I am a visuals editor based in Brooklyn, New York.
I am currently the visuals director at The Atlantic where I oversee photography and art direction for the publication’s daily stories and digital features.
Before joining The Atlantic, I was the picture and visuals editor at the Guardian US. I’ve also worked as a photo editor at National Geographic, where I contributed to the publication’s environment coverage, and I began my career as a digital photo editor at The New Yorker.
I love discovering, developing and championing new work — I do portfolio reviews throughout the year and have been on the jury for the Catchlight Global Fellowship, the Overseas Press Club Awards and the Alexia Grant, among others. I have spoken about my work at Columbia University, Smith College and Massachusetts College of Art, and I am on the Professional Advisory Board for the Smith College Journalism concentration.
Born and raised in Islamabad, Pakistan, I graduated from Smith College with a degree in Studio Art and Government.
Juries
Jury, World Press Photo, 2025
Jury, Catchlight Global Fellowship, 2024
Jury, Center Santa Fe Project Launch Grant, 2024
Nominator, International Center of Photography Infinity Awards, 2024
Jury, Women Photograph + Leica Grant, 2023
Jury, Pictures of the Year International, 2023
Jury, Indigenous Photograph Grant, 2022
Jury, The Alexia Grant, 2022
Jury, Militarized Masculinities and Alternatives Photography Competition, 2022
Jury, Scripps Howard Award for Visual Journalism, 2022
Jury, The Everyday Projects Grant, 2021
Jury, Howard Chapnick Grant, 2020
Jury, Tokyo International Photography Competition, 2020
Jury, Overseas Press Club Awards, 2019
Jury, Women Photojournalists of Washington’s Annual Exhibition, 2019
Lectures
Panelist, Authority Collective Visual Leadership Salon, Los Angeles, CA, 2024
Guest Speaker, Smith College, Northampton, MA, 2022, 2024
Guest Speaker, Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, MA, 2022–2023
Panelist, The New York Times Portfolio Review, New York, NY, 2022
Guest Critic, Corcoran School of the Arts and Design, George Washington University, Washington DC, 2021
Guest Speaker, Town Hall: Photography, Asian American Arts Alliance, New York, NY, 2020
Guest Speaker, The Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, New York, NY, 2019
Guest Speaker, Art & Design Department, SUNY Buffalo State, Buffalo, NY, 2019
Guest Speaker, School of Media, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY, 2018
Guest Speaker, Native Creative Lab, Lagos, Nigeria, 2018
Reviews
Reviewer, The New York Times Portfolio Review, New York, NY, 2018 – 24
Reviewer, Parsons Portfolio Review, New York, NY, 2023
Reviewer, Filter Photo Festival, Chicago, IL, 2020–21
Reviewer, Leica Women Summit, New York, NY, 2021
Reviewer, Photo Vogue Festival, Milan, Italy, 2020
Reviewer, Eddie Adams Workshop, Jeffersonville, NY, 2017, 2020
Reviewer, The Annenberg Space for Photography and Photoville’s Portfolio Review, Los Angeles, CA, 2020
Reviewer, Blink Portfolio Review, Brooklyn, NY, 2019
Reviewer, Women Photograph Workshop, Brooklyn, NY, 2018
Reviewer, International Center of Photography, New York, NY, 2017–2018
Reviewer, Women Photojournalists of Washington’s Portfolio Review, Washington DC, 2018
Reviewer, Women Focus, Washington DC, 2018