Tushikur short listed for Sony World Photography Award

Staff Correspondent
Tushikur Rahman, a student at Pathshala South Asian Media Academy, was yesterday announced as one of the 10 photographers from across the world who has been short listed for the 2011 Sony World Photography Awards Student Focus competition. Tushikur's short listed images have triumphed over hundreds of images entered from around the world into the world's one of the most high profile student photography programme and award, says a press release issued from London yesterday. Being shortlisted, Tushikur has two parts to his prize. Firstly, his image will be exhibited as part of the Sony World Photography Awards Exhibition at Somerset House in London and secondly, he will be flown to London in April to take part in the World Photography Festival London and in the final stage of the competition.