MD Enamul Kabir3Bangladesh Street Photography

In our interview with Bangladeshi photographer Md Enamul Kabir, we step into the origins of Coexistence, his long-term body of work on animals and humans sharing urban space. Kabir’s path into photography begins almost accidentally, then turns rigorous: a teacher who prioritizes critique over gear, weekend shoots carved out of demanding workweeks, and a growing insistence on getting closer to his subjects, physically and emotionally.

At the heart of the conversation is a formative encounter: witnessing his mentor grieve a dog named Moti, a moment that rewired Kabir’s fear of animals into a practice of care. From there, Coexistence becomes a visual argument against inherited prejudice: if society teaches distance, the camera can teach proximity. Kabir speaks about pre-visualization, luck as “spice,” and why cinema, and other art forms beyond photography, can expand a photographer’s imagination. He also addresses privacy and consent with rare clarity: photographs should never harm the people inside them.