Sharafat Ali
@alisharafat10Sharafat Ali is an independent photojournalist, represented by VII Photo Agency, in India-administered Kashmir. His focus is human rights issues and personal visual narrative experiences in his home state.
Sharafat Ali is an independent photojournalist, represented by VII Photo Agency, in India-administered Kashmir. His focus is human rights issues and personal visual narrative experiences in his home state.
For ages, the region’s people have turned wool into highly sought-after shawls. It’s a craft that has sustained generations of artisans and traders alike but now it is threatened.
Creating the traditional clay and woven wicker heaters used by generations of people in the Himalayas has become associated with poverty, driving artisans from the craft.
Tariq Ahmad Patloo’s neighbours were too fearful to help him to the banks when he fell ill and needed a Covid-19 test. He didn’t want anyone else to suffer the same way.