Mr. Shafiqul Alam Kiron, have over 25 years of professional photography as well as documentary experience, both national and internationally. He is one of the co-founders of Map Photo Agency, a leading photography agency. Mr. Kiron is the first Bangladeshi photographer to receive the World Press Photo award in 1998 and 2000 for his work on acid survivors. His photo series on acid survivors has been published in renowned international journals as Paris March, Biba Magazine, New Internationalists, Sunday Times, REVU, De Volkskrant and The Independent, London.