2017 / Events / Sport (Non-Pro)

Well of Death

  • Photographer
    Farida Alam

Well of Death (Mrittu Kup) is a traditional circus play of Bangladesh. In this play stunt men show games using motor cycle and car and circles around the inner circle of a man made well of plank or wood and steel. During the show the cyclist show different dare devil and acrobatic performance using the motorcycle, free hand balancing, interacting with audience. This special kind of play is very famous in Bangladesh.

My inspiration for photography comes from the people and my surroundings. I love to experience other cultures, meet different people from diverse communities.  I believe in immersion photography and spend months listening, observing and talking with my subjects over the course of a project. Photography has become a part of my identity - a force that makes me think, feel and understand human being and the human condition.