Shamsunnahar Lovely is an amateur photographer who likes to grasp surrounding beauty through the lens. Brightness is a predominant aspect in her works, as the images look very lucid and tranquil. Lovely has been practicing photography for over five years.
Inspired by her father Abdus Satter, a veteran oriental painter of our country, Lovely's photographs are closely connected to paintings. A number of her photographs have delineated varied forms and compositions-- one of the traits of her photographs. Some of her images highlight indoor sculptures and most of the sculptures are figure- based.
The theme seems to be varied but the focal point is the natural beauty of Bangladesh. There are some photos that carry the impression of abstract art.
In her snaps he focuses on the typical rural elements like boats, river banks, rural lifestyle, mustard and corn fields, herds of cows, oarsmen, fishermen, children, potters, women and green horizons. Wheel, plough, cloud, boat etc have been regularly used as motifs in her photographs. "When our labourers and farmers work, they do it in their own style. There is a beauty in it. In my images, I tried to articulate the passion and excitement of the working people," said the veteran photographer.
Lovely's works display her fascination with nature, especially trees, leaves, flowers, bushes, branches, dry twigs and other aspects of plant life. Close shots of tree trunks, twigs, seeds and various wild flowers show an intimate correlation with semi-abstraction and abstraction. Cloudy sky, foggy nature, blue sky, crimson sun and other panoramic views are also in focus in a number of her images. The images have been taken from different locations of Bangladesh, Malaysia and Thailand.
Riverine life, mountainous beauty and ethnic culture add a fascinating dimension to her works. Human figures are conspicuously missing in her photographic images; instead there is projection of nature and its mysterious aspects.
"Photography is the expression of emotion and sensation for me. I like to select some subjects of my photography like blossoming flowers, riverine life, natural beauty and green horizons.
"The beauty of nature attracted me the most. I have tried to capture the beauty of nature in my own way," said Lovely.
Lovely also focuses on several ignored objects (abandoned cars, dry twigs, piled objects) as she intensely observes her ambiance. She seeks to find aestheticism in all its beauty. She demonstrates life's varied colours and forms in the exhibition. A number of her images are quite unique as she finds pleasure in experimentation.