Geoffrey Hiller

Life in a Mega City: Images of Urban Bangladesh

Newport Public Library

November 5, 2009

7:00 p.m.

Are there connections between our consumer choices and a global work force? What are the reasons for and challenges associated with the growth of mega cities such as Dhaka, Bangladesh, which is home to 15 million inhabitants?

This is the focus of “Life in a Mega City: Images of Urban Bangladesh,” a free conversation with photojournalist and Fulbright Scholar Geoffrey Hiller.

Hiller’s photography has been published in the United States, Europe, and Japan in such publications as Geo, Newsweek, Mother Jones, and The New York Times Magazine. His photo-essays have covered Asia, Latin America, Europe, and West Africa. Hiller was on the staff of the Brazilian edition of National Geographic for two years.

This program is sponsored by Oregon Humanities (formerly Oregon Council for the Humanities) and the Hallmark Resort in Newport.

Admission is free and open to the public.