Chris Gravett

Why a photo of a Lonely Planet guide? I hear you ask.

Well it's there because in five days time I'll be on a plane to Dhaka. Off to do some serious documentary photography

After a few months of learning and practising documentary photography I have an appetitie to do something a little more meaningful

 

On 24th April the Rana Plaza, a garmet factory in Savar near Dhaka, Bangladesh, collapsed with as many as 4000 workers inside. The death toll has risen to over 700 with an unknown number still missing.

I have arranged to meet and photograph some of the survivors both injured and uninjured, the heroic rescuers who are still searching for bodies today and some of the families of the bereaved. I also hope to visit a functioning garment factory.

I aim to tell the story of the  Rana Plaza disaster with an exhibition and potentially a photobook as part of my 3rd year BA studies.

Whilst there I will blog my progress here and include photos of Dhaka and it's people.

Check out this site next week.