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LOOKING
CLOSER

Essays, conversations and field notes from the corners of Nook — and OUTSIDERS, our quarterly publication for voices working at the edges.

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OUTSIDERS
In conversation · Photography

Ismail Ferdous on the ethics of the frame

Notes from an open dialogue in Banani on distance, consent and the responsibility of the gaze — and what it means to photograph people with care rather than extraction.

By the Nook editorial desk · 8 min read →
Exhibition note

Wayfarers of the Shadowed Path: a closing letter

On a group show that traced journeys through light, shadow and memory.
Farhana N. Chowdhury
Field notes

Asha Collective and the ritual of the record

An evening of vinyl, warm light and shared listening at Nook.
The Nook editorial desk
Studio visit

Botara Lab: a roots-to-ragas journey

Hanif Saad on dotara, folk performance and Bengali sound.
Nawshin Ahmed
Essay · Community

A room that belongs to everyone who enters it

On building a cultural space owned by its community, not its walls.
The Nook editorial desk
Community

Desired Korail: children of the city, framed

Work made by children of Korail, shown with care in the gallery.
Nook Dhaka
Guide

How to submit to an open call (and why)

A short, encouraging guide for first-time contributors to OUTSIDERS.
The Nook editorial desk
A quarterly publication by Nook Dhaka
OUTSIDERS
ISSUE 02 · OPEN CALL
Deadline 25 December
Issue 02 — Open Call
Submissions open · photographers & writers welcome
A quarterly publication by Nook Dhaka
OUTSIDERS
ISSUE 01 · 2025
The debut issue
Issue 01 — Becoming
Our first collection of outside voices
Exhibition catalogue
LIGHT,
SHADOW &
REFLECTION
2025 · Group show
Light, Shadow & Reflection
Catalogue of the group photography show
[ OUTSIDERS — Open Call 2025 ]

THE NEXT CONTRIBUTOR
COULD BE YOU

Each issue grows from an open call. If you make photographs or write from the edges of the frame, send your work — the deadline for Issue 02 is 25 December.

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