Shaown Chowdhury HON.CPE, G.APS Country: Bangladesh Shaown Chowdhury, an artist, photographer, interior designer and visualizer, was born in Chattagram, Bangladesh. He completed his Bachelors & Masters from Chittagong Institute of Fine Arts, Chittagong University, Bangladesh. He took an active interest in photography in his varsity life which has become his passion ever since. In his 15+ years of journey behind the lens, he's covered a vast array of subjects like people, travel, lifestyle, street and documentary. He is a life member of Bangladesh Photographic Society (BPS) & Chattagram Photographic Society (CPS). He also served as Exhibition Secretary of CPS. His works have been featured in various international salons and exhibitions around the world and have received multiple national and international awards. Photography, to Shaown, is his calling, his passion, something almost spiritual for him. Photography is a very important part of his space - it is to discover, to capture the fluidity of what the heart feels and not merely what the eye sees in a fragment of time.

Awards and Accolades: 01. JAPAN HONOURABLE MENTION THE 76TH INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC SALON. 02. PSA HONOURABLE MENTION 6th, GREEK PHOTOGRAPHIC CIRCUIT'_ 2017 03. 2nd Prize_CAMARENA Academy_Street & Daily life category_2017 04. FIAP HM RIBBON *2nd Mahfuz Ullah Memorial International Photo Contest 2018 05. PSA HONORABLE MENTION"Bangladesh International Salon 2018" (BIS-2018) organized by Phoenix Photographic Society " (PPS) 06. JAPAN HONOURABLE MENTION THE 79TH INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC SALON. 07. SPS CERTIFICATE OF MERIT_1st. SPS International Photography Competition & Exhibition 2019. 08. SALON GOLD @ NEW YORK MANHATTAN 2019_NYC EXHIBITION 09. FIP SILVER @ Bohemia Photography Club Digital salon 2020 10. NYPA HM RIBBONS @ NEW YORK PHOTO FAIR 2020 11. JPS GOLD MEDAL @ 9th JPS International Salon 2020, Jodhana PhotoJournalist Society, Jodhpur 12. Honorable Mention @ Quantic International Photo Awards,Agile Photographic Society (APS) 13. CLUB Diploma_ Bardaf International Exhibition_"9th. Bardaf International Exhibition Gabriel Grund Memorial" 14. ICS Certificate of Honorable Mention_5th CAMPINA PHOTO EXHIBITION 2020, ROMANIA. 15. BFF/FBP HM & FIAP HM _International Exhibition of Photography, OPEN BELGIAN PHOTOGRAPHIC CONTEST 2020_Belgiam 16. PSA Gold Medal_photo club FENIX_PHOENIX 2020 exhibition of art photography 17. IAAP Silver Medal_S-Kadar, International Exhibition of Art Photography_organized by the Photo club Olcinium from Montenegro_2021 18. GNG DIPLOMA (E-CERTIFICATE)_PHOENIX INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY PLANET AWARD_2021