Prito Reza Quotes

“You must do whatever you want to do. If you want to dream, dream big.”

“I sell photos of happiness and I hate it when others sell the never credited faces of the poor people of Bangladesh just for the sake of getting an international award by attracting sympathy.”

“My favourite word is ‘no’, because I have heard it from many people on many occasions. It spurned me to strive even harder in life in attaining my goals. I always gave priority to my passion”

“A good camera does not make a good photographer, A good pen does not make a good poet.”

“Bangladeshi people, given our nature and surroundings, are courageous. The same can be said for our photographers. We have learned to shoot with minimal equipment, broken and archaic cameras and lens.”

“You don’t need to impress anyone except you.”

“If I had taken the smooth road already paved by someone else, my career wouldn't have been so challenging and exciting, and because I walked on this untouched path, the joy or victory was also monumental.”

“You must always possess self-belief and aim at working hard all the time. Our surroundings may force us to forfeit our dreams at times, but we must persevere.”

“But I still believe that I have not learned much and I have much more to learn.”

“We Need to be ‘WE’ rather than ‘I” and that’s how we can bring change.”