A Journey by Boat, by Shariful Alam

When I was in school I learned an essay named “A Journey by Boat,” where someone describes his travel from one place to another by boat. When I took this picture, I remembered that essay. I was traveling to Meherpur to attend a wedding ceremony, and while we were crossing the Padma River by ferry, I took this picture. A large group of people in a tiny boat. Actually I felt scared watching them, but I know they do that every day and that is their life. Journey of life in a boat.

NIKON D3100 with 55-200mm | Exposure 1/800s @ f/8 | ISO 400 | Exposure Bias -0.3 | Focal Length 220mm
A Journey by Boat, by Shariful Alam

Award Winner: Photo of the Day | December 24
Award Score: 62 (Value 11.5, Clarity 11.5, Composition 16.5, Style 11.5, Skill 11)
Photo of the Day Award Category: Documentary Photography
Photograph Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh

Photographer: Shariful Alam (California, USA) Registered
Shariful Alam was born and grew up in Bangladesh, a beautiful country in South Asia. Now he lives in California, USA from end of 2013. He is not a professional photographer, yet still he tries to learn the magic of photography. He loves photography, but doesn’t have any educational qualification on it. He just completed a basic course to learn about the basic rules and about camera.
He likes to work on landscape of city, village or in urban areas, and portrait photography. Colorful sky and emotional expression of human being always inspire him. He also likes to take photographs of object. He takes photography as a hobby, passion, and as love. For him it is just to capture some beautiful moments and looking into it.