A Director ofPhotography
Mahbubur Rahman is a photographer based in Dhaka, Bangladesh, working across editorial, commercial, and portrait commissions for clients worldwide.
His approach is quiet and architectural: high-contrast, considered, and built to last on the page as much as the screen.
Self-portrait, studio2025
Worked With
VOGUE/
NIKE/
SONY MUSIC/
HARPER'S BAZAAR/
GQ/
ARCHITECTURAL DIGEST/
BALENCIAGA/
SSENSE/
DAZED/
VOGUE/
NIKE/
SONY MUSIC/
HARPER'S BAZAAR/
GQ/
ARCHITECTURAL DIGEST/
BALENCIAGA/
SSENSE/
DAZED/
VOGUE/
NIKE/
SONY MUSIC/
HARPER'S BAZAAR/
GQ/
ARCHITECTURAL DIGEST/
BALENCIAGA/
SSENSE/
DAZED/
01
Pre-Visualization
Every commission begins on paper — references, light diagrams, and a clear point of view before a single frame is made.
02
Execution
A calm, exact set. The crew is scaled to the work and the day is built around the light.
03
The Grade
The image is finished in the edit — graded until it says only what it needs to, and nothing more.
Curriculum Vitae
Selected Clients
2025ATLAS Magazine
Editorial commissions
2025Meridian
SS campaign
2024Northbound
Portrait series
Exhibitions
2024Quiet Light — Dhaka
Solo show
2023Edges — Group Show, Berlin
Featured
Recognition
2025Portrait of the Year — Shortlist
Northbound Awards
2023Editorial Series — Honourable Mention
IPA
ATLAS
Dec 2025Cover
Northbound
No. 14Feature
FORM
SS25Lookbook
Dazed
OnlineInterview