Discover Top Editorial Photographers / Photojournalists in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan

Waseem Shahzad Qadri is a Award winining Multimedia journalist & filmmaker who produced several News reports & documentaries for international media like, Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg TV, Al Jazeera, VOA NEWS, SCMP films, DW NEWS, Hearts Media, IMF, AJ+, Ruptly & The roar, The Zimbabwean etc. Waseem has also worked with Pakistan’s mainstream Media organizations with the capacity of Staff Reporter, Editor and Head of Out station reporter and Cover many International Events in different countries. As former fellow of Center of Investigative Journalist (CIJ), City university of London, MOJO certified from CIJ and AL Jazeera Media Institute Doha, trained many journalists in Pakistan about MOJO and Documentary Production, Data Journalism, Digital Media Advancements & Fact-checking Modern techniques. Waseem Awarded at Japan Price, LiftOffGlobalNetwork london, San Luis Film Festival, USA, Cinemaking International Film Festival Dhakka, Bangladesh, Serbest International Film Festival (SIFF)

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Iqbal Khan is a Video and Photojournalist, based in Lahore, Pakistan. Khan is currently freelancing for different news agencies and the corporate sector. He is having 24 years of experience in Video journalism. Khan has started his career in 2003 working as a videographer in Geo Tv. He was part of their programming, current affairs, infotainment, and news team and shoot many documentaries for them. In 2007, He joined Dunya TV. Khan has a strong Command on shoot packages, Set up live shots, etc. Hunza Spillway and 2010 Flood Coverage from south Punjab is on his credit. He then joined Samaa Tv in 2014. Since 2017, he is contributing for VOA Urdu as a freelancer with their Lahore team members. He has command of Outdoor & Indoor shoots, both live and recordings, etc. Many times he receives appreciation for his work. His frame sense always so appealing to editors. Along with this he also produces many documentaries and advertisement for the corporate sector.

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I'm Ali Hussain, a storyteller at heart and a graduate in Film and TV from the esteemed National College of Arts in Lahore. For me, storytelling isn't just a job; it's a passion that ignites my soul. Since 2019, I've been weaving tales as a multimedia producer with VOA, diving headfirst into an eclectic mix of stories. From shedding light on social issues to dissecting economic and political landscapes, each story I've worked on has been a journey in itself. But I'm more than just a producer—I'm a non-fiction film director, a wizard with the video editor for documentaries and news, a curious photojournalist, and a visionary documentary DP video journalist. In every frame, I strive to capture the essence of stories that resonate deeply. With a blend of passion and versatility, I'm dedicated to bringing narratives to life, crafting visuals that speak volumes across cultures and communities. Join me on this endless quest to paint stories that leave a lasting imprint.

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I am an independent documentary photographer/videographer based in Islamabad, Pakistan. I have covered many major stories resulting from man-made and natural disasters in Pakistan and Afghanistan. I have developed numerous photo/video documentaries for various international/national organization focused on social/development issues such as, drugs addict, child health, safe motherhood, immunization, nutrition, education, water and environmental sanitation, child protection, HIV/AIDS and the promotion of the rights of women and children. As independent documentary photographer/videographer I have done assignments for news, UN agencies, NGO’s and international publications. List of clients with whom I am working regularly • UNICEF • UNESCO • UNFPA • IFAD • GAVI • World Bank • Save the children • CRS • Water Aid • Micronutrient Initiative • Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation • Bloomberg News • The Times of London • Telegraph

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A journalist from Pakistan. Have been in journalism for more than ten years. During my reporting career, I covered riots, protests, bomb blasts and several other events. In 2012, I earned a journalism fellowship in the US by International Center for Journalists and worked with the Fox in Connecticut for three weeks. I can produce news reports/ documentaries from Pakistan and can shoot and edit the footage. Can be contacted at x

