Risky Life, by Shahnaz Parvin

Once I went this place to write a feature on women, and then suddenly saw the train coming. There was no warning, it was there, just like every single hour. It’s a farmers market in Postogola, women with very low income coming here to shop. Life stops here only when the train passing by, a still life with running train. And when an accident taking place, it changes the life for some forever, yet their life style remains the same, a risky life for the dweller beside the railway track. And those on top of the train, in front, on each side, on every possible inch a person can occupy, sitting, standing, or holding something, risking the life to the fullest, they only know one thing – reaching their destination. They fight to live a life with the basic needs.

Technical Info: Canon Eos Kiss X4 | Exposure f/1.4sec @ 1/3200sec | Focal Length 55mm | ISO 100
Award Winner: Photo of the Day | October 04
Award Score: 67 (Value 12, Clarity 12.5, Composition 17, Style 12, Skill 13.5)

Title of the photograph: Risky Life
Photo of the Day Award Category: Documentary Photography
Photograph Location: Postogola, Dhaka | Bangladesh

Photographer: Shahnaz Parvin (Dhaka, Bangladesh) Registered Photographer
Shahnaz Parvin is a passionate Bangalee, who resides in Bangladesh. Though she is doing a job as system admin in a PSI company, her real passion lays in photography and learning it. Shahnaz mostly loves documentary photography, and loves to represent her country Bangladesh through her lens. Her images have been used on a number of renowned magazines in various countries.

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