Just because you didn’t get to go to that awesome photography conference doesn’t mean that you can’t learn something from the pros! Occasionally, we’ll be featuring a recommended photography lecture or interview on Phototuts+.

GMB Akash is a Bangladeshi photographer who has won a plethora of awards for work he has done all over the world. In this video, he's speaking at TEDxO'Porto 2011 in Portugal. TEDx conference are locally organized, independent TED event modeled after the main TED Conference. He shows images from a variety of photo essays that he produced in his own country in a presentation titled, "Survivors." He hopes to raise awareness awareness about this country.

Learn more about TEDxO'Porto here, and don't forget to check out GMB Akash's website here. It showcases over a dozen of his photo essays from Bangladesh and beyond.