IUB’s photography club hosts travel photography workshop
The Independent Photography Club (IPC), a student club of Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB), organised "The Travelling Lens: A Travel Photography Workshop" on 9 December 2025 in collaboration with SONY Bangladesh.
The workshop aimed to develop practical travel photography skills among university students with guidance from professional mentors.
The sessions were conducted by Rony Sharafat and Anirban Kaisar, covering photography fundamentals, visual storytelling, camera equipment, and field techniques with hands-on demonstrations.
Prof Daniel W Lund, Pro-Vice-Chancellor; Dr Imran Firdaus, Head of the Department of Media and Communication; and Refat Ara Jerin, Co-Coordinator of IPC attended the event. The SONY delegation included Makiyama Kazuteru, General Manager, Imaging Marketing Division, Sony Electronics Japan; Bae Jihoon, President, Sony Singapore; Joshua Jing Xuan, Country Head, Sony Electronics Bangladesh; Alex Loon, Head of Operations, Fortune Sky Limited; Ozawa Yuki; and Negishi Masahiro. Ahsanul Kabir Pallab, Representative of Sony Bangladesh, also contributed to organising the workshop.
Participants included members from photography clubs of North South University, American International University-Bangladesh, United International University, East West University, and Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology.
The workshop was supported by IPC members and volunteers, forming part of IPC's initiatives to strengthen collaboration between university communities and industry professionals and promote skill development in photography.
