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Archiving visual memory in Bangladesh: an initiative by Drik Picture Library
Drik Picture Library has taken the initiative of ‘Archiving visual memory in Bangladesh’ with the objective to create a repository of photographic collection with archival value and preserve the ones that are in urgent need of conservation to prevent further degradation and destruction through on-site digitization.Drik, since its emergence, has also been working to have photography recognised as an art form and link contemporary visual cultural tradition with its rich heritage in Bangladesh. The initiative Archiving Visual Memory is part of that long journey aimed to revive the vernacular history of mofussil photography in Bangladesh. The initiative recognizes the need to record and understand the vernacular history of photography in Bangladesh and the way it has enabled an individual photographer, a photo studio within a community to contribute to history, memory, and heritage. Having suffered the marginalisation of their medium within the art establishment for long, earlier photographers saw this as a struggle for their dignity, readily sharing their stories and collections. It is this hierarchy within art history that this initiative has attended to by questioning the elitist power structures within the arts. It is therefore expected that the user acknowledges the larger struggle and appreciates the work of early photographers, studio owners and/or collectors as custodian of an unrecognised and untold part of the history of photography in Bangladesh.
Drik Picture Library does not hold the copyright of any images made available in this online repository. Drik Picture Library however jointly with the photographer, studio owner and contributor hold the copyright of metadata and other texts available in this repository. Therefore, no images or text can be used for any reason whatsoever, without prior permission and any unauthorised use will lead to prompt legal action.
Drik Picture Library however maintains contact with copyright holders. For permission please email to research@drik.net and Drik shall forwarolder.Any and all use of the material should be jointly credited in the following format; name of photographer or collector or contributor / Drik Picture Library archive.
It is expected that when registering for the repository you agree to provide accurate, current and complete information about your use of the repository and Drik Picture Library takes the responsibility of maintaining the confidentiality of user information
Access to this website and use of the services provided are subject to these Terms of Use. By accessing, using, or and utilizing the collection through this website, you agree to be bound by the above mentioned Terms of Use just as if you had signed this agreement.