Farzana Wahidy

Is an award-winning Afghan documentary photographer - best known for her photographs of women and girls in Afghanistan. She has been documenting the life of Afghan women for nearly two- decade. Wahidy, was the first female photographer in Afghanistan to work with international media agencies.

Chadari/Burqa

Activism Part I

Activism Part II

Hardship

Traditional Clothing

Celebration

Sport

Young Generation

Current Project

100 Afghan Women is a documentary photography project that showcases the lives of Afghan women of different ages, backgrounds, occupations and lifestyles living inside and outside Afghanistan.

Media

Farzana Wahidy's work has been published widely in international magazines and newspapers and she has done assignments for numerous NGOs. Wahidy’s photographs have been presented in solo and group exhibitions in Afghanistan, Canada, United States, China, India, Pakistan, Germany, France, Switzerland, Italy, Portugal, Norway and Finland.

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