Some 20 photographers of the photography club of North South University (NSU PC) recently projected the colourful life of these people at an exhibition at the BTA Tower. Titled Sylhet on its own, the photographic venture was the outcome of the club's first ever national field trip beginning with Sylhet. The places covered in the trip in December 2004 were Jaflong, Madhabkunda, Srimangal and the city of Sylhet.

The exhibition displayed a total of 37 photographs among which 11 were in black-and-white. "The most significant aspect of the exhibition is to give an exposure to the club's aspiring photographers by showcasing their experience in Sylhet as well as to prepare ourselves for the coming gala event--the International Inter-university Photographic Exhibition," Khandker Ali Asim, president of NSU PC, said.

The exhibition reflected unforgettable experience with the Manipuri people and those working in the tea gardens with the photographers. Especially the portraits of people--the Manipuri, the tea garden staff and the working people at Jaflong--exposed the subtle beauty of photography. The young photographers opined that each destination in Sylhet had its own uniqueness and provided a combination of subjects to shoot for. And thus the exhibition turned into a mingling of natural beauty and human elegance.

"Apart from very few landscape shots of Jaflong and Srimangal, the entire exhibition has the high dignity of human touch. The photographers unveiled the natural life style of the Manipuri and Tipra people," said Nazmul, a visitor at the exhibition.n

Like other previous exhibitions, this time also the presentation was unique. At the entrance, a painted scenic view of Sylhet gave the viewers a true essence of the region.