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https://midbrainfilms.net/ Islamabad (Pakistan) based Award winning Pakistani DP/Producer Salman Idris Qazi is associated with electronic media since 1998, He has worked with several national and international media organizations. He is capable of producing feature reports, news, documentaries and live ENG/EFP. Salman is a Freelance Video Journalist/DP/Shoot-edit/Producer/Fixer. He work with Voice of America (Urdu) , TRT World, Aljazeera digital network AJ+, NowThis , Zinc Media and CRI China Radio international for documentaries, feature reports and news stories including LIVE STANDUPS. He has done several documentary projects with Channel News Asia,NHK Tv, Fuji Tv, Sky News Arabia and TRT World. Additionally He also has worked abroad regarding News coverages and documentaries in Afghanistan,Iran,Turkey,Germany,Belgium,Holland,USA and Azerbaijan. His work samples can be seen from on his website www.salmanidrisqazi.com and his SH profile. Professional Trainings Television Production Course by intelligent media consultants from USA. (Karachi-2007) High Risk reporting course (Hart Pakistan) Islamabad 2009/2010 Training program for Journalists on human trafficking held in Baku Azerbaijan 2017. Salman owns his own production Company Midbrain Films based in Islamabad,Lahore,Karachi. Salman is available for all Pakistan and Overseas.

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I am Freelance Cameraman/Editor, Producer and Documentary Filmmaker from Pakistan. I born and live in Islamabad , one of the most politically and socially volatile states in the country. Armed with a master's degree in journalism and mass communication. I previously worked as a video journalist for prestigious Pakistani television channels and have an experience of over 17 years to work for International channels like CNN, BBC, Al Jazeera Media Network, NAT GEO, MSNBC, VOA, etc. I've covered everything from bloody war on terrorism to violent elections in the state, reaching some unreachable areas. I have Freelance Cameraman/Editor, Producer contract with Al Jazeera English from last six years and have covered hundreds of Stories, News Packages, Interviews, Lives, Current affairs programs and some documentaries. I have credit of Pakistan's first 360° video for an International Platform. I have all kind of 4k/HD and 360° cameras, Editing Suits, Audio Recording Equipment and Lighting kits at my own and I am capable of doing Lives, News PKGs, etc from the field using Bgan and Internet. I have great relations with ISPR, Political Parties, Pakistan Election Commission and journalists in other cities, and can provide Latest News, Field Producers, Reporters, Camera Crews, Footage, Interviews, etc from across Pakistan at very short notice. Please feel free to contact me if you need any kind of news/media services from across Pakistan.

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Talha is a curious and contemplative Freelance multimedia journalist and documentary filmmaker. He is well versed in international politics and current affairs. He is a storyteller specializing in conflict, documenting social issues and humanitarian crisis in conflict-affected regions as well as covering national and international events. He direct, produce, shoot and edit. He had done assignments for MSNBS, VICE NEWS, GUARDIAN and SKY NEWS, NowTHIS NEWS, BARCROFT MEDIA, GLOBEL CITIZEN & All Def Digital. Talha graduated from University of Hertfordshire with a Masters in Film and Television and hold a BA in Mass Communication. His work has taken him to many countries where he has gained valuable experience. Currently Based in Islamabad.

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I am Freelance Cameraman/Editor and Documentary Filmmaker from Pakistan. I born and live in Islamabad , one of the most politically and socially volatile states in the country. I previously worked as a video journalist for prestigious Pakistani television channels and have an experience of over 8 years to work for International channels. I've covered everything from bloody war on terrorism to violent elections in the state, reaching some unreachable areas Documentaries being my passion and having recently won an award at the NEW YORK FILM FESTIVALS, I appreciate real-life tales as much as fictional narratives.

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A photographer & videographer hailing from the mountainous region, Skardu Gilgit Baltistan, Pakistan.

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Film and Television Graduate from National College of Arts, Lahore. Working as Director and Producer.

