Srinagar • Kashmir | Inida Descending Shores | Dal Lake flows between the causeway of the valley. In the aftermath of Mughal, Afghan, Sikh, and Dogra rule, Srinagar maintains her jewel through the poverty of winter.
Srinagar • Kashmir | India Canal Laundry | Makeshift dwelling along the causeway where clothes dry in the mud. Winter looms in Kashmirs' most vulnerable communities..
Purushapura • Peshawar | Pakistan Peshawari Tsaplay | Born into the Chappal tradition, apprentice to his tribal trade. Boys works from a early age.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa • Pewshawar | Pakistan Mother and Child | Women wear black in Pashtunwali tradition. Deteriorating security and official restrictions along the Pakistani- Afghan border dissolve the dream of the modern Islamic state; Pashtun women suffer the casualty.
Srinagar • Kashmir | India Rainawari Streets | Snow melts over earth and waste. Bins stand beside piles of materials, expired, and without purpose; the decaying of Srinagar’s ‘shehr-e-Khaas.'
Srinagar • Kashmir | India Kashmiri Gaatha | Kandur Waan for morning Czot. Dough slapped by bare hands, in rhythm. Standing over hot earthen pots, on mud frozen floors..
Wagah • Amristar | India Rickshaw at borders | The hustle of bargaining wages with transport between Amritsar’s and Lahore’s Wagah border. A trade passed through the generations struggles to compete with global developments.
Hawejah • Dier-Ezzour | Syria Tea Stalls | Young boy primes tables for tea stalls at Market, while Farmers prepare for business. Unstable times and the seriousness of youth reflecting pressure in Syria's most Eastern city.
Srinagar • Kashmir | India Dal Lake | Lonlieness in the downturn of winter. Shikar's linger without fares, taking in the temperature that early morning sets for the economy of 'Chillai-Kalan.'
Srinagar • Kashmir | India Overshadowed Attraction | Youth fly kites against the backdrop of the majestic Dhal. Traditional motifs of intricate designs embellished by the 'patangbaaz'; a cultural tapestry originating from the Mughal.
Al Sukhnah • Arak | Syria Desert Oasis | Domestics drying in the sun. Neighbors exchange words during tea breaks from Farm living; Bedouin communities cultivate the produce of the Mediterranean from Arak’s oasis.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa • Pewshawar | Pakistan Old Market | The market of the old city. Modern Era Peshawar trades in the afternoon heat. A city settled at her borders. The Pastun, Tajik, Uzbek, Hazara, Nuristani- Afghans temporarily settle- waiting to return home.
Srinagar • Kashmir | India Manual dying | The master performs the art of manual dyeing. The production of cashmere shawls, rugs, and carpets remain a valuable export for Kashmir's fragile economy.
Amristar • Punjab | India Dung Cake Fires | Streets cool as the sun goes down. City sets the scene for the night. The economic fuel brings warmth and a cooking means, with the risk to Amritsar’s air quality and health.
Srinagar • Kashmir | India Puddles and Barbed Wire | Military, a constant presence in Kashmir; occupying their schools, theaters, parks, and neighborhoods. While intended for safety, tourism dwindles at the expense of the local economy.
Williamsburg • Brooklyn | New York Bridging Culture | Tradition walks with modernity. Communities develop in the new world where expression is free. A passage of trade; bridges unite the boroughs of New York City.
Srinagar • Kashmir | India Alleyways of Old | Laid bare, the mundane life of the ordinary Kashmiri; pluralistic order- 'Kashmiriyat.' Winding alleys, tiled pavements and chowks- some peaceful, some volatile.
Palmyra • Homs | Syria Ancient Skies | Sand storms rise with the setting of the desert sun. Rooftops bear the weight from the atmosphere as the evening settles under the Syrian sky.
Tradition walks with modernity. Communities develop in the new world where expression is free.
