushey Padak (2025)
- Nationality
- Bangladesh · Pakistan
- Honours
- Ekushey Padak
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Nasir Ali Mamun (born 1 July 1953) is a Bangladeshi portrait photographer and author. He has been awarded the Ekushey Padak, the second highest civilian award in Bangladesh. He is popularly known as Camerar Kobi ("The Poet with the Camera").
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In 2017, he received the Celebrating Life Lifetime Achievement Award in photography from The Daily Star and Standard Chartered Bank. In 2016, Mamun released a photo album titled Ananta Jibon Jodi featuring photographs of writer Humayun Ahmed.
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• Name — Nasir Ali Mamun • Native Name — নাসির আলী মামুন • Born — 1 July 1953 • Birthplace — Dhaka, East Bengal, Dominion of Pakistan • Known for — Portrait photography • Notable Works — * Legendary Faces (photography book, 2001) • S M Sultan – The Cosmic Journey of a Fugitive (photography book, 2018) • Günter Grass: Discovers Dhaka (book, 2001) • Shamsur Rahman o Al Mahmud: Tofath o Sakhhat (book, 2009) • Occupation — Portrait Photographer, Writer • Spouse — * Nazmun Nessa (married 1984–present) • Children — 1 • Awards — * Ekushey Padak (2025) • Shilpakala Padak (2017) • Bangla Academy Fellowship (2022) • Chobi Mela Lifetime Achievement Award (2017) • M.A. Beg Lifetime Achievement Award (2020) • Counter Foto Lifetime Achievement Award (2016)
Personal life
Personal life
Nasir Ali Mamun was born on 1 July 1953, in the Moulovi Bazar area of Old Dhaka. His father, Mojibar Rahman Khan, was an advocate at the High Court of Bangladesh, and his mother's name was Rizia Khanom. Mamun is married to Nazmun Nessa. The couple has one son, Nawshad Khan. Mamun studied in a kindergarten school in Ajimpur, Dhaka. Then he moved to Dhanmondi Government Boyes High School and later admitted to Dhaka College.
Photography career
Photography career
Mamun started photography from his teenage. At that time he did not have any camera of his own, rather he borrowed cameras from nearby photo-studio. He started portrait photography in 1972. At that time portrait photography genre was not that familiar and nature, landscape and city scapes were more popular genre.
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Awards and recognition
• Illustration — Muhammad Yunus giving Ekushey Padak 2025 to Nasir Ali Mamun. Over the years, Nasir Ali Mamun has received several awards in recognition of his contributions to photography. Below is a list of some of his most recent and prominent honors: • Lifetime Achievement Award (2016) – Awarded by Counter Foto • Chobi Mela Lifetime Achievement Award (2017) – Awarded by Drik • Shilpakala Padak (2017) – Conferred by the Ministry of Cultural Affairs, Government of Bangladesh • Celebrating Life Lifetime Achievement Award (2017) – Presented by The Daily Star and Standard Chartered Bank • M. A. Beg Lifetime Achievement Award (2020) – Presented by Begart Institute of Photography • Bangla Academy Honorary Fellowship (2022) – Awarded for his contributions to photography • Ekushey Padak (2025) – The second-highest civilian award in Bangladesh, awarded by the Government of Bangladesh A feature length documentary titled Mamun: In Praise of Shadows by Makbul Chowdhury was released in 2024. It was produced by Kolakar Productions in Bengali, and features a musical score by Jack Bloor.
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- 1.Unb. Seven named for “Shilpakala Padak 2017.”. Dhaka Tribune. 2018-05-27.
- 2.Desk, T. 7 honoured with Bangla Academy fellowship. Dhaka Tribune. 2022-12-22.
- 3.Sarker, S. Chobi Mela IX begins. Dhaka Tribune. 2017-02-03.
- 4.Documentary on Nasir Ali Mamun. The Daily Star. 1 February 2009.
- 5.Chief Adviser Yunus hands out 2025 Ekushey Padak. Dhaka Tribune. 20 February 2025.
- 6.Memories: Nasir Ali Mamun-Photographer. Goethe Institut Bangladesh.
- 7.Nasir Ali Mamun. The Daily Star. 21 October 2017.
- 8.An encounter with 'Poet of Camera' The Asian Age Online, Bangladesh. The Asian Age.
- 9.আলো-ছায়ার মাস্টার নাসির আলী মামুন – Bengal Foundation.
- 10.নাসির আলী মামুন ও পোরট্রেট ফটোগ্রাফি. www.ajkerpatrika.com. 2025-01-03.
- 11.'Mamun: In Praise of Shadows' to be screened in London. New Age. 3 May 2026.
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- Mati o Manush (Earth and Human)
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