| Andrew Biraj completed a basic course in photography from Pathshala in 1999, working alongside in a local weekly magazine, before traveling through Bangladesh to pursue his own work as a photojournalist. Throughout the years in his own country, Biraj photographed stories from the political brutality of Bangladesh to the solitude life of his old grandma. He often focuses on the people living on the fringe from the social, political and environmental perspectives. Since then, he has worked on numerous stories in the UK, Cambodia, Myanmar and Bangladesh, including his ongoing project "State Excluded", a photo essay about the stranded Bihari community in Bangladesh.
He won a 1st Prize in the "Best of Photojournalism" by NPPA; 2008
A 2nd Prize in Atlanta Photojournalism Contest; 2009
A 1st prize in FCCT/OnAsia Photo Contest; 2009
Press Award in One world Media Award, UK; 2008
Silver Award in the International Aperture Awards; 2009
Biraj has also been published in TIME.com, The New York Times, The Guardian, International Herald Tribune, The Observer Magazine, Courrier International, Sydney Morning Herald, Asian GEO, Saudi Aramaco World, Himal Southasian, I Care, New Age, Forum Magazine of Daily Star and in many other international publications. He lives in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
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