Piyas Biswas
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As seen in:
Reuters,
AP Newsroom,
Getty Images,
The Diplomat Magazine,
Truthout,
National Catholic Reporter,
Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal,
Killeen Daily Herald,
In These Times,
National Catholic Register
and
Covers:
Climate change and adaptation, Diversity, Economic and environmental revolution, Human rights, Political conflict, Social justice, Culture.
Piyas Biswas is a multimedia journalist based in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
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Piyas Biswas’s Biography
Read Full Bio →Piyas Biswas is a multimedia journalist and documentary photographer based in Dhaka, Bangladesh. His work has been featured in leading international outlets, including The Guardian, The Sun, The Diplomat, The Wall Street Journal, In These Times, CNN International, BBC Bangla, etc.
With a focus on climate change, human rights, political conflict, and pressing social and cultural issues, he uses the power of visual storytelling to document the human condition and raise awareness of critical globa…
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Freelance Photographer at The Daily Star
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