Md. Arifuzzaman on Fstoppers

About Md.

Md. Arifuzzaman Zaman is a Bangladeshi visual storyteller whose journey into photography began at the age of 35, when a small camera gifted by his sister-in-law sparked a lifelong passion for visual storytelling. Inspired by literature, cinema, culture, rituals, and the poetry of everyday life, he has spent more than sixteen years documenting the lives, traditions, and resilience of communities across Bangladesh.
He first studied photography under renowned Bangladeshi photographer GMB Akash and later refined his documentary practice at Counter Foto. There, the mentor ship and documentary approach of Magnum photographer Saiful Huq Omi profoundly shaped his way of seeing, influencing his long-term storytelling, visual research, and meticulous project development. Working across documentary, street, travel, and cultural photography, Zaman explores themes of identity, heritage, spirituality, social justice, and human dignity. His work moves beyond stereotypes to reveal intimate narratives that celebrate resilience, question inequality, and preserve disappearing traditions.
His photography has received international recognition through the Xposure International Photography Awards, Urban Photo Awards, Budapest International Foto Awards, Global Photography Awards, Tokyo Foto Awards, One Eye land Travel Photography Awards, 1839 Color Photography Awards, and Life Framer. Silver in 12 Awards. His work has also been recognized by the World Food Photography Awards, the Photo Journalism Prize, and the Athens International Street Photo Festival.
Zaman's photographs have been published by The Guardian, Forbs Magazine USA, National Geographic, The Daily Telegraph, South Florida Sun Sentinel, The Palm beach post, Frames Magazine, All About Photo, Amnesty International, Asahi Shimbun, Edge of humanity, The Daily Star, and Prothom Alo. His visual stories have also been featured by 121clicks.com and Edge of Humanity Magazine. Most recently, his long-term documentary project, The Fall of a Dictator received as a finalist for the Photo Journalism Prize 2026, recognizing his sustained commitment to documenting Bangladesh's heritage, contemporary social and political realities with depth, empathy, and visual integrity.

Image "The story of preserving heritage." by Md. Arifuzzaman

Image ""Winter in Kashimpur Village." by Md. Arifuzzaman

Image "The prayer of Rakher upobash." by Md. Arifuzzaman

Image "The scent of envelope." by Md. Arifuzzaman

Image "The story of unsung heroes." by Md. Arifuzzaman

Image "The woman in black." by Md. Arifuzzaman

Image "The story of Jobbar wrestling." by Md. Arifuzzaman

Image "The ritual of Lal Kach." by Md. Arifuzzaman

Image "The joy of fearless children." by Md. Arifuzzaman

Image "The celebration of Prabarana festival." by Md. Arifuzzaman

Image "The rider of death wall." by Md. Arifuzzaman

Image "The story of Kaptai lake." by Md. Arifuzzaman

Image "Where the River never Sleeps." by Md. Arifuzzaman

Image "The mystic people." by Md. Arifuzzaman

Image "The desert race." by Md. Arifuzzaman

Image "The dawn of Kashimpur." by Md. Arifuzzaman

Image "A city of no return." by Md. Arifuzzaman

Image "The story of thousand years old heritage." by Md. Arifuzzaman

Image "The fly on the wheel." by Md. Arifuzzaman

Image "The lone song." by Md. Arifuzzaman

Image "Weight of the Harvest." by Md. Arifuzzaman

Image "The warrior of dockyard." by Md. Arifuzzaman

Image "The story of Prabaran festival." by Md. Arifuzzaman

Image "The Marvel of the world." by Md. Arifuzzaman

Image "The struggle of boatman." by Md. Arifuzzaman

Image "The wild beauty of upper Antelope." by Md. Arifuzzaman

Image "Fishing in the last light." by Md. Arifuzzaman

Image "The charm of Florida." by Md. Arifuzzaman

Image "The sleepless bazar." by Md. Arifuzzaman

Image "The man of golden fiber." by Md. Arifuzzaman

Image "The unfolding story behind the restaurant." by Md. Arifuzzaman

Image "The story of sunrise." by Md. Arifuzzaman

Image "The last train of world ijtema." by Md. Arifuzzaman

Image "The sleeping paradise." by Md. Arifuzzaman

Image "The lonely clown." by Md. Arifuzzaman

Image "Sleeping on the boat." by Md. Arifuzzaman

Image "The children of holi." by Md. Arifuzzaman

Image "The festival of Lal Kach." by Md. Arifuzzaman

Image "Chicken for sale." by Md. Arifuzzaman

Image "The fairytale of Bangladesh." by Md. Arifuzzaman