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Anam Abbas grew up in Pakistan and studied Cinema at the University of Toronto and Documentary Production at Sheridan College, Canada. She is a documentary Director, Cinematographer and Photographer, And has worked In Canada and across Pakistan. She is deeply interested in creating platforms for women's voices and exploring life at the peripheries in Pakistan. Her Documentary short "Lucky Irani Circus" about the children who work in Pakistan's longest running circus group screened at Delhi International Film Festival , Toronto Reel Asian Film Festival and Seattle South Asian Film festival in 2015. The short documentary "Reclaiming Pakistan", on which Anam was a cinematographer also toured festivals across the USA and won the SIMA 2016 Jury Prize for IMPACT in the IMPACT VIDEO Category. Another short documentary, "The Streets are ours: Two Lives cross in Karachi" won the Audience choice award for best documentary short, Nashville Film Festival, 2017 Anam worked as Production Manager on a major action feature film in Pakistan titled "Revenge of the Worthless" in 2014. She was the Festival Director for the FACE Film Festival in Islamabad for 2016. She was the associate festival director for the I AM Karachi Film Festival 2017 with Mateela Films. She is Producer and Director of feminist webseries based in Pakistan called "Ladies Only". Her band "Garam Anday"'s first single has been nominated as the top 20 songs of 2018 by Tribune Edit. "Showgirls of Pakistan", winner of the Corus -HotDocs Best Canadian Pitch Award at the 2016 Hotdocs Forum, and winner of the Chicago Media project's pitching event in Nov 2017, is scheduled to release in 2020, and will be her first feature documentary as Producer and Cinematographer. Anam participated in Locarno Film Festival's Open Doors Hub with a fiction feature project in Aug 2017. She was also selected to participate in the 2018 Berlinale Talents program. Anam is also one of the founding members and General Secretary of the Documentary Association of Pakistan. https://sites.google.com/view/documentarypakistan Anam has worked for several video projects in the development sector in Pakistan through her company Other Memory Media but also as a consultant for White Rice Communications, Collective Circle and more recently Karachi/London based Matteela Films, for which she produced video and social media content for FAFEN and also directed a ground-breaking nature documentary- an extensive year long project about the Mangrove forests in Pakistan with The Dawood Foundation (TDF). Past clients include IFC (2014-2016), Seeds for Peace, Eurovision, Global Teacher Prize and NETFLIX U.S.A.

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I am a masters degree holder of Mass Communication and started my career by working as a Media Coordinator in a local NGO of Islamabad where I got an experience of developing creative pieces like story boards, scripts and slogans / catchy lines on educational projects. However, afterwards the areas of photojournalism and documentaries attracted me to learn enthusiastically about these fields. Currently, I have several years’ experience of working and assisting as freelance Photographer, Producer and Documentary film maker in Islamabad, one of the most politically and socially volatile cities of Pakistan. I have also contacts with different TV channels , newspapers , international / local bodies and worked with production companies for event coverage (both photography and video coverage), management , hosting and documentaries. Currently working on a short film with the theme of “teacher – child relationships and behaviors in schools” which will be completed shortly.

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Saiyna Bashir is a Pakistani photojournalist currently based in Islamabad. She works on international assignments for the New York Times, Thomas Reuters, The Telegraph, the Huffington Post, the Associated Press, NPR, Al-Jazeera English and others. She also serves as a consultant to Unicef. She has extensive training and workshop experience and is available for news, feature and portrait assignments in Pakistan and South Asia. Contact Saiyna at: x +92 300 2357163 Instagram/saiynabashirphoto Columbia College Chicago Masters of Arts Journalism (2015) BNU Lahore Pakistan Bachelor of Arts Journalism (2013) Language Fluency English and Urdu Workshops and Conferences TEDx Speaker Pakistan 2018 Women Photograph Mentorship 2018-2019 (For Mid-Career Photojournalists) Advanced Security Training (English) United Nations Department of Safety and Security 2018 Basic Security Training (English) United Nations Department of Safety and Security 2018 Safety Surgeries Workshop by Rory Peck Trust 2018 The Eddie Adams Workshop 2016 The New York Times Student Journalism Institute 2015 Visual Storytelling with VII Photo Agency 2015 Midwest Photo Summit 2015 Online News Association Conference 2014 Memberships National Press Photographers Association (USA) Women Photograph (USA) Freelance Contract Thomson Reuters The New York Times Unicef (Consultant Photographer) The Telegraph Al Jazeera English

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I am indie film maker & freelance video journalist based in Pakistan. I believe in serving humanity by highlighting its problems and related issues for solution and feel rewarded when any of my documentary or report reasons to help humanity. Thats why Journalism and documentary / film-making are not just my profession but its my passion. I produce regional, national, and international projects from last 6 years, my specialism is more focus on high quality for corporations and non-profits as professional. I am specialized in making documentaries, short & feature films / reports based on social issues, current affairs and human sciences. I have been working for national and international electronic media as a freelance correspondent for Europe, online TV channel (Netherlands), LIDF (UK), US-AID, BBC world services, Matteela films & Kalam TV (Dubai) Setup equipped with complete facilities.

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My name is Muhammad Din Mughal (MD MUGHAL). I am from Muzaffarabad Azad Kashmir. I have done Bachelor in Mass Communication, I'm working with Associated Press (AP)as Freelance photographer and video for the past 10 years in Pakistani part of Kashmir. *More than 500 pictures published and available at AP ‘Wire* 2013 Freelance Photographer Associated Press (AP). In 2015-2018 I joined Dunya news as a Camera Operator. 2018-2021 Personal Photographer Prime Minister of AJK. 2021-2023 Working as Cameraman Associated Press of Pakistan (APP). 2023 to till freelance Different Private News agency and Production work. Whenever there is a tension on Line of Control (LoC), a heavily militarized zone, which divides parts of Kashmir between India and Pakistan, I have to go there to do reporting on the situation from this conflict zone, to shoot pictures and video also for my organization. Besides coverage from LoC, I have also Cover stories on health, science, environment, culture, climate change, wildlife etc. You can also browse by Photo from google by putting my name (AP Photo/M.D.Mughal) Achievements: Winner All Pakistan Tourism Photography Competition 2019 (Cash Prize & Shield) 2nd Prize of All Pakistan video competition 2020, Winner Awarded Down.com Video Competition (Story link our Profile)

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Exploring the horizons of parallel cinema and experimenting with the modern techniques of drama production, Ali Haider is a young and vibrant student of Film and Television Production at Punjab University. His so far projects deal with the wide range of media production both in content and format such as ‘Manto Ke Sath Aik Nishast’ and ‘Daku-Mentary’, a situational comedy play. Ali Haider has already made his mark in international film festivals as his most recent venture ‘Kath Putli’, secured top position in Vesakh International Film Festival, 2012. Also his documentary ‘Let the Wooden Dolls Dance’ was nominated in two of the renowned international film festivals. He is determined to revive the charisma of television screen that ruled the hearts of viewers and was marked by the quality of content in 70’s and 80’s, but with the blend of modern production techniques. Embodying the same vision, he has done the adaptation of Ashfaq Ahmed’s play ‘Adam Zaad’.

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A young Multimedia Journalist from Islamabad, started my career in journalism in 2006 from an English daily. I then joined a private regional television as Reporter and served on this position for over five years. In the meantime, I also worked with Online International News Network a writer. Im currently associated with Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation's News department as a reporter. My investigative writings also appear in leading national dailies e.g. Express Tribune, Dawn. For photography work, check (www.taswirkahani.wordpress.com). Radio Pakistan also publishes my photos on its website (www.radio.gov.pk). Writing articles, features, blogs, travelogs etc. Photography using DSLRs and editing as per the publishing standards. Video editing. Producing multimedia stories. Online journalism tools including Content Management Systems. Accomplishments / Awards: In 2012, I attended two month's fellowship on 'Multimedia and Online Journalism' in Berlin, Germany.

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