Contact: Mariamr1@gmail.com

Based in: New York, NY

Languages: Balochi, English, Urdu and Hindi

Bio: I am a Baloch-American photographer and writer in New York City. I worked with survivors of domestic and sexual violence for a decade before pivoting to civic activism and pursuing photography professionally.

My work focuses on communities that are either forgotten or misrepresented. Thank You Curry Hill is my ode to a small area on Lexington Avenue I took for granted until the Covid-19 pandemic. As the city recovered, foot traffic in Curry Hill did not. The project is part archiving a changing neighborhood and part a love letter. My photographs documenting New York during the COVID-19 pandemic were published in the Asian American Federation’s report Impact of COVID-19 on Asian Employment in New York City. My long-term project is on Baloch women representation, both in the diaspora and Balochistan.

Photo: Miles Henderson

  • 2026 Evidence of Existence (Exhibit, International Center of Photography)

    2025 Baloch Women are Rising Up - and Going to Prison for It (Op-Ed, The Diplomat)

    2022 Embodied Presence - Redefining Leadership for Social Activism (Contributor, Asher Studies)

    2020 Impact of COVID-19 on Asian Employment in New York City (Photography, Published by Asian American Federation)

    2019 Decolonizing Our Understanding of Domestic Violence (Op-Ed, Desis for Progress)

    2017 The Need for Intersectionality (Essay, Muslim American Leadership Alliance)

  • 2026 International Center of Photography (New York, NY) Documentary Practice and Visual Storytelling Certificate

    2005 Marshall University (Huntington, WV) Bachelor of Arts in Communications Studies

  • This page is inspired by my teacher Debi Cornwall, who reminds us “we create in lineage.” Here is a running list of photographers who help influence my visual storytelling practice:

    • Myriam Boulos

    • Mann Brown

    • Sabiha Çimen

    • Debi Cornwall

    • Yelyzaveta Doroshenko

    • Emanuel Hahn

    • Miles Henderson

    • Corky Lee

    • Ruojia Liang

    • Rania Matar

    • Rehab Nazzal

    • Wendy Red Star 

    • Martha Roschmann

    • Joana Toro

    • Lars Tunbjörk