K M Asad

Khandaker Muhammad Asad (; born 1983), known as K M Asad, is a Bangladeshi documentary photographer and photojournalist. He works a photojournalist at Zuma Press news agency and contributor photographer for Getty images. He won a 3rd Prize award at the 2021 World Press Photo for his Climate Crisis Solutions: Collecting Drinking Water in Kalabogi.

Early life Asad graduated with a degree in photography from Pathshala (The South Asian Media Academy) in 2008.

Career In 2007, when Cyclone Sidr hit Bangladesh, Asad went to remote places to capture the conditions of local people. He also covered the 7.8 earthquake in Nepal in 2015.

His work has been published by The Guardian, Time, CNN, BBC, New Internationalist, The New York Times, Asia Time, The Telegraph, Days Japan, Paris Match, National Geographic (August 2019 cover picture) Discovery Channel magazine, Feature shoot, The Wall Street Journal, Saudi Aramco world magazine, MSNBC and Smithsonian.

He also works independently as a photojournalist at Zuma Press news agency and contributor photographer for Getty images. 2014, Sony World Photography Awards professional current affair – Shortlist 2017, "Sente Antu Cup" International Photo Contest by Global Photography – Winner. 2017, Shining a Light: Experiences of Refugee Women International Photography Contest exhibition Organized by Muhammad Ali Center – Winner. 2017, Allard Prize for International Integrity – Winner 2017, UNICEF photo of the year 2017 – "Second Place" 2018, International Photography Awards Deeper Perspective – 3rd Place 2018, International Photography Awards Editorial Photo Essay and Feature Story – 1st Place 2018, The Alfred Fried Photography Award - Special Award of the Jury 2018, FOTODOC Center for Documentary Photography Direct Look photo contest The Conflict category – 3rd Place 2018, Siena International Photo AwardsSiena International Photo Awards – "Photographer of the Year 2018" 2021, 3rd Prize, Singles, Environment category, World Press Photo