Anwar Hossain (photographer)

Anwar Hossain (6 October 1948 – 1 December 2018) was a Bangladeshi photographer and cinematographer. He won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Cinematography a record five times for the films Sundori (1979), Emiler Goenda Bahini (1980), Puraskar (1983), Anya Jibon (1995) and Lalsalu (2003).
Early life and education.
Hossain was born in Old Dhaka in 1948. He completed his SSC from Armanitola Government High School and HSC from Notre Dame College, Dhaka in 1965 and 1967 respectively. He graduated in architecture from BUET and a diploma in cinematography from the Film and Television Institute of Pune, India.
Career.
Hossain started his photography career in 1967. His photography captured the Liberation War of Bangladesh.
Hossain worked as a cinematographer of total 15 fictions and 30 documentary films.
Personal life and death.
Hossain migrated to France after the death of his first wife in 1991. In 1993, he married a French woman and had two sons together.
Hossain was found dead in the Olio Dream Haven hotel in Panthapath area in Dhaka on 1 December 2018. He had been staying at this hotel as he was serving as a judge for a local photography competition.
Awards and honors.
Hossain won more than 60 international awards in photography. 