Ihtisham Kabir designed software in Silicon Valley for over two decades before returning to Bangladesh where he works as a photographer and writer. His weekly column Tangents, in its seventh year, appears in The Daily Star every Saturday. He is the author/photographer of five books on Bangladesh (Sundarban, Chasing Paradise, Sylhet, Colours of Bangladesh and Pakhi: Beautiful Birds of Bangladesh) as well as an engineering reference book on digital imaging algorithms (High Performance Computer Imaging.) He also holds six patents on software algorithms. Ihtisham has been a passionate photographer for 35 years and taught fine-art black and white printing at University of California's extension program in San Francisco during the 1980s and 1990s.
Ihtisham also makes customized books for selected clients, from concept to design, layout, editing and production. The Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Dhaka commissioned him to design, edit and produce a pictorial book on its 110-year history. Below, he is seen presenting this book to: Dr. APJ Abul Kalam, President of India, Mr. Abul Mal Abdul Muhith, Finance Minister of Bangladesh and Mr. Tofael Ahmed, Minister of Commerce of Bangladesh.
Ihtisham also makes customized books for selected clients, from concept to design, layout, editing and production. The Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Dhaka commissioned him to design, edit and produce a pictorial book on its 110-year history. Below, he is seen presenting this book to: Dr. APJ Abul Kalam, President of India, Mr. Abul Mal Abdul Muhith, Finance Minister of Bangladesh and Mr. Tofael Ahmed, Minister of Commerce of Bangladesh